Most Popular Thriller Books of the 1970s

Faber Finds

The Paris Trap

Joseph Hone

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1977

The Werewolf Trace

John Gardner

Psychological Thriller · Spy Thriller · Alternate History · Thriller

January 1, 1977

Paul Christopher #3

The Secret Lovers

Charles McCarry

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

April 1, 1977

Kingfisher

Gerald Seymour

Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1977

Edith's Diary

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1977

The Charlie Muffin Thrillers #1

Charlie M

Brian Freemantle

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1977

Hunter's Blood

Jere Cunningham

Thriller

1977

Fireflash 5

Graham Masterton

Thriller

1977

Plague

Graham Masterton

Thriller

1977

Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk

M. P. Shiel

Fantasy · Short Stories · Thriller

1977

Acts of Mercy

Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini

Thriller

1977

The Best of Robert Bloch

Robert Bloch

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories · Thriller

1977

The King of Terrors: Tales of Madness and Death

Robert Bloch

Horror · Short Stories · Thriller

1977

A Demon in My View

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Eugene Tarpon #2

Skeletons in the Closet

Jean-Patrick Manchette

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Agent in Place

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Matthew Hope Mysteries #1

Goldilocks

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

87th Precinct #31

So Long As You Both Shall Live

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Tony Lord #2

Silent Witness

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 1, 1976

Rat Trap

Craig Thomas

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Night Of The Twelfth

Michael Gilbert

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

The Great Pebble Affair

James Grady, Brit Shelby

Crime Fiction · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Matt Helm #17

The Retaliators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

To Run a Little Faster

John Gardner

Thriller

June 1, 1976

The Glory Boys

Gerald Seymour

Spy Thriller · Thriller

September 2, 1976

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

Jeffrey Archer

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Spenser #4

Promised Land

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1976

Philip St. Ives #5

No Questions Asked

Ross Thomas

Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Yellow-Dog Contract

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1976

Quiller #7

The Kobra Manifesto

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1976

Harry Palmer #7

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy

Len Deighton

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

1976

Miss Marple #12

Sleeping Murder

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · TV Series · Mystery · Thriller

October 1976

Roger Levin #1

Your Day in the Barrel

Alan Furst

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1976

The Journals of John H. Watson, M.D. #2

The West End Horror

Nicholas Meyer

19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1976

Fontana Tales of Terror

Gaslight tales of terror

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Fantasy · Horror · Crime Fiction · Gaslamp Fantasy · Psychological Horror

October 20, 1976

The Ringway Virus

Russell Foreman

Science Fiction · Thriller

1976