We have had some good but
long books in this category the last few years.
Here are some links for ideas:
Agatha Awards - the best cozy mysteries
Edgar Awards - Mystery Writer's of America best mysteries
Hugo Awards -
Novels,
Novellas,
Novellettes - Best science fiction according to the World Science Fiction Society
Man Booker Prize -
All categories - Best books published in the UK each year
National Book Award -
All categories - cover that "Something for Everyone" challenge,
Nebula Awards -
Novels,
Novellas,
Novellettes - best science fiction according to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Or just browse the
List of Literary Awards and find something from a genre or country (in English please) that interests you.
Here are the previous nomination threads in case you want to see what was nominated in the past:
June 2015 nominations
June 2014 nominations
June 2013 nominations
As always, visit the
MR Book Club Selections List to see what was selected in the past and, for the last couple years, links to the nomination and vote threads.