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Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom CourageThe Tattered Cover by Ellery AdamsVera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. SutantoStar-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. ChowMurder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood
2025 Cozy Mystery New Releases
230 books — 124 voters
Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna AndrewsTrouble Is Brewing by Vicki DelanyA Midnight Puzzle by Gigi PandianPresumed Dead by Colleen HelmeBroadcasting Christmas Cheer by Camille Cabrera
2024 Cozy Mystery New Releases
166 books — 43 voters

Three Shots to the Wind by Sherry HarrisUnder Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi PandianDashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna AndrewsThe Vanishing Type by Ellery AdamsA Deadly Bone to Pick by Peggy Rothschild
Cozy Mysteries 2022 New Releases
153 books — 80 voters
Ink and Shadows by Ellery AdamsBig Little Spies by Krista DavisThe Broken Spine by Dorothy St. JamesArsenic and Adobo by Mia P. ManansalaA Hex for Danger by Esme Addison
Cozy Mysteries 2021 New Releases
247 books — 128 voters

Beaglemania by Linda O. JohnstonSit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. JohnstonBite the Biscuit by Linda O. JohnstonLost Under a Ladder by Linda O. JohnstonPecan Pies and Homicides by Ellery Adams
Contemporary Cozy Mysteries (First in Series)
104 books — 74 voters
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Mystery & Thriller 2019
225 books — 562 voters

The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams
Cozy Mysteries 2020 New Releases
217 books — 244 voters
Needled to Death by Annelise RyanTerns of Endearment by Donna AndrewsNo Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree BakerSilent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki DelanyMiss Julia Takes the Wheel by Ann B. Ross
Cozy Mysteries 2019 New Releases
198 books — 93 voters

'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline FrostRuff Justice by Laurien BerensonInherit the Wool by Betty HechtmanIn the Dog House by V.M. BurnsDeath by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge
Cozy Mysteries 2018 New Releases
230 books — 153 voters
Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn G. Hart
Christmas Mysteries
429 books — 207 voters

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany
Holiday themed Cozy Mysteries
182 books — 104 voters
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Off the beaten path holiday books
4,903 books — 1,119 voters

Fool's Quest by Robin HobbA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinTrigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
618 books — 3,055 voters
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabNever Never by Colleen HooverThe Mime Order by Samantha ShannonFinders Keepers by Stephen King
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015
2,168 books — 11,505 voters

Lock In by John ScalziHollow World by Michael J. Sullivan
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
535 books — 2,311 voters
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua FerrisAndrew's Brain by E.L. DoctorowOrfeo by Richard PowersThe Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom RachmanPerfect by Rachel Joyce
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2014 Book Preview
94 books — 402 voters

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,192 voters
Help for the Haunted by John SearlesThe Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. HarrisThe Magician's Land by Lev GrossmanSkin Game by Jim ButcherThe Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2014
275 books — 1,277 voters

The Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
OCTOBER 2013 LIBRARY READS
11 books — 88 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Manual of Detection by Jedediah BerryGrave Sight by Charlaine Harris
Best Strange and Mysterious Mysteries
58 books — 59 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltGirl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy KlaskyTempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee TownsendBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Best Magical Realism: Witchy Fiction
293 books — 473 voters
Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. JohnstonElvis and the Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb
Favorite Pet-Themed Mysteries
45 books — 31 voters

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Smart Summer Reads
13,766 books — 11,646 voters
Pandemonium by Lauren OliverShadow of Night by Deborah HarknessInsurgent by Veronica RothThe Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen KingFever Moon by Karen Marie Moning
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,510 books — 15,069 voters

Live Your Divinity by Geoffrey HoppeEcstasy is Necessary by Barbara CarrellasDiscover Your Soul Template by Marcus T. Anthony
Books that Enlighten
16 books — 10 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerTimeline by Michael CrichtonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,181 books — 5,464 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregorySnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
Long Hard Ride by Lorelei JamesRode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei JamesTied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei JamesCowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei JamesRough, Raw, and Ready by Lorelei James
Favourite Erotica Novels
879 books — 596 voters