There are readers who like to walk into a bookstore with no idea what they are looking for and get lost in the aisles looking for their next read, whatever it may be. However, there are others who are very clear about it and know that they have a weakness for a specific genre beyond the generic novel. If this is your case, in this list we collect the best that the year brings in romantic, historical and fantastic matters.
The best crime novel books of 2022

The appearance of a woman’s bled corpse on a golf course puts the Seville Homicide Group and Inspector Camino Vargas in check.

Planet (Inspector Camino Vargas 3)

An extraordinary unpublished novel by the master of intrigue who died in 2022, about the duties of a spy with his country and private morality.

Silverview Project (International Planet)

Joël Dicker returns in June, the greatest literary addiction, awaited by more than 15 million readers: the exciting new investigation by Marcus Goldman and Sergeant Perry Gahalowood, with the return of Harry Quebert.

A girl disappears; a rock musician dies of an overdose. Harry McCoy looks guilty. But who can be blamed when no one is innocent?

Bobby March will live forever (Wanderings)

Masterfully, Carmen Mola weaves, with the threads of the best thrillera frenetic and relentless novel.

The Beast: Planeta Award 2021 (Spanish and Ibero-American Authors)
The best romantic and erotic novel books of 2022

World War II forces a young princess to go to a place where love will change her life forever.

Blue blood (female narrative)

What if they gave you a map to discover who you are? Would you follow the marked route to the end? The new novel by the author who has fallen in love with more than a million readers.

The map of desires ((Out of collection))

The fun Lyndon sisters dazzle us again with their freshness and elegance and, in this installment, they invite us to live an idyll that defies rules and protocols. By the bestselling author of The Bridgertons.

Under the moonlight (The Lyndon Sisters 1) (Titania era)

The seventh installment of the famous saga The Maxwell Warriorswhich will undoubtedly reach the hearts of the staunch fans of the author.

The Maxwell Warriors, 7. Dare to challenge me (Medieval / Highlander)

What if you had the opportunity to change what you have already experienced? This is the question posed by the new novel by Elisabet Benavent, on sale in May.

All those things that I will tell you tomorrow (SUMA)
The best fantastic narrative and science fiction books of 2022

On an ordinary day in the Late Cretaceous, the seeds of Earth’s first and greatest civilization were sown in the remains of a tyrannosaurus’ lunch. By the author of The three body problem.

About Ants and Dinosaurs (Nova)

One of the most legendary science fiction novels ever written. The author’s masterpiece queen’s gambit and The man who fell to earth.


From the always fascinating Japan comes this beautiful story, full of wisdom, magic and passion for reading, which has already conquered readers from all over the world. A tribute to bookstores, books and all those who love them. A reading to recreate and savor with a good Japanese tea.

The cat who loved books (Grijalbo Narrative)
The best historical novel books of 2022

If ever there was a man born to change the course of history, it was Julius Caesar. The legend of him, twenty centuries later, is still more alive than ever.

I am Rome: The true story of Julius Caesar (Historical)

As Germany heads toward war, the Melzer family must save their beloved village from cloth in the fifth installment of Anne Jacobs’ bestselling series.

Storm in the town of fabrics (The town of fabrics 5)
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