Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amy Knapp (8 Lists)



City of Thieves by David Benioff
Books set in St Petersburg
35 books — 30 voters
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithFaceless Killers by Henning MankellChild 44 by Tom Rob SmithThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithInspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō Matsumoto
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
650 books — 396 voters

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Best Historical Mystery
2,086 books — 4,547 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le CarréSweet Tooth by Ian McEwanThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,308 books — 2,265 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréKnots and Crosses by Ian RankinThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,669 voters
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Regeneration Trilogy by Pat BarkerAndersonville by MacKinlay KantorI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,627 voters

Dirty Tricks by Michael Dibdin
"Crime" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read" List
148 books — 136 voters
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
India
1,024 books — 865 voters