Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stella Wright (21 Lists)



Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithPresumed Innocent by Scott TurowAsta’s Book by Barbara VineThe Choirboys by Joseph WambaughA Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
171 books — 82 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoylePerfume by Patrick SüskindTriptych by Karin Slaughter
Popular Highly Rated Mystery
134 books — 137 voters

The Chemistry of Death by Simon BeckettThe Sixth Lamentation by William BrodrickThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsBlood Work by Michael Connelly
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
One Million Ratings!
227 books — 1,056 voters

As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer
Best Books of 1990
369 books — 195 voters
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Collector by John Fowles
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
466 books — 500 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell
Best Books of the Decade: 1870s
258 books — 346 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
530 books — 775 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Lady in the Lake by Raymond ChandlerGreen for Danger by Christianna BrandThe High Window by Raymond Chandler
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,144 voters

The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric AmblerA Man Lay Dead by Ngaio MarshRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,256 voters
The Choirboys by Joseph WambaughSleeping Murder by Agatha ChristieEye of the Needle by Ken FollettWatership Down by Richard AdamsJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

The Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithThe Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,508 voters
Moonflower Murders by Anthony HorowitzApples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,925 books — 5,422 voters

Wideacre by Philippa GregoryThe Shell Seekers by Rosamunde PilcherMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxI Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 301 voters
The Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonLa Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert by Joël DickerThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,161 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Blood Work by Michael ConnellyTroubled Blood by Robert GalbraithThe Chemistry of Death by Simon BeckettThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël DickerMoonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
201 books — 266 voters

Moonflower Murders by Anthony HorowitzThe Ruin by Dervla McTiernanTh1rt3en by Steve CavanaghThe Force by Don WinslowThe Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters