Culpability
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Bloomberg, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedHolsinger, a medievalist by training, has quietly built a run of zeitgeist-driven thrillers, and this one — turning on a fatal crash involving a self-driving car with a teenager behind the wheel — is being read as his most fully realized yet. What critics keep singling out is how the book refuses a clean villain: every person in the vehicle has a plausible claim to blame.
In the press
“Holsinger seems to have created his own subgenre of psychosocial thriller, spinning supersmart, propulsive page-turners out of zeitgeisty worries”
Kirkus Reviews
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | 0.80 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.68 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.68 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Culpability on?
Culpability appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Bloomberg.
What is its Consensus Score?
Culpability has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.