Most Popular Suspense Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Suspense books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Downtown
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
The Bridesmaid
Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Arkady Renko #2
Polar Star
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 13, 1989
Matt Helm #25
The Frighteners
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Kinsey Millhone #6
F is for Fugitive
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1989
The House of Stairs
Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Flashback
Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Joe Gunther Mysteries #1
Open Season
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 9, 1988
Kinsey Millhone #5
E is for Evidence
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1988
A Fatal Inversion
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
March 1, 1987
Talking to Strange Men
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1987
V.I. Warshawski #4
Bitter Medicine
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
April 1, 1987
Matt Helm #24
The Demolishers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
September 12, 1987
Kinsey Millhone #4
D is for Deadbeat
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1987
A Dark-Adapted Eye
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Live Flesh
Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Side Effects
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1986
The November Man #7
There Are No Spies
Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
October 1, 1986
Matt Helm #23
The Vanishers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
August 1, 1986
Kinsey Millhone #3
C Is for Corpse
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
November 24, 1986
The Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Novels #1
Night of the Fox
War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 15, 1986
The Secret House Of Death
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
October 12, 1985
87th Precinct #38
Eight Black Horses
Crime Fiction · Christmas Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Tony Lord #1
Private Screening
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
September 28, 1985
V.I. Warshawski #3
Killing Orders
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
February 11, 1985
Long Journey Home
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1985
Matt Helm #22
The Detonators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
July 1, 1985
Kinsey Millhone #2
B is for Burglar
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1985
The Tree of Hands
Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
October 15, 1984
The Killing Doll
Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
Ride a Pale Horse
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance
January 1, 1984
V.I. Warshawski #2
Deadlock
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
Matt Helm #21
The Infiltrators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 1984
Escape the Night
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1983
The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #2
Firefox Down!
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
October 1, 1983
Matt Helm #20
The Annihilators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
June 12, 1983