Most Popular Thriller Books of the 20th century
Discover popular Thriller books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Myron Bolitar #4
Back Spin
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1997Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #7
Indigo Slam
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1997Pendergast #2
Reliquary
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
1997Myron Bolitar #3
Fade Away
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996Myron Bolitar #2
Drop Shot
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996Lucas Davenport #8
Sudden Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #6
Sunset Express
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1996Lucas Davenport #4
Silent Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 30, 1992Lucas Davenport #3
Eyes of Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1991Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #2
Stalking the Angel
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1988The Aquitaine Progression
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
1984Hercule Poirot #14
Murder in Mesopotamia
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
July 6, 1936Hercule Poirot #4
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 7, 1926Lucas Davenport #2
Shadow Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1990Jack Ryan #6
Debt of Honour
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
1994Michael Osbourne #1
The Mark of the Assassin
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998Hannibal Lecter #2
The Silence of the Lambs
Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery
July 1, 1988Lucas Davenport #10
Certain Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999Nora Kelly
Thunderhead
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
1999Lucas Davenport #9
Secret Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998Lucas Davenport #7
Mind Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1995Lucas Davenport #6
Night Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1994Lucas Davenport #5
Winter Prey
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1993Inspector Rebus Novels #1
Knots and Crosses
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987Cities of the Night #2
The Place of Dead Roads
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Thriller
1983Hercule Poirot #44
Curtain
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 7, 1975Hercule Poirot #20
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller
December 19, 1938Hercule Poirot #18
Death on the Nile
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 1937Hercule Poirot #13
The A.B.C. Murders
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 6, 1936Hercule Poirot #12
Death in the Clouds
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
March 10, 1935Hercule Poirot #9
Lord Edgware Dies
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 6, 1933Hercule Poirot #8
Peril at End House
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
October 8, 1932Kenzie and Gennaro #5
Prayers for Rain
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999Kindle County Legal #5
Personal Injuries
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1999Kenzie and Gennaro #4
Gone, Baby, Gone
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1998Skull Session
Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery
1998