The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
787 books — 1,064 voters
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16,028 books — 18,738 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Humorous Books
4,513 books — 8,396 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best True Crime
1,535 books — 2,225 voters