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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mel Barker (4 Lists)



The Alienist by Caleb CarrMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearSeven for a Secret by Lyndsay FayeThe Kingdom of Bones by Stephen GallagherThe Diviners by Libba Bray
Best historical-fiction mysteries
361 books — 158 voters
The Murder of the Century by Paul  CollinsThe Devil's Gentleman by Harold SchechterThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best True Crime History Books (nonfiction)
367 books — 237 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Help by Kathryn StockettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,111 books — 1,135 voters
Echoes of Titanic by Mindy Starns Clark
Titanic's 100th Anniversary
82 books — 136 voters



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