Most Popular Thriller Books of the 20th century

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery · Thriller

November 6, 1939

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery · Thriller

1983

In Death #1

Naked in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1995

In Death #6

Vengeance in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1997

Jurassic Park #1

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction · Thriller

1990

In Death #5

Ceremony in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1997

The Eight #1

The Eight

Katherine Neville

Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery · Thriller

December 27, 1988

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Horror · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

1902

In Death #4

Rapture in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1996

In Death #3

Immortal in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1996

In Death #2

Glory in Death

J. D. Robb

Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

1995

Hercule Poirot #5

The Big Four

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 1927

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg

Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1993

Digital Fortress

Dan Brown

Mainstream · Thriller

1998

Dolores Claiborne

Stephen King

Thriller

1992

Jurassic Park #2

The Lost World

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction · Thriller

1995

Timeline

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction · Thriller

1999

The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes

Jamyang Norbu

Fantasy · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Occult Detective · Sherlock Holmes

1999

Inspector Lynley #9

Deception on His Mind

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1997

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine #4

Bad Chili

Joe R. Lansdale

Thriller

1997

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine #3

The Two-Bear Mambo

Joe R. Lansdale

Thriller

1995

Blackburn

Bradley Denton

Thriller

1993

Boy's Life

Robert R. McCammon

Fantasy · Bram Stoker Award · World Fantasy Award · Thriller

1991

Inspector Lynley #1

A Great Deliverance

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1988

Tool of the Trade

Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction · Thriller

1987

Maryjane Tonight at Angels Twelve

Martin Caidin

Thriller

1972

Ice Station Zebra

Alistair MacLean

Suspense Thriller · Movie · Thriller

1963

Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Thriller

1958

The Bird's Nest

Shirley Jackson

Thriller

1954

The Shade of Time

David Duncan

Science Fiction · Thriller

1946

Tales of Piracy, Crime and Ghosts

Daniel Defoe

Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream · Thriller

1945

Father Brown Collection #3

The Incredulity of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

1926

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

Horror · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Mainstream · Mystery

1910

Jack McEvoy #1

The Poet

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Hercule Poirot #10

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1934

Lincoln Rhyme #1

The Bone Collector

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997