The Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyCut to the Quick by Kate  RossA Broken Vessel by Kate  RossThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettWhom the Gods Love by Kate  Ross
Best Historical Mystery
2,087 books — 4,547 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Most Difficult Novels
589 books — 2,043 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,336 books — 5,854 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Best Love Stories
5,180 books — 9,641 voters

Frederica by Georgette HeyerArabella by Georgette HeyerCotillion by Georgette HeyerFriday's Child by Georgette HeyerThe Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
Favorite Georgette Heyer Book!
61 books — 805 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,677 voters

Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,206 books — 2,790 voters