Most Popular Thriller Books of the 2020s

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The Ruinous Love #1

Butcher & Blackbird

Brynne Weaver

Dark Fiction · Romance · Thriller

August 14, 2023

6:20 Man #1

The 6:20 Man

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 12, 2022

Gray Man #15

The Hard Line

Mark Greaney

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 17, 2026

The Widow

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 21, 2025

Catalina #1

Nightshade

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

May 20, 2025

Camino #3

Camino Ghosts

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 28, 2024

Camino #2

Camino Winds

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 28, 2020

The Ruinous Love #2

Leather & Lark

Brynne Weaver

Dark Fiction · Romance · Thriller

June 4, 2024

The Firm #2

The Exchange

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 17, 2023

The Boys from Biloxi

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 18, 2022

Jake Brigance #3

A Time for Mercy

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 13, 2020

Detective Justice #3

Dark Harbor

Bruce Robert Coffin

Crime Fiction · Thriller

August 11, 2026

Kevin Rhoads #1

Beyond Honor

K.B. Brodsky

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

September 1, 2026

The Final Score

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 2026

Scot Harvath #25

Choke Point

Brad Thor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Edison Bixby #1

Murder by Design

Lee Goldberg

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 2026

Jesse Stone #23

Robert B. Parker's Big Shot

Christopher Farnsworth

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Cork O'Connor Mystery #22

God's Country

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 18, 2026

Pike Logan #20

Shadow Strike

Brad Taylor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

April 21, 2026

Joe Pickett #26

The Crossroads

C. J. Box

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 24, 2026

Peter Ash #9

The Dark Time

Nick Petrie

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

March 10, 2026

Mike Bowditch #16

Storm Tide

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 30, 2026

Whiteout

R. S. Burnett

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Adult · Mystery

February 25, 2025

Jesse Stone #22

Robert B. Parker's Buried Secrets

Christopher Farnsworth

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 4, 2025

Odessa #2

Revenge of Odessa

Frederick Forsyth, Tony Kent

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

November 18, 2025

Sanchez & Heron #2

The Grave Artist

Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 9, 2025

Cork O'Connor Mystery #21

Apostle's Cove

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 2, 2025

Dark Future #3

The Family Experiment

John Marrs

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Thriller

July 9, 2024

Shadow Island FBI Mystery Series #15

Shadow's Siege

Mary Stone

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 25, 2024

Shadow Island FBI Mystery Series #14

Shadow's Loss

Mary Stone

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 26, 2024

Sanchez & Heron #1

Fatal Intrusion

Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2024

Cork O'Connor Mystery #20

Spirit Crossing

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 20, 2024

An Honest Man

Michael Koryta

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 25, 2023

Orphan X #8

The Recital

Gregg Hurwitz

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Thriller

November 7, 2023

Dark Future #2

The Marriage Act

John Marrs

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Thriller

January 19, 2023

The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate

Adam Roberts

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

November 14, 2023