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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael Brown (19 Lists)



The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Detective Fiction
1,244 books — 1,143 voters
A Gun for Sale by Graham GreeneCotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes
Pages of Noir: The Books that Became Film Noir
106 books — 150 voters

Murder Sends a Postcard by Christy Fifield
2014 Cozy Mystery New Releases
216 books — 172 voters
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,007 books — 1,733 voters

The Odessa File by Frederick ForsythThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneGoldfinger by Ian FlemingMoonraker by Ian FlemingThe Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
Espionage
1,028 books — 1,066 voters
Stars and Stripes Forever by Harry HarrisonThe Stainless Steel Rat by Harry HarrisonThe Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge by Harry HarrisonStainless Steel Rat Saves the World by Harry HarrisonThe Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! by Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison 1925-2012
56 books — 10 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Best History Books
4,047 books — 4,627 voters
Dark Valley Destiny by L. Sprague de CampThe Adventures of Solar Pons by August DerlethCthulhu by Robert E. HowardGods in Darkness by Karl Edward WagnerThe Moon Pool by A. Merritt
Pulps Past and Present
405 books — 119 voters

The Forsyte Saga by John GalsworthyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
784 books — 1,133 voters
Black Widow by Randy Wayne WhiteShark River by Randy Wayne WhiteDead Silence by Randy Wayne WhiteSick Puppy by Carl HiaasenCaptiva by Randy Wayne White
Sandman's Florida Authors List
131 books — 30 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienExplosive Eighteen by Janet EvanovichSmokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Bedside Manner Books
96 books — 14 voters
Hannibal Rising by Thomas HarrisThe Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. HamiltonBloody Bones by Laurell K. HamiltonThe Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
Best Horror Novels
2,132 books — 5,527 voters

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieA Killer Plot by Ellery AdamsOne Bad Apple by Sheila ConnollySprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlayA Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,233 books — 2,664 voters
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieHexes and Hemlines by Juliet Blackwell
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
747 books — 691 voters

The Mugger by Ed McBainDeath in Holy Orders by P.D. JamesTime Bomb by Jonathan KellermanIce by Ed McBainThe Reversal by Michael Connelly
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,124 books — 938 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,216 books — 776 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard PyleThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Thieves
664 books — 1,267 voters
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonCaptain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
Swashbucklers
588 books — 521 voters

The Misplaced Legion by Harry TurtledoveRobert Asprin's Myth Series by Robert Lynn AsprinQuag Keep by Andre NortonWitch World by Andre NortonMyth-ing Persons / Little Myth Marker by Robert Lynn Asprin
Most Interesting Magic System
2,714 books — 8,928 voters