Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joy (13 Lists)



The Cutting Season by Attica Locke
Mystery & Detective Novels by Women of Color
138 books — 84 voters
Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. BoyerDying Brand by Wendy TysonLowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. BoyerDeadly Assets by Wendy Tyson
Best Heroines: Strong Female Leads
410 books — 121 voters

City of Darkness and Light by Rhys BowenThe Secret Place by Tana FrenchWhy Kings Confess by C.S. Harris
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2014
130 books — 371 voters
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,347 books — 1,583 voters

Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer
First of the Series
145 books — 56 voters
Murder in Chelsea by Victoria ThompsonThe Family Way by Rhys BowenLeaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline WinspearThe Last Word by Lisa Lutz
most anticipated mysteries 2013
150 books — 545 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction
7,388 books — 25,576 voters
The Ashford Affair by Lauren WilligWhat Darkness Brings by C.S. HarrisLeaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline WinspearMurder in Chelsea by Victoria ThompsonThe Family Way by Rhys Bowen
Historical Fiction 2013
387 books — 2,106 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,257 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Likeness by Tana French
Best Literary Mysteries
2,550 books — 4,594 voters

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearWhat Angels Fear by C.S. HarrisMurphy's Law by Rhys BowenHer Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
944 books — 1,196 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Books to Make into a PBS Series
461 books — 384 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Great Books of Southern Fiction
379 books — 440 voters