Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rita Marcella (38 Lists)



The Dry by Jane Harper
Debut Mystery Novels 2017
14 books — 16 voters
Norse Mythology by Neil GaimanEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Best Books of 2017
1,732 books — 3,079 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyThe Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,591 books — 1,157 voters
The Silkworm by Robert GalbraithThe Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black
Best Crime Books 2014
9 books — 11 voters

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Flavorwire's 50 Excellent Novels by Female Writers Under 50 That Everyone Should Read
50 books — 107 voters
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy FowlerCountry Girl by Edna O'Brien
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013 (fiction and nonfiction)
105 books — 819 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Secret History by Donna TarttMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Literary Mysteries
2,727 books — 5,324 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Most Difficult Novels
602 books — 2,064 voters

The Iron King by Maurice DruonRoman Blood by Steven SaylorThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
195 books — 504 voters
Tigana by Guy Gavriel KayThe Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne JonesPomfret Towers by Angela Thirkell
The Armchair Traveler's Guide to Invented Towns and Countries
156 books — 62 voters

Niccolò Rising by Dorothy DunnettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoKatherine by Anya SetonThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Recommended Historical Fiction
4,046 books — 4,515 voters
Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,372 books — 1,606 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Medieval Fantasy Books
517 books — 933 voters
Shadow Roll by Ki Longfellow
Best Historical Mystery
2,371 books — 5,195 voters

The Seance by John Harwood
Gothic/Victorian/Regency Mysteries and Romances
73 books — 71 voters
Night Film by Marisha PesslThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 928 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Best True Crime
1,536 books — 2,229 voters
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary StewartTouch Not the Cat by Mary StewartThe Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
Gothic Romantic Suspense of a Bygone Era- Victorian Mansions, Mysterious Manors, Haunted Chateaux, Sinister Castles, Rambling Estates, Governesses, Heiresses, Mistresses, and Brooding Atmospheres
353 books — 223 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithAlinor by Roberta GellisThe Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Historical Gems from the Past
551 books — 322 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldCatch-22 by Joseph HellerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,896 voters

Detection Unlimited by Georgette HeyerEnter a Murderer by Ngaio MarshLove Lies Bleeding by Edmund CrispinClutch of Constables by Ngaio MarshFinal Curtain by Ngaio Marsh
Classic Mysteries (fiction)
229 books — 181 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,593 books — 16,889 voters

Darkness Embraced by Winter Pennington
F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
449 books — 615 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMy Man Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseWhose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersEnter a Murderer by Ngaio MarshKnots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
Best Series With At Least 7 Books
703 books — 399 voters

The Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirThe Love of the Last Tycoon by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
A Position of One's Own: Ordinal Numbers: First, Second... Last
776 books — 71 voters
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1,297 books — 1,098 voters

The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
724 books — 501 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
The Worst Books of All Time
8,129 books — 19,915 voters

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,364 books — 3,077 voters
Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders by Kate GriffinRebus by Ian RankinThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyWhose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersHave His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,218 books — 1,260 voters


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