Big Books of 2026

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
109 books — 350 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
387 books — 2,088 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
200 books — 493 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
930 books — 1,105 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
141 books — 77 voters

Faceless Killers by Henning MankellThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
International Mysteries
304 books — 96 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
378 books — 1,972 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
386 books — 2,105 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
993 books — 719 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
1,110 books — 1,144 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
31,479 books — 119,907 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,082 books — 282,686 voters
Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis LehaneA Drink Before the War by Dennis LehaneMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 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
863 books — 333 voters
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,691 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 — 728 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?
137 books — 1,091 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
224 books — 126 voters