Most Popular Thriller Books of the 1960s

Those Who Walk Away

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

The Alan Grofield Novels #1

The Damsel

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Parker #10

The Green Eagle Score

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Parker #9

The Rare Coin Score

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

The Seersucker Whipsaw

Ross Thomas

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Mac McCorkle #2

Cast a Yellow Shadow

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1967

Only When I Laugh

Len Deighton

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

1967

Harry Palmer #5

An Expensive Place to Die

Len Deighton

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

1967

Arthur Abdel Simpson #2

Dirty Story

Eric Ambler

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

1967

The Doomsday Brain

Paul Tabori

Science Fiction · Thriller

1967

You Can't Escape

Laurence M. Janifer

Thriller

1967

The Final Fear

Laurence M. Janifer

Thriller

1967

No Man's World

Martin Caidin

Science Fiction · Thriller

1967

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

Thomas M. Disch

Science Fiction · Thriller

1967

Vanity Dies Hard

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

87th Precinct #21

Eighty Million Eyes

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Modesty Blaise series #2

Sabre-Tooth

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1966

Shooting Script

Gavin Lyall

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Matt Helm #10

The Betrayers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

September 4, 1966

The Violent Enemy

Jack Higgins, Hugh Marlowe

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

A Helping Hand

Celia Dale

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Mystery

January 1, 1966

Odds On

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Travis McGee #8

One Fearful Yellow Eye

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Travis McGee #7

Darker Than Amber

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Naked Runner

Francis Clifford

Spy Thriller · Thriller

February 1, 1966

Boysie Oakes Thriller #3

Amber Nine

John Gardner

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller

August 1, 1966

Parker #8

The Handle

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Parker #7

The Seventh

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Mac McCorkle #1

The Cold War Swap

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Quiller #2

The Ninth Directive

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1966

The Sentries

Evan Hunter

Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

To Fear a Painted Devil

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 1, 1965

The Double Image

Helen MacInnes

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

87th Precinct #20

Doll

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

87th Precinct #19

He Who Hesitates

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

Modesty Blaise series #1

Modesty Blaise

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965