The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingListening Woman by Tony HillermanStill Life by Louise PennyMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,244 books — 2,357 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Historical Thrillers
211 books — 119 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
983 books — 1,214 voters

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne PerryThe Hyde Park Headsman by Anne Perry
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
676 books — 473 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenCannery Row by John SteinbeckThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,577 books — 18,684 voters

A Trip to the Stars by Nicholas ChristopherOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanWinter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,319 books — 4,574 voters