Past Lying by Val McDermidThe Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 Books
267 books — 100 voters
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Great Archeological Thrillers
162 books — 32 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingA Pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown
Favorite Christmas Books
1,480 books — 1,555 voters
Independent People by Halldór LaxnessKristin Lavransdochter by Sigrid UndsetThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Best Nordic Fiction
320 books — 117 voters

Catherine the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand1491 by Charles C. MannAngel in the Whirlwind by Benson Bobrick
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters
The Metaphysical Club  by Louis MenandPatriotic Gore by Edmund WilsonBeneath the American Renaissance by David S. Reynolds
US Intellectual History
255 books — 128 voters

The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
Most original
1,201 books — 655 voters

Parade's End by Ford Madox FordOne of Ours by Willa CatherThe Return of the Soldier by Rebecca WestThree Soldiers by John Dos PassosNot So Quiet... by Helen Zenna Smith
World War One Literature
224 books — 358 voters
The Sleepwalkers by Christopher   ClarkParade's End by Ford Madox Ford
The Great War
682 books — 599 voters

The White Guard by Mikhail BulgakovDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Fiction Set During Russian Revolution
20 books — 14 voters
Independent People by Halldór LaxnessKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,246 voters

Still Life by Louise PennyThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøArctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellThe Blackhouse by Peter  May
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,197 books — 2,280 voters
Parade's End by Ford Madox FordA Long Long Way by Sebastian BarryThree Soldiers by John Dos PassosOne of Ours by Willa Cather
Best World War I Fiction
152 books — 183 voters

Jar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Blackhouse by Peter  MayStill Midnight by Denise MinaNow May You Weep by Deborah CrombieFrozen Assets by Quentin Bates
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
647 books — 390 voters
Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
New York Review Books - Classics
531 books — 887 voters

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss1491 by Charles C. MannThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassThe Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,869 books — 7,002 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayTo the Last Man by Jeff ShaaraJimmie Higgins by Upton Sinclair
WWI: The Great War (Historical Fiction)
450 books — 388 voters
The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Blackhouse by Peter  May
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,257 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Long Ships by Frans G. BengtssonThe Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellThe Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Best Middle Ages Books
1,211 books — 1,683 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbFool's Errand by Robin HobbShaman's Crossing by Robin HobbA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore
High on high-fantasy
94 books — 61 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell
Best Series
3,338 books — 9,413 voters
Arctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonDreaming of the Bones by Deborah CrombieThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Snowman by Jo NesbøA Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,075 books — 820 voters


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