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1,318 books — 2,272 voters
The Plague Court Murders by Carter DicksonThe Palace Tiger by Barbara CleverlyHag's Nook by John Dickson Carr
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,219 books — 2,313 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
2,092 books — 4,553 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
7,318 books — 15,696 voters