The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
466 books — 500 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best True Crime
1,345 books — 1,914 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Literary Mysteries
2,556 books — 4,617 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,086 books — 4,546 voters

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Literary Historical Fiction
1,140 books — 1,096 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Middle Ages Books
1,225 books — 1,709 voters