Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nancy (6 Lists)



The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Pelican Brief by John GrishamThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellDéjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
Best Mysteries from the 1990s
352 books — 117 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyEdwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
202 books — 92 voters

O Jerusalem by Laurie R. KingMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,531 voters
The Heist by Daniel Silva
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2014
130 books — 371 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,226 books — 17,456 voters
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
September 2013 Library Reads
10 books — 246 voters