Most Popular Suspense Books of the 2020s

Southwest Gothic #1

The Harvesting Angel of the Plains

Bladen Mercutio

Magical Realism

October 18, 2025

Detective Justice #3

Dark Harbor

Bruce Robert Coffin

Crime Fiction · Thriller

August 11, 2026

The Delivery

Gregg Hurwitz

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

July 1, 2026

Fit to Die

Daniel Kalla

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 9, 2023

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Horror · Gothic Horror · Locus Award

June 30, 2020

Summer Suspense Mysteries #2

The Creek

L.J. Ross

Mystery

August 8, 2028

Billy Harney Thrillers #4

Chicago Blue

James Patterson, David Ellis

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

March 8, 2027

The Haven Brothers #7

The Haven Brothers Book 7

Claire Kingsley

Romance

2027

A Good Man on a Dark Night

Flynn Berry

Mystery · Thriller

January 5, 2027

Helgi #4

Helgi Book 4

Ragnar Jónasson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Mystery

2027

The Shop on Hidden Lane #3

The Shop on Hidden Lane Book 3

Jayne Ann Krentz

Romance

2027

Blood Trilogy

Blood Like Theirs

Stuart Neville

Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery

April 6, 2027

DS Tomek Bowen Crime Thriller #12

Death’s Secret

Jack Probyn

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 31, 2027

The Jonathan Stride Series #12

The Jonathan Stride Series Book 12

Brian Freeman

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

2027

A DI Ruth Hunter Crime Thriller #24

The Bangor Cathedral Killings

Simon McCleave

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 28, 2027

Detective Justice #4

Freeze Point

Bruce Robert Coffin

Crime Fiction · Thriller

June 8, 2027

The Things You'll Never Know

Ashley Audrain

Mystery · Thriller

January 12, 2027

Aloysius Archer #4

Boom Town

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 13, 2027

The Mavens #3

The Mavens Book 3

Morgan Elizabeth

Romance

2027

The Vow #2

The Broken Vow

Franklin Christopher

Thriller

March 6, 2027

Grisham & Sullivan Crime Thriller Series #4

The Last Girls Taken

John Hardy Bell

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 14, 2027

The Shadow Rangers #2

Undercover Target

Kacy Cross

Romance

March 2, 2027

The Shadow Sleep Series #2

The Shadow Sleep Series Book 2

Marion Myles

Romance · Thriller

August 18, 2027

Pros and Cons Mysteries #8

Pros and Cons Mysteries Book 8

Christy Barritt

Mystery

2027

Bloodlines #2

Shallow Graves

Yasmin Angoe

Mystery · Thriller

October 12, 2027

Storm's Eye Ranch #2

Coldest Outlaw

Cora Brent

Romance · Western

April 20, 2027

Fairymares & Nightales #2

The Hush Ghost

Franklin Christopher

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

2027

Perfect Couples #3

Perfect Couples Book 3

Emily Shiner

Psychological Thriller · Thriller

2027

Bound By Darkness Duet #2

Bound By Darkness Duet Book 2

Ashley Reyes

Crime Fiction · Dark Romance

2027

Hank Luger Legal Thrillers #3

The Midnight Verdict

J.J. Miller

Thriller

2027

Dept of Unexplained Phenomenon #2

The Sleepwalker

Lauren Oliver

Mystery

May 11, 2027

Southwest Gothic #2

Southwest Gothic Book 2

Bladen Mercutio

Magical Realism

2027

Wish Trilogy #2

Wish Trilogy Book 2

Ilsa Rey

Young Adult · Romance

2027

Darkness Falls #2

Darkness Falls Book 2

Lizzy Ripp

Dystopia · Romance

2027

The Coldwater Chronicles #3

The Coldwater Chronicles Book 3

D. R. Young

Crime Fiction · Thriller

2027

The Shop on Hidden Lane #2

The Book Hunter

Jayne Ann Krentz

Romance

January 26, 2027