The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth  GeorgeThe Black Echo by Michael    Connelly
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,317 books — 15,591 voters
The Black Echo by Michael    ConnellyGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonListening Woman by Tony HillermanA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth  George
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,212 books — 2,300 voters

Snow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth  GeorgeA Place of Execution by Val McDermid
Best Literary Mysteries
2,554 books — 4,603 voters
A Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonIndemnity Only by Sara ParetskyDeception on His Mind by Elizabeth  GeorgeGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Fearless Females
768 books — 921 voters