A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Queen's Man by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Alehouse Murders by Maureen AshA Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna GregoryAn Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory
Favorite Medieval Mystery Writers
79 books — 143 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianSails on the Horizon by Jay Worrall
Nautical Tales
751 books — 403 voters

Under Enemy Colors by Sean Thomas RussellThe Unknown Shore by Patrick O'BrianThe Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
Naval Fiction
63 books — 31 voters
A Battle Won by Sean Thomas RussellPost Captain by Patrick O'BrianMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianH.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'BrianThe Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brian
Historical Naval Fiction
165 books — 131 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Millennium Trilogy by Stieg LarssonListening Woman by Tony Hillerman
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,310 books — 2,548 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,221 books — 2,591 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Best Middle Ages Books
1,306 books — 1,902 voters
The Course of Honor by Lindsey DavisGrave Goods by Ariana Franklin
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,340 books — 1,394 voters

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'BrianI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Last Enchantment by Mary  StewartThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Historical Fiction
7,943 books — 26,471 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Best Historical Mystery
2,291 books — 4,799 voters