Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chuck Karas (19 Lists)



’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingInsomnia by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingMr. Mercedes by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters
Tattoo by Earl ThompsonThe Random Factor by Linda J. LaRosa
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters

The Poet by Michael ConnellyShutter Island by Dennis LehaneAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,557 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBoy's Life by Robert McCammonMr. Mercedes by Stephen KingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,321 books — 7,531 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Books of THIS Century.
2,249 books — 2,263 voters
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,832 books — 16,625 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
10,647 books — 7,537 voters
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
Best Books Ever
76,174 books — 283,234 voters

The Poet by Michael Connelly
Heart stopping THRILLERS.
1,135 books — 2,259 voters
Crazy in Alabama by Mark ChildressTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Alabama Books
267 books — 131 voters

The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale
Country Noir
345 books — 310 voters
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Best Wilderness Horror Stories
122 books — 130 voters

Envy by Sandra BrownThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Most Addictive Page-Turners of All Time
852 books — 518 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingSwan Song by Robert McCammonNOS4A2 by Joe HillSummer of Night by Dan SimmonsThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,446 voters

The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,721 books — 6,629 voters
The Poet by Michael ConnellyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEvery Dead Thing by John ConnollyMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters

Misery by Stephen KingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,296 voters
The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale
Best of Joe R. Lansdale
50 books — 69 voters

Amazonia by James RollinsSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,310 voters