Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Susan (8 Lists)



The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Best Swedish Crime
190 books — 70 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonIn the Woods by Tana FrenchChild 44 by Tom Rob SmithThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Likeness by Tana French
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithBerlin Game by Len DeightonThe Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,253 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,557 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnIn the Woods by Tana French
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,208 books — 4,467 voters
An American Spy by Olen Steinhauer
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 505 voters

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonNemesis by Jo NesbøThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Devil's Star by Jo Nesbø
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
317 books — 679 voters
Nemesis by Jo NesbøThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Devil's Star by Jo NesbøThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Murder Most Cold
234 books — 396 voters