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Best Thriller Books

Suspense and thriller novels

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  1. The Mephisto Club

    Tess Gerritsen

    ★ 4.0 (39k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A secretive society of historians studying evil becomes entangled with a gruesome killer, pulling medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli into a maze of ancient evil and modern murder.

  2. Long Road to Mercy

    David Baldacci

    ★ 3.9 (39k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Haunted by her twin's childhood abduction, FBI agent Atlee Pine defies orders to uncover a plot in the Grand Canyon that threatens American democracy.

  3. My Absolute Darling

    Gabriel Tallent

    ★ 3.6 (39k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the isolated redwood wilderness, a 14-year-old survivalist navigates the brutal and twisted love of her father, where every lesson in self-preservation is a step toward escaping his insidious control.

  4. Heartless

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.1 (39k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Before she became Wonderland's tyrannical monarch, a young baker named Catherine navigates forbidden love with a mysterious joker. Her dreams of a simple life and true affection are shattered by fate and a kingdom spiraling into chaos.

  5. Ceremony in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (38k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In a future New York where ancient evils persist, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a fellow officer's death, forcing her to confront loyalty, justice, and the power of malevolence, all while a personal warning lands on her doorstep.

  6. Friend Request

    Laura Marshall

    ★ 3.8 (38k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A Facebook friend request from a long-dead classmate forces a woman to face dark secrets and a forgotten night that could shatter her life.

  7. Murder in Mesopotamia

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (38k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    At a Mesopotamian archaeological dig, a nurse becomes involved in a series of murders, leading Hercule Poirot to find the killer before more people die.

  8. Hell House

    Richard Matheson

    ★ 3.8 (38k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Four strangers, each with their own problems, enter the notorious Belasco House, a mansion known for its horror, which offers either answers or destruction to anyone who dares to go inside.

  9. Corrupt

    Penelope Douglas

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A woman's long-held obsession with her boyfriend's terrifying older brother turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse when he and his friends, fresh out of prison, come to collect on a past betrayal.

  10. The Nature of the Beast

    Louise Penny

    ★ 4.2 (37k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A boy known for wild stories disappears, making the quiet village of Three Pines wonder if his tale of a monster in the woods was real. This unearths an old crime and a deep betrayal.

  11. Tribulation Force

    Tim LaHaye

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After global disappearances and judgments, a pilot, a journalist, a pastor, and a student form the Tribulation Force, risking everything to expose the Antichrist and rally resistance against his new world order during Earth's final seven years.

  12. Appointment with Death

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In the ancient, sun-baked city of Petra, Hercule Poirot must unravel a venomous family's secrets to expose the killer who silenced the monstrous matriarch, Mrs. Boynton, with a single, sinister puncture.

  13. The Mystery of the Blue Train

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    On a luxurious night train to the French Riviera, a legendary cursed jewel vanishes and its mysterious owner is murdered, leaving Hercule Poirot to untangle a web of passion, greed, and deceit among the elite.

  14. Protect and Defend

    Vince Flynn

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    After Israel's daring strike leaves Iran's nuclear ambitions in ruins, Mitch Rapp races to stop a vengeful terrorist's plot, pushing the Middle East to the brink of war.

  15. Fatherland

    Robert Harris

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In an alternate 1964 where Nazi Germany won WWII, a disillusioned Berlin detective uncovers a terrifying conspiracy linked to high-ranking officials while investigating a mysterious death, threatening to expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets just as President Kennedy prepares for a historic visit.

  16. Cards on the Table

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Four bridge players, each with a secret past, become the prime suspects when their eccentric host, who boasted of murder as an art, is found dead in plain sight during a seemingly innocent game.

  17. Airport

    Arthur Hailey

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A blizzard traps passengers and crew at Chicago's Lincoln International, where an airport manager and an arrogant pilot race against time to prevent disaster, both on the ground and in the air, over seven intense hours.

  18. The Body

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.3 (36k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In the summer of 1960, four boys go into the woods of Maine to find a dead body, uncovering truths about life, death, and friendship that change them forever.

  19. A Faint Cold Fear

    Karin Slaughter

    ★ 4.1 (36k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A small-town medical examiner and police chief uncover a horrifying pattern of 'suicides' on a college campus, forcing them to confront a sadistic killer and a disgraced ex-cop who might hold the key to stopping the next brutal attack.

  20. Bleachers

    John Grisham

    ★ 3.5 (36k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A former high school football star returns to his hometown to confront his legendary coach's complex legacy as the community mourns his passing, forcing him to reconcile with his own past and shattered dreams.

  21. The Eight

    Katherine Neville

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A thrilling, centuries-spanning quest for a Montglane chess set plunges a modern computer expert into a dangerous web of ancient secrets, powerful forces, and a destiny intertwined with two 18th-century convent girls.

  22. Virals

    Kathy Reichs

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After rescuing a test subject from a mysterious lab, a group of science-loving teenagers on a secluded island gain animalistic powers from an experimental virus, forcing them to use their new abilities to solve an ancient murder before the killer hunts them down.

  23. Black Notice

    Patricia Cornwell

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Dr. Kay Scarpetta's investigation into a decomposed stowaway's remains on a cargo ship spirals into an international conspiracy, forcing her to risk her career and life from Richmond to the morgues of Paris.

  24. Pompeii

    Robert Harris

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An aqueduct engineer races to fix a mysterious water crisis in Pompeii, uncovers a conspiracy, and faces the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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