Most Popular Thriller Books of the 1960s

After The Fine Weather

Michael Gilbert

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

Matt Helm #6

The Ambushers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

James Bond #11

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1963

Sheba

Jack Higgins, Hugh Marlowe

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

The Dark Side of the Island

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

August 21, 1963

Pay the Devil

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Thriller

January 1, 1963

The Drowner

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

Parker #4

The Mourner

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

Parker #3

The Outfit

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Graphic Novels · Mystery · Thriller · Comics

January 1, 1963

Parker #2

The Man with the Getaway Face

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

Harry Palmer #2

Horse Under Water

Len Deighton

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

1963

The Maras Affair

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1963

87th Precinct #16

Like Love

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

87th Precinct #15

The Empty Hours

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

Matt Helm #5

Murderers' Row

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1962

Matt Helm #4

The Silencers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

James Bond #10

The Spy Who Loved Me

Ian Fleming

Spy Thriller · Thriller

April 16, 1962

Comes The Dark Stranger

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

Hell Is Too Crowded by Jack Higgins

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

The Satan Bug

Alistair MacLean

Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure

January 1, 1962

A Flash of Green

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

The Cry of the Owl

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

Harry Palmer #1

The Ipcress File

Len Deighton

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

1962

Miss Marple #8

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller

November 12, 1962

Arthur Abdel Simpson #1

The Light of Day

Eric Ambler

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

1962

Trygve Yamamura #3

Murder Bound

Poul Anderson

Thriller

1962

87th Precinct #14

Lady, Lady, I Did It!

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

The Wrong Side of the Sky

Gavin Lyall

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

Matt Helm #3

The Removers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

The Thousand Faces of Night

Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

The Black Strike

Alistair MacLean

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

One Monday We Killed Them All

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 1, 1961

Where is Janice Gantry?

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

The Trial of Callista Blake

Edgar Pangborn

Thriller

1961

A Burnt-Out Case

Graham Greene

Thriller

January 1, 1960

Decision at Delphi

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 26, 1960