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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Donna (21 Lists)



The Woman in the Photograph by Dana GyntherThe Accidental Empress by Allison PatakiA Memory of Violets by Hazel GaynorMédicis Daughter by Sophie PerinotThe Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy
Can't Wait Historical Fiction of 2015
115 books — 356 voters
The House of Hawthorne by Erika RobuckAt the Water's Edge by Sara GruenMiss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League by Jonathan OdellEpitaph by Mary Doria RussellThe Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg
Historical Fiction 2015
418 books — 2,123 voters

A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline WinspearThe Angel Court Affair by Anne PerryMrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante by Susan Elia MacNealDeath of a Liar by M.C. BeatonEmma by Alexander McCall Smith
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2015
202 books — 495 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy ChevalierGirl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan VreelandRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
Art & Artists in Fiction
963 books — 1,129 voters

The Widows of Broome by Arthur W. UpfieldThe Saturday Morning Murder by Batya GurRatking by Michael DibdinThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Mysteries of a Foreign Nature
79 books — 21 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithElegy for Eddie by Jacqueline WinspearHis Majesty's Hope by Susan Elia MacNealAnd Then You Die by Michael DibdinThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Mystery Lover's List
142 books — 79 voters

Faceless Killers by Henning MankellThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
International Mysteries
305 books — 92 voters
The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate AlcottThe Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel LawhonI Always Loved You by Robin OliveiraUnder the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy HoranThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Historical Fiction 2014
406 books — 2,013 voters

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie BenjaminShadow on the Crown by Patricia BracewellThe Turncoat by Donna ThorlandBlood & Beauty by Sarah Dunant
Historical Fiction 2013
413 books — 2,141 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDarkness, Take My Hand by Dennis LehaneFaceless Killers by Henning MankellThe Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time
1,049 books — 774 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCarte Blanche by Carlo LucarelliFaceless Killers by Henning MankellA Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
Best Mysteries from the 1990s
352 books — 117 voters
Genghis by Conn IgguldenGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierDoc by Mary Doria RussellThe Last Queen by C.W. GortnerLoving Frank by Nancy Horan
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,129 books — 1,165 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieWhose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearDance Hall of the Dead by Tony HillermanDeath of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton
Favorite Mystery Series
420 books — 137 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensRoots by Alex Haley
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,505 books — 123,713 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
78,124 books — 291,259 voters
Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis LehaneA Drink Before the War by Dennis LehaneMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Detective Fiction
1,238 books — 1,138 voters

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. JamesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Women who Solve Crimes
898 books — 336 voters
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,062 books — 2,683 voters

Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksDeath Comes to Pemberley by P.D. JamesThe House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters
The Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Jude MorganThe Queen's Vow by C.W. GortnerEnchantments by Kathryn HarrisonThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerDancing at The Chance by DeAnna Cameron
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
166 books — 1,137 voters

Moonlight Downs by Adrian HylandBlood of the Wicked by Leighton GageThe Dragon Scroll by I.J. ParkerThe Laughing Policeman by Maj SjöwallChina Trade by S.J. Rozan
Best Multicultural Mysteries
226 books — 126 voters