Always Beside You by Damir SalkovicThe Nameless Dark by T.E. GrauSongs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas LigottiBehold the Void by Philip FracassiPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Tear the veil of reality
27 books — 10 voters
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainIn a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. HughesFools' Gold by Dolores HitchensPlayback by Raymond ChandlerThe Widow by Georges Simenon
Short Crime Classics
25 books — 1 voter

A CLUE LEFT HANGING by C.K. PhillipsThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Crime Pulps
159 books — 43 voters
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Tozai Mystery Best 100 (int. ver)
100 books — 6 voters

Paper Targets by Steve S. SaroffDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Noir Novels
75 books — 59 voters
The Strange Library by Haruki MurakamiThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienA Voyage to Arcturus by David  LindsayFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
incredibly Strange Books
124 books — 16 voters

Fabulous Female Musicians by Sammy SteinGirls to the Front by Sara MarcusClothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys by Viv AlbertineGirl Power by Marisa MeltzerHow to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran
Feminism and Music
121 books — 35 voters
The People's Platform by Astra TaylorThe Intelligence Explosion by James BarratThe Net Delusion by Evgeny MorozovTo Save Everything, Click Here by Evgeny MorozovKultur der Digitalität by Felix Stalder
Technology Criticism
10 books — 2 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinOne Plus One by Jojo MoyesLandline by Rainbow Rowell
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,194 voters