Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,456 books — 2,673 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,338 books — 2,668 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieStill Life by Louise PennyChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,233 books — 2,664 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Literary Mysteries
2,685 books — 5,101 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Twists
8,699 books — 9,821 voters