Most Popular Thriller Books of the 20th century

Jack Ryan #1

The Hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1984

The Devil's Teardrop

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Alex Cross #5

Pop Goes the Weasel

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Bob Lee Swagger #3

Time to Hunt

Stephen Hunter

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1998

Alex Cross #1

Along Came a Spider

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1993

Kindle County Legal #1

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #9

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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

1927

Mitch Rapp #3

Transfer of Power

Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Jack Reacher #1

Killing Floor

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 17, 1997

Pendergast #1

Relic

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

1995

The Pelican Brief

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

Jack Reacher #3

Tripwire

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Jack Reacher #2

Die Trying

Lee Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Harry Bosch #1

The Black Echo

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

The Firm #1

The Firm

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1991

Lucas Davenport #1

Rules of Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 24, 1989

Temple

Matthew Reilly

Thriller

1999

Shane Schofield #1

Ice Station

Matthew Reilly

Thriller

1998

Temperance Brennan #1

Déjà Dead

Kathy Reichs

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

John Corey #1

Plum Island

Nelson DeMille

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

The Runaway Jury

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Rainmaker

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery

1995

The Chamber

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Jake Brigance #1

A Time to Kill

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1989

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #1

The Monkey's Raincoat

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

Jason Bourne #1

The Bourne Identity

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1980

The Tower

Gregg Hurwitz

Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

When the Wind Blows #1

When the Wind Blows

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

John Clark #2

Rainbow Six

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1998

Bob Lee Swagger #2

Black Light

Stephen Hunter

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1996

Alex Cross #3

Jack & Jill

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Jack Ryan #7

Executive Orders

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Thriller

1996

Alex Cross #2

Kiss the Girls

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

Dirty White Boys

Stephen Hunter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1994

Kay Scarpetta #5

The Body Farm

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Kay Scarpetta #4

Cruel and Unusual

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993