Rubicon by Steven SaylorLast Seen in Massilia by Steven SaylorCatilina's Riddle by Steven SaylorRoma by Steven SaylorA Murder on the Appian Way by Steven Saylor
Best Steven Saylor Books
16 books — 9 voters
An Officer and a Spy by Robert   HarrisConclave by Robert   HarrisThe Ghost by Robert   HarrisImperium by Robert   HarrisFatherland by Robert   Harris
Best Robert Harris Novels
7 books — 4 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert   HarrisImperium by Robert   HarrisLustrum by Robert   HarrisConspirata by Robert   HarrisEnigma by Robert   Harris
Best of Robert Harris
22 books — 14 voters
An Officer and a Spy by Robert   HarrisThe Little Drummer Girl by John le CarréThe Constant Gardener by John le CarréEnigma by Robert   HarrisThe Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré
Literary Spy Stories
214 books — 225 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerWashington by Ron ChernowAn Officer and a Spy by Robert   HarrisA Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreSweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,717 books — 14,295 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
907 books — 1,257 voters

Stuart Little by E.B. WhiteCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.1984 by George OrwellThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
822 books — 1,148 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,432 books — 1,775 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert   HarrisThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettLincoln by Gore VidalBurr by Gore Vidal
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,760 books — 3,699 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersThe Winds of War by Herman WoukRestless by William  BoydWashington, D.C. by Gore Vidal
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
389 books — 426 voters

Washington by Ron ChernowMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best American History Books
2,196 books — 2,577 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerLess by Andrew Sean GreerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
99 books — 272 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Lacuna by Barbara KingsolverThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultAs Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
Best Gay Historical Fiction
382 books — 578 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Man from St. Petersburg by Ken FollettEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Key to Rebecca by Ken FollettA Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
Ken Follett Novels
30 books — 193 voters

A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
The Cold War (nonfiction)
367 books — 109 voters
The Little Drummer Girl by John le CarréAn Officer and a Spy by Robert   HarrisThe Constant Gardener by John le CarréSweet Tooth by Ian McEwanTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,342 books — 2,419 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 389 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Winds of War by Herman WoukMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesRoma by Steven SaylorEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Family Saga Novels
853 books — 875 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Lacuna by Barbara KingsolverThe Line of Beauty by Alan HollinghurstAs Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
Top 100 Gay Novels of the XXI century
981 books — 639 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroSea of Poppies by Amitav GhoshWolf Hall by Hilary MantelAmsterdam by Ian McEwan
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 568 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieEndless Night by Agatha ChristieA Murder Is Announced by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieCrooked House by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
137 books — 1,552 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristiePlaying for the Ashes by Elizabeth  GeorgeThe Crocodile Bird by Ruth RendellIn the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth  GeorgeWhen Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,211 books — 1,261 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLife of Pi by Yann Martel
50 books to read before you die
51 books — 172 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe 39 Steps by John Buchan
Classic Mysteries (fiction)
233 books — 178 voters

Sophie’s Choice by William StyronMila 18 by Leon UrisAtonement by Ian McEwanRestless by William  BoydMarch by Geraldine Brooks
Best War Novels
1,700 books — 1,449 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerQB VII by Leon UrisThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,954 books — 1,885 voters


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