Most Popular Thriller Books of the 2020s

Billy Summers

Stephen King

Thriller

August 3, 2021

The Home

Mats Strandberg

Horror · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

August 6, 2020

Hidden Pictures

Jason Rekulak

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 10, 2022

The Anomaly

Hervé Le Tellier

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Translation · Thriller

November 23, 2021

Ascension

Nicholas Binge

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

April 2023

Red River Seven

Anthony Ryan

Horror · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Thriller

October 10, 2023

Robert Langdon #6

The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown

Mainstream · Mystery · Thriller

September 9, 2025

Hide

Kiersten White

Horror · Thriller

May 24, 2022

Dr. Wren Muller #1

The Butcher and the Wren

Alaina Urquhart

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 13, 2022

Thomas Vale #1

Blood Game

Jeffe Boats

Mystery · Thriller

June 20, 2025

Alpha Blood - The Battle for Sanguis #1

Facing Recognition

C.M. James

Horror · Science Fiction · Alternate History · Mystery · Thriller

February 14, 2024

Delta-V #2

Critical Mass

Daniel Suarez

Science Fiction · Thriller

January 31, 2023

Thomas Vale #2

Crying Call

Jeffe Boats

Mystery · Thriller

February 3, 2026

Detective Inspector Bob Willis #2

Blast from the Past

Damien Boyd

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 2026

The Grandest Game #3

The Gilded Blade

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

July 14, 2026

Detective Inspector Bob Willis #1

Deceived By The Light

Damien Boyd

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 14, 2025

Perfect #2

The Perfect Divorce

Jeneva Rose

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

April 15, 2025

Detective Katie Scott #13

Find My Daughter

Jennifer Chase

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 17, 2025

Four Minutes

Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews

Science Fiction · Thriller

April 2, 2024

Sentience Hazard

Alexandru Czimbor

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Thriller

May 14, 2024

Detective Kim Stone #21

36 Hours

Angela Marsons

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 10, 2024

The Orphanage By The Lake #1

The Orphanage By The Lake

Daniel G. Miller

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

February 26, 2024

The Attack

Kurt Schlichter

Thriller

January 8, 2024

Royal Blood #2

Royal Scandal

Aimee Carter

Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

March 26, 2024

Vera Stanhope #11

The Dark Wives

Ann Cleeves

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 27, 2024

Jack Noble #16

Never Look Back

L.T. Ryan

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

June 13, 2024

Jonathan Quinn #16

The Taken

Brett Battles

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

November 14, 2023

John Decker Supernatural Thrillers #14

Night Wraith

Anthony M. Strong

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

November 20, 2023

The River We Remember

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 5, 2023

An Agathas Mystery #2

The Night in Question

Kathleen Glasgow, Liz Lawson

Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 30, 2023

Sisterhood #35

Rock Bottom

Fern Michaels

Mystery · Thriller

December 26, 2023

The Inheritance Games #4

The Brothers Hawthorne

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

August 29, 2023

Susan Ryeland #2

Moonflower Murders

Anthony Horowitz

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 20, 2020

Detective Louise Blackwell #2

The Descent

Matt Brolly

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 23, 2020

Eden

Tim Lebbon

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

April 7, 2020

Cormoran Strike #7

The Running Grave

Robert Galbraith

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 26, 2023