The Greatest Books of All Time on Justice

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
11137 A Problem from Hell Samantha Power 2002 American English
11137 Imperial Reckoning Caroline Elkins 2005 British English
11137 Devil in the Grove Gilbert King 2012 American English
11202 Ninety Three Victor Hugo 1874 French French
11228 The Real Lolita Sarah Weinman 2018 Unknown English
11246 The Island Of Slaves Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1725 French French
11274 The Playmaker Thomas Keneally 1987 Australian English
11354 The Girl In The Green Dress Jeni Haynes 2019 Unknown English
11363 Tout Péguy Charles Péguy French French
11386 The Nemesis Manoranjan Byapari 2018 Unknown Bengali
11416 Winter Counts David Heska Wanbli Weiden 2020 American English
11419 The Onion Field Joseph Wambaugh 1973 American English
11442 Fiela's Child Dalene Matthee 1985 South African Afrikaans
11495 The Black Prophet William Carleton 1847 Irish English
11498 Azadi Arundhati Roy 2020 Indian English
11524 Memorabilia Xenophon -371 Greek Ancient greek
11525 On The Crown Demosthenes -330 Greek Ancient greek
11527 Selected Speeches Demosthenes, Robin Waterfield -322 Greek Greek
11534 The Twelve Labours of Hercules Unknown -100 Multiple Ancient greek
11545 Ten Thousand A Year Samuel Warren 1839 British English
11545 Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill 1863 British English
11570 The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1837 British English
11597 Gone Tomorrow Lee Child 2009 British English
11607 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11661 No Visible Bruises Rachel Louise Snyder 2019 American English
11661 The Nine Jeffrey Toobin 2007 American English
11661 World Without End Francine du Plessix Gray 1981 American English
11661 The Rosenberg File Ronald Radosh, Joyce Milton 1983 American English
11661 Brothers And Keepers John Edgar Wideman 1984 American English
11805 The Meursault Investigation Kamel Daoud 2013 Algerian French
11831 61 Hours Lee Child 2010 British English
11858 The Return Of The Dancing Master Henning Mankell 2000 Swedish Swedish
11882 Honor Thrity Umrigar 2022 American English
11882 All That’s Left Unsaid Tracey Lien 2022 Unknown English
11925 Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie 2015 American English
11939 G Man Beverly Gage 2022 American English
12028 The Heather Blazing Colm Toibin 1992 Irish English
12048 Survivor’s Guilt Robyn Gigl 2023 American English
12048 Red April Santiago Roncagliolo 2002 Peruvian Spanish
12083 The Potter's Field Ellis Peters 1989 British English
12145 The Book Of Evidence John Banville 1989 Irish English
12148 Snow In August Pete Hamill 1997 American English
12163 On the Bus with Rosa Parks Rita Dove 1999 American English
12258 Because It Is Bitter, And Because It Is My Heart Joyce Carol Oates 1990 American English
12325 Judge On Trial Ivan Klima 1991 Czech Czech
12325 Cloudsplitter Russell Banks 1998 American English
12325 An Affair Of State Richard A. Posner 1999 American English
12603 The Travels Of Lao Ts'an Liu T'ieh-yün 1907 Chinese Chinese
12642 Officialdom Unmasked Li Baojia 1903 Chinese Chinese
12980 The Dentist Tim Sullivan 2025 British Unknown
13062 Murder Takes A Vacation Laura Lippman 2025 American English
13069 Buried Above Ground Mike Ripley 2025 British English
13217 Selections From The Speeches And Writings Of Edmund Burke Edmund Burke 1892 British English
13247 Stamped Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds 2020 American English
13319 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett 2024 American Unknown
13360 Tales from Shakespeare Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb 1807 British English
13360 Essays, Moral, Political, And Literary David Hume 1741 Scottish English
13360 Gulistan Saadi 1258 Gulistan Persian
13360 The Great Speeches And Orations Of Daniel Webster Daniel Webster 1851 American English
13360 Susan Hopley Catherine Crowe 1841 British English
13360 The Methods Of Ethics Henry Sidgwick 1874 British English
13600 Raboliot Maurice Genevoix 1925 French French
13600 Captain Conan Roger Vercel 1934 French English
13600 A Fine Of Two Hundred Francs Elsa Triolet 1944 French English
13600 Histoire D'un Fait Divers Jean-Jacques Gautier 1946 French French
13600 To Forget Palermo Edmonde Charles-Roux 1966 French French
13600 Cry, Mother Spain Lydie Salvayre 2014 French French
13716 The Just City Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13716 The Philosopher Kings Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13941 Clockers Richard Price 1992 American English
13992 Chu Liuxiang Gu Long 1967 Chinese Chinese
14022 Becoming Unbecoming Una 2015 British English
14051 Pigs in Heaven Barbara Kingsolver 1993 American English
14078 Riot Baby Tochi Onyebuchi 2020 American English
14138 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
14195 Barnaby Rudge Charles Dickens 1841 British English
14212 Trouble Is My Business Raymond Chandler 1950 American English
14232 LaRose Louise Erdrich 2016 American English
14232 Freedom Is A Constant Struggle Angela Davis 2016 American English
14232 The Sweet Hereafter Russell Banks 1991 American English
14232 Midnight In Sicily Peter Robb 1996 Italian English
14330 Execution Of Mayor Yin Chen Ruoxi 1978 Chinese Chinese
14334 An Error Of Judgement Pamela Hansford Johnson 1962 British English
14347 Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen 2008 American English
14410 Greek Tragedies 1 David Grene 1955 Unknown English
14448 Q & A Vikas Swarup 2005 Indian English
14477 The Sword Of Truth Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
14544 In The Valley Of The Sun Andy Davidson American English
14553 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14553 It's Our Turn To Eat Michela Wrong 2009 British English
14598 The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond 2012 American English
14666 Sacred Hunger Barry Unsworth 1992 British English
14717 Nobody Knows My Name James Baldwin 1961 American English
14718 Monsieur Lecoq Émile Gaboriau 1869 French French
14749 On Behalf Of Caelius Cicero -56 Roman Latin
14766 The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle 1893 British English
14781 Return Of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle 1905 British English
14830 21 Lessons For The 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari 2018 Israeli English
14960 Helter Skelter Vincent Bugliosi 1974 American English
14957 The Front Page Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur 1928 American English
14958 The High Window Raymond Chandler 1942 American English
14984 The Night Manager John le Carré 1993 British English
14984 The Public Burning Robert Coover 1977 American English
14984 Blood in the Water Heather Ann Thompson 2016 American English
14984 The Appeal Janice Hallett 2021 British English
14984 The 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones 2020 American English
14984 Arthur And George Julian Barnes 2005 British English
14984 Accidental Death Of An Anarchist Dario Fo 1970 Italian Italian
14984 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14984 People Who Eat Darkness Richard Lloyd Parry 2010 British English
14984 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14984 The Rainmaker John Grisham 1995 American English
14984 East West Street Philippe Sands 2016 British English
14984 Razorblade Tears S. A. Cosby 2021 American English
14984 The Water Outlaws S. L. Huang 2023 Unknown English
14984 The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs Jon Scieszka 1989 American English
14984 The Glass Sided Ants’ Nest Peter Dickinson 1968 British English
14984 La Confidential James Ellroy 1990 American English
14984 The Wager David Grann 2023 American English
14984 We Were Once A Family Roxanna Asgarian 2023 Unknown English