Most Popular Thriller Books of the 1970s

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Psychic Detective #3

The Unicorn

Hans Holzer

Science Fiction · Thriller

1976

Felicia

George Alec Effinger

Science Fiction · Thriller

1976

Black Widowers #2

More Tales of the Black Widowers

Isaac Asimov

Short Stories · Thriller

1976

The Running of Beasts

Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini

Thriller

1976

Charlie Moon / Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon #1

Bad Medicine

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Fantasy · Thriller

1976

The Multiple Man

Ben Bova

Science Fiction · Thriller

1976

Where There's Smoke

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Inspector Wexford #9

Shake Hands Forever

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

87th Precinct #30

Blood Relatives

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Judas Country

Gavin Lyall

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Matt Helm #16

The Terminators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Condor #2

Shadow of the Condor

James Grady

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 3, 1975

Where All the Girls are Sweeter

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · Thriller

1975

Liam Devlin #1

The Eagle Has Landed

Jack Higgins

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

September 8, 1975

Testament

David Morrell

Horror · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1975

The Golden Gate

Alistair MacLean

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

1975

Circus

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1975

Boysie Oakes Thriller #8

A Killer for a Song

John Gardner

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #6

Our Man in Camelot

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Spenser #3

Mortal Stakes

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Harry's Game

Gerald Seymour

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

September 1, 1975

Black Sunday

Thomas Harris

Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

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The October Circle

Robert Littell

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 12, 1975

Quiller #6

The Mandarin Cypher

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1975

Declarations of War

Len Deighton

War & Military · Anthology · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1975

Yesterday's Spy

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1975

Earthsound

Arthur Herzog

Science Fiction · Thriller

1975

Houndstooth

Gary Alan Ruse

Science Fiction · Thriller

1975

April's Grave

Susan Howatch

Horror · Thriller

1975

Three Corners to Nowhere

Martin Caidin

Science Fiction · Thriller

1975

The October Plot

Clive Egleton

Thriller

January 1, 1974

The Face Of Trespass

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Snare of the Hunter

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

87th Precinct #29

Bread

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Matt Helm #15

The Intimidators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 1974

Condor #1

Six Days of the Condor

James Grady

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974