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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Walter (18 Lists)



Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance by Gyles Brandreth
Mysteries Featuring Real Literary Authors
137 books — 61 voters
Death of the Demon by Anne HoltLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Lost Boy by Camilla Läckberg
Book to read April 2013
4 books — 5 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaPerfume by Patrick SüskindChild 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Best Historical Mystery
2,299 books — 4,830 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Ice Princess by Camilla LäckbergSun Storm by Åsa LarssonThe Hypnotist by Lars KeplerThe Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell
Best Swedish Crime
191 books — 70 voters

Pig Island by Mo HayderCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Mermaids Singing by Val McDermidWhen Will There Be Good News? by Kate AtkinsonThe Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,218 books — 1,262 voters
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsBox 21 by Anders RoslundThe Beast by Anders RoslundCell 8 by Anders RoslundUnseen by Mari Jungstedt
Best Books on the North
289 books — 140 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Man from Beijing by Henning MankellThe Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
Best Nordic Fiction
322 books — 118 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonJar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Murder Most Cold
268 books — 421 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Indian Bride by Karin FossumCase Histories by Kate Atkinson
Toronto Public Library Great Reads Vol. 3 2006
107 books — 42 voters
Headstone by Ken BruenThe Sentry by Robert Crais
Bast Books of 2011
10 books — 9 voters

The Laughing Policeman by Maj SjöwallThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoThe Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson
Best Multicultural Mysteries
225 books — 125 voters
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Japanese Mystery/Detective/Crime Fiction Translated Into English
180 books — 393 voters

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoPanserhjerte by Jo NesbøThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFive Complete Novels by Ian Fleming by Ian FlemingEye of the Needle by Ken Follett
The 50 greatest British writers since 1945
147 books — 90 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Devil's Star by Jo NesbøThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
339 books — 697 voters
Red Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Black Echo by Michael ConnellyMystic River by Dennis Lehane
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
105 books — 130 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,840 books — 22,454 voters
The Shack by William Paul Young
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,897 voters