An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
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2,116 books — 4,585 voters
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1,210 books — 1,257 voters
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Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,172 books — 2,477 voters

Widowmaker by Paul DoironEven Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin
Most Anticipated Mysteries 2016
102 books — 360 voters
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettWhose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersA Rule Against Murder by Louise PennyResurrection Men by Ian RankinThe Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,222 books — 2,318 voters