2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jack Heath (26 Lists)



The Pelican Brief by John GrishamThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
The best of John Grisham
38 books — 316 voters
Finding Maubee by A.H.Z. Carr
50 Classics of Crime Fiction 1950–1975
50 books — 6 voters

The Last Coyote by Michael ConnellyThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithKiss the Girls by James PattersonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,076 books — 822 voters
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,597 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,979 books — 5,353 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4 and Above
627 books — 273 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,223 books — 5,219 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,522 books — 2,710 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,721 books — 6,632 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristiePresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,973 voters

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieFer-de-Lance by Rex StoutGin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,156 books — 2,469 voters
Broken Promise by Linwood BarclayA Victim Must Be Found by Howard EngelForty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt
Mysteries/Suspense/Thrillers Set in Canada
306 books — 219 voters

Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Cozy Crimes
655 books — 387 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Mystery
363 books — 305 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieFer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
Classic Mysteries (fiction)
229 books — 163 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieEvil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time
993 books — 720 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,600 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,257 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Body in the Library by Agatha ChristieDeath in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
111 books — 1,375 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieFer-de-Lance by Rex StoutThe Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker
Favorite Mystery Series
420 books — 137 voters
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood1st to Die by James Patterson
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,532 books — 2,677 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieFrom Russia with Love by Ian FlemingAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnFer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,208 books — 4,469 voters
Along Came a Spider by James PattersonMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,566 voters

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
They're Here! Authors of Mysteries and Thrillers
2 books — 2 voters