In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,405 books — 2,014 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
4,794 books — 5,898 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Patrick Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,796 books — 7,400 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,283 books — 4,117 voters