Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mike (26 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Best Stephen King books
50 books — 84 voters
Rules of Prey by John SandfordThe Concrete Blonde by Michael ConnellyThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverKnots and Crosses by Ian RankinThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,076 books — 821 voters

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
2016 Must Reads
367 books — 263 voters
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisNOS4A2 by Joe HillOff Season by Jack KetchumPhantoms by Dean Koontz
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,529 books — 1,498 voters

War Against the Mafia by Don PendletonCreated, the Destroyer by Warren MurphyFirst Blood by David MorrellThe Sniper by Nelson DeMille
Men's Adventure
46 books — 29 voters
Phantoms by Dean KoontzWatchers by Dean KoontzDarkfall by Dean KoontzThe Face of Fear by Brian Coffey
Best Dean Koontz Books
91 books — 903 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,409 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyRules of Prey by John SandfordThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,201 books — 2,282 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Shining by Stephen KingRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,689 books — 6,504 voters
I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Zombies!
1,663 books — 4,318 voters

Field of Prey by John SandfordMr. Mercedes by Stephen KingCop Town by Karin SlaughterRevival by Stephen KingThe Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly
2014's Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers
284 books — 657 voters
Off Season by Jack KetchumAfraid by J.A. Konrath
Goriest Horror Novels
58 books — 48 voters

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonOff Season by Jack KetchumThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Best Horror Novels Not By King or Koontz
612 books — 496 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,402 books — 12,546 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRules of Prey by John SandfordHeartsick by Chelsea CainHannibal by Thomas Harris
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,542 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingRules of Prey by John SandfordTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Series Books
737 books — 686 voters

The Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonOff Season by Jack KetchumThe Rats by James Herbert
The Horror Aficionados Best Books
310 books — 87 voters
Off Season by Jack KetchumThe Summer I Died by Ryan C. ThomasPhantoms by Dean KoontzKin by Kealan Patrick BurkeCannibal by Nelson DeMille
The Goriest Books Ever
407 books — 625 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingPhantoms by Dean KoontzThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisOff Season by Jack KetchumSkeleton Crew by Stephen King
SCARIEST BOOK I EVER READ
155 books — 262 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisPhantoms by Dean KoontzHannibal by Thomas HarrisThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,978 books — 5,441 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books Ever
75,832 books — 281,771 voters
The Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,379 books — 1,974 voters

Relic by Douglas PrestonGone Tomorrow by Lee ChildOne Shot by Lee ChildTripwire by Lee Child
Best suspense/thriller series
394 books — 206 voters
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Stand by Stephen KingRules of Prey by John SandfordThe Rainmaker by John Grisham
Thrillers
4,582 books — 5,581 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,874 voters
Taken by Robert Crais
Most Addictive Books/Authors
384 books — 80 voters