The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
494 books — 504 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
1,464 books — 2,092 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Literary Mysteries
2,658 books — 5,031 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,287 books — 4,796 voters

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Literary Historical Fiction
1,182 books — 1,319 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Middle Ages Books
1,305 books — 1,897 voters