The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Historical Howlers
98 books — 37 voters
Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth  GeorgeThe Silent World of Nicholas Quinn by Colin DexterThe Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter
School Murder Mysteries
140 books — 88 voters

Fearscape by Nenia CampbellHorrorscape by Nenia Campbell
"I Love You, But I Must Kill You"
43 books — 72 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettIsenhart by Holger Karsten Schmidt
The Potato Incident
25 books — 12 voters

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersAbsolution by Murder by Peter TremayneThe Harper's Quine by Pat McIntosh
Favorite Medieval Mystery Writers
79 books — 143 voters
Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon
Best Gay Historical Fiction
400 books — 595 voters

Jack the Ripper by Mark Whitehead
Jack The Ripper
43 books — 27 voters
The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Best Gay Fantasy Romance
837 books — 1,592 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Project Gutenberg
619 books — 115 voters

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersDeath at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
First books of some good cozy series
719 books — 755 voters
Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth  GeorgeFaceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,103 books — 856 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieWhose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleWith No One as Witness by Elizabeth  GeorgeThe Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
Favorite Mystery Series
420 books — 137 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtRound Ireland with a Fridge by Tony HawksEureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson
Best Irish Books
689 books — 613 voters

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
Forensic Fiction
189 books — 114 voters

The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
Favorite Gay Couples
3,812 books — 4,237 voters
Rubinrot by Kerstin GierDie Fließende Königin by Kai MeyerMomo by Michael EndeAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Best German Authors
616 books — 707 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyStorm Front by Jim  Butcher
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,193 books — 12,264 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That Made You Cry
1,607 books — 3,291 voters
Angels of the Deep by Kirby CrowThe Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,291 books — 2,674 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAsterix in Britain by René GoscinnyWyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,078 books — 2,439 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
786 books — 1,350 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,343 books — 11,925 voters
The Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHamlet by William ShakespeareSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderSteppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Metafiction
444 books — 582 voters


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