Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bailey (25 Lists)



Psycho by Robert Bloch
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
Group in Isolation But There is a Killer Among Them
32 books — 28 voters

Pretty Girls by Karin SlaughterThe Only One Left by Riley SagerThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaWhat Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,193 books — 1,653 voters
Big Little Lies by Liane MoriartyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Good Girl by Mary KubicaInto the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,353 books — 3,338 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnIn the Woods by Tana FrenchSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnMystic River by Dennis Lehane
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,206 books — 4,464 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,719 books — 6,567 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDracula by Bram StokerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,316 books — 10,117 voters

Local Woman Missing by Mary KubicaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenWhat Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice MarshallGray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli
Summer Reading!
3,193 books — 1,037 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLord of the Flies by William GoldingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsAnimal Farm by George OrwellWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,286 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,645 books — 3,587 voters
Confessions by Kanae Minato
Popsugar 2024 #40 - A Horror Book Written By a BIPOC Author
107 books — 101 voters

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
939 books — 1,565 voters
Sharp Objects by Gillian FlynnAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
100 Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime
2,456 books — 2,650 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,415 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLord of the Flies by William GoldingWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,923 books — 2,079 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Best of the Best
7,551 books — 2,426 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,882 books — 1,571 voters
The Fury by Alex MichaelidesFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonOne Perfect Couple by Ruth WareThe Heiress by Rachel HawkinsThe Teacher by Freida McFadden
Best Books of 2024
830 books — 923 voters

Murder Road by Simone St. JamesWatch It Burn by Kristen BirdA Man Downstairs by Nicole LundriganThe Stranger at the Wedding by A.E. Gauntlett
Best books of March, 2024
110 books — 39 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMind Hunter by John E. DouglasZodiac by Robert GraysmithThe I-5 Killer by Ann RuleLost Girls by Robert Kolker
Best True Crime
1,345 books — 1,886 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,429 books — 2,161 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,932 voters