Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,013 books — 1,239 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,268 books — 4,757 voters

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinOne Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersMonk's Hood by Ellis Peters
Best Medieval Mystery-Thriller
102 books — 80 voters