1. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
4. Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
5. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
6. Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
7. The Game : Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss
8. The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
9. Teacher Man: A Memoir by Frank McCourt
10. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
Best Books of 2005 - Others’ Lists:
Christian Science Monitor - Fiction