Most Popular Thriller Books of the 20th century

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Myron Bolitar #4

Back Spin

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #7

Indigo Slam

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Pendergast #2

Reliquary

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Myron Bolitar #3

Fade Away

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Myron Bolitar #2

Drop Shot

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Lucas Davenport #8

Sudden Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #6

Sunset Express

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Lucas Davenport #4

Silent Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 30, 1992

Lucas Davenport #3

Eyes of Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1991

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #2

Stalking the Angel

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1988

The Aquitaine Progression

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1984

Hercule Poirot #14

Murder in Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 6, 1936

Hercule Poirot #4

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 7, 1926

Lucas Davenport #2

Shadow Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1990

Jack Ryan #6

Debt of Honour

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1994

Michael Osbourne #1

The Mark of the Assassin

Daniel Silva

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Hannibal Lecter #2

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris

Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery

July 1, 1988

Lucas Davenport #10

Certain Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Nora Kelly

Thunderhead

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Lucas Davenport #9

Secret Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Lucas Davenport #7

Mind Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

Lucas Davenport #6

Night Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Lucas Davenport #5

Winter Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Inspector Rebus Novels #1

Knots and Crosses

Ian Rankin

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

Cities of the Night #2

The Place of Dead Roads

William S. Burroughs

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Thriller

1983

Hercule Poirot #44

Curtain

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 7, 1975

Hercule Poirot #20

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

December 19, 1938

Hercule Poirot #18

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 1, 1937

Hercule Poirot #13

The A.B.C. Murders

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 1936

Hercule Poirot #12

Death in the Clouds

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 10, 1935

Hercule Poirot #9

Lord Edgware Dies

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 6, 1933

Hercule Poirot #8

Peril at End House

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 8, 1932

Kenzie and Gennaro #5

Prayers for Rain

Dennis Lehane

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Kindle County Legal #5

Personal Injuries

Scott Turow

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

1999

Kenzie and Gennaro #4

Gone, Baby, Gone

Dennis Lehane

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Skull Session

Daniel Hecht

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery

1998