Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Larae Bauguess (18 Lists)



Double Indemnity by James M. CainThe Mermaids Singing by Val McDermidThey Do It With Mirrors by Agatha ChristieThe Fifth Witness by Michael ConnellyFatal Identity by Karl Braungart
Favorite Books You Recommend
6,772 books — 1,360 voters
Trunk Music by Michael ConnellyCriminal by Karin SlaughterThe Hanging Garden by Ian RankinThe Lewis Man by Peter MayHoliday in Death by J.D. Robb
Winter Reads
10,118 books — 2,744 voters

Glory in Death by J.D. RobbThe Mermaids Singing by Val McDermidAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonTrunk Music by Michael ConnellyThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
BEST BOOKS EVER!
7,050 books — 1,376 voters
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieAll That Remains by Patricia CornwellTrunk Music by Michael ConnellyDouble Indemnity by James M. Cain
Stories For Book Lovers
8,336 books — 8,370 voters

All That Remains by Patricia CornwellJournal 64 by Jussi Adler-OlsenMurder in the Mews by Agatha ChristieThe Woods by Harlan CobenLost Identity by Karl Braungart
Best ebooks
7,325 books — 2,144 voters
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareThe Lewis Man by Peter MayAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonFatal Identity by Karl BraungartBroken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Best for Book Clubs
14,544 books — 18,388 voters

Broken Homes by Ben AaronovitchNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHoliday in Death by J.D. RobbDouble Indemnity by James M. Cain
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,156 books — 7,286 voters
Homicide by David SimonLost Identity by Karl BraungartThe Mermaids Singing by Val McDermidThe Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha ChristieThe Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,258 books — 7,485 voters

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonCriminal by Karin Slaughter
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,117 books — 9,869 voters
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Body Farm by Patricia CornwellThe Woods by Harlan CobenPortrait in Death by J.D. Robb
Best Ending
8,034 books — 6,076 voters

Criminal by Karin SlaughterHot Six by Janet EvanovichThe Widow by Fiona BartonThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Woods by Harlan Coben
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,645 books — 10,255 voters
Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette WintersonGlue by Irvine WelshThe Wanting Seed by Anthony BurgessHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradDead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh
Hardest Book to Put Down
7,919 books — 2,364 voters

The Blade Artist by Irvine WelshHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradMoney by Martin Amis1984 by George OrwellThe Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,844 books — 14,617 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonCrash by J.G. BallardNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,364 books — 14,606 voters

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeMoney by Martin AmisThe Setting Sun by Osamu DazaiHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Best Book Covers Of All Time
1,872 books — 1,351 voters
Dreams of Leaving by Rupert ThomsonThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekSexing the Cherry by Jeanette WintersonMoney by Martin AmisNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,682 books — 16,390 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Blade Artist by Irvine WelshThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekPygmy by Chuck PalahniukThe Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.
The Best of the Best
7,549 books — 2,423 voters
Nana by Émile ZolaGuts by Chuck PalahniukMoney by Martin AmisGlue by Irvine WelshHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,735 voters