Most Popular Thriller Books

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Mitch Rapp #1

American Assassin

Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 12, 2010

Gray Man #1

The Gray Man

Mark Greaney

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

August 29, 2009

Lincoln Lawyer #1

The Lincoln Lawyer

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2005

Jack McEvoy #1

The Poet

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Hercule Poirot #10

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1934

Little Brother #1

Little Brother

Cory Doctorow

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Thriller

October 13, 2008

Lincoln Rhyme #1

The Bone Collector

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Jack Ryan #1

The Hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1984

Andrea Oliver #1

Pieces of Her

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 21, 2018

Truly Devious #1

Truly Devious

Maureen Johnson

Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 16, 2018

Charlie Quinn #1

The Good Daughter

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 8, 2017

Dark Future #1

The One

John Marrs

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Thriller

May 4, 2017

Mycroft Holmes #1

Mycroft Holmes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Waterhouse

Horror · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 24, 2015

Dublin Murder Squad #1

In the Woods

Tana French

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 17, 2007

Michael Bennett #1

Step on a Crack

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 6, 2007

Women's Murder Club #3

3rd Degree

James Patterson, Andrew Gross

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2004

Jack Ryan Jr. #1

The Teeth of the Tiger

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

August 1, 2003

Women's Murder Club #2

2nd Chance

James Patterson, Andrew Gross

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2002

Grant County #1

Blindsighted

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2001

Women's Murder Club #1

1st to Die

James Patterson

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 5, 2001

The Devil's Teardrop

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Alex Cross #5

Pop Goes the Weasel

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Bob Lee Swagger #3

Time to Hunt

Stephen Hunter

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1998

Alex Cross #1

Along Came a Spider

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1993

Kindle County Legal #1

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

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

1987

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #9

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories

1927

Cormoran Strike #7

The Running Grave

Robert Galbraith

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 26, 2023

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

Terminal List #1

The Terminal List

Jack Carr

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

March 6, 2018

Renée Ballard #1

The Late Show

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 18, 2017

Orphan X #1

Orphan X

Gregg Hurwitz

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

January 2016

Amos Decker #1

Memory Man

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 21, 2015

Will Robie #1

The Innocent

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 17, 2012

The Camel Club #1

The Camel Club

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2005

Chief Inspector Gamache #1

Still Life

Louise Penny

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2005