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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Diarmuid (16 Lists)



The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockTomato Red by Daniel WoodrellGive Us a Kiss by Daniel WoodrellOne Foot in Eden by Ron RashThe Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock
Country Noir
350 books — 313 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Devil's Star by Jo NesbøThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
339 books — 697 voters

The Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,037 books — 26,773 voters
Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellHouse to House by David Bellavia
Best Iraq and Afghanistan War Books
258 books — 474 voters

Ghost Story by Peter StraubRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThey Thirst by Robert McCammonThe Strain by Guillermo del ToroWatchers by Dean Koontz
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,393 books — 2,004 voters
Point of Impact by Stephen HunterGone, Baby, Gone by Dennis LehaneThe Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Best Manfiction
2,276 books — 555 voters

Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
459 books — 632 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,344 books — 12,844 voters

Ghost Story by Peter StraubWatchers by Dean KoontzThe Ruins by Scott SmithChristine by Stephen KingThe Talisman by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,132 books — 5,526 voters
The Strain by Guillermo del ToroThey Thirst by Robert McCammon
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,859 books — 5,035 voters

Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,479 books — 16,387 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Best Westerns
1,438 books — 1,623 voters

The Black Angel by John ConnollyBad Men by John ConnollyTHE LOVERS by John Connolly
The Best of John Connolly
26 books — 19 voters
Galveston by Nic PizzolattoThe Power of the Dog by Don WinslowThe Wheelman by Duane SwierczynskiSmall Crimes by Dave Zeltserman
New School of Noir
206 books — 272 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Historical Military Adventure
360 books — 234 voters
The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don WinslowWinter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Best Noir of the 21st Century
261 books — 388 voters