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1,488 books — 2,748 voters
The Plague Court Murders by Carter DicksonThe Palace Tiger by Barbara CleverlyHag's Nook by John Dickson Carr
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,369 books — 2,963 voters

Dissolution by C.J. SansomOne Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Best Historical Mystery
2,336 books — 5,054 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,511 books — 16,687 voters