100 Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime

1.
Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3) 4.30 avg rating — 17,261 ratings
2.
Twenty Years Later
Twenty Years Later 4.19 avg rating — 159,232 ratings
3.
Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1)
Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 20,801 ratings
4.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,142 ratings
5.
Those Empty Eyes
Those Empty Eyes 4.16 avg rating — 76,418 ratings
6.
On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8)
On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8) 4.50 avg rating — 17,955 ratings
7.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,543,929 ratings
8.
What Lies in the Woods
What Lies in the Woods 3.95 avg rating — 184,334 ratings
9.
Echo Road (Mercy Kilpatrick, #9; Bree Taggert, #9)
Echo Road (Mercy Kilpatrick, #9; Bree Taggert, #9) 4.54 avg rating — 17,172 ratings
10.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,682 ratings
11.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,221 ratings
12.
The Reaping (Steinbeck and Reed, #2)
The Reaping (Steinbeck and Reed, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 10,701 ratings
13.
Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures 4.16 avg rating — 504,901 ratings
14.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,517 ratings
15.
Journey's Paradox (Journey Russo FBI Mystery #6)
Journey's Paradox (Journey Russo FBI Mystery #6) 4.55 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
15.
Stripped Bare (Kate Fox, #1)
Stripped Bare (Kate Fox, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 7,604 ratings
17.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439,111 ratings
18.
The Wrong Daughter
The Wrong Daughter really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 55,846 ratings
19.
Passions in Death (In Death, #59)
Passions in Death (In Death, #59)
by: J.D. Robb
4.28 avg rating — 20,212 ratings
20.
Listen for the Lie
Listen for the Lie 4.08 avg rating — 410,957 ratings
21.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,139 ratings
22.
The Swimmer
The Swimmer 4.13 avg rating — 22,278 ratings
23.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,134 ratings
24.
The Firm
The Firm 4.06 avg rating — 634,751 ratings
25.
The Last Thing She Ever Did
The Last Thing She Ever Did 4.04 avg rating — 49,552 ratings
26.
Hart's Ridge (Hart's Ridge #1)
Hart's Ridge (Hart's Ridge #1)
by: Kay Bratt
4.36 avg rating — 12,371 ratings
27.
The Somerset Slayings (DI Haig Crime Thrillers, #1)
The Somerset Slayings (DI Haig Crime Thrillers, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 3,113 ratings
28.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,595 ratings
29.
The Patient's Secret
The Patient's Secret 4.26 avg rating — 60,159 ratings
30.
Dangerous Play (Kate Green, #2)
Dangerous Play (Kate Green, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 2,640 ratings
31.
The Erkeley Shadows
The Erkeley Shadows 4.30 avg rating — 8,406 ratings
32.
The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient 4.17 avg rating — 2,996,877 ratings
33.
Local Woman Missing
Local Woman Missing 4.13 avg rating — 687,280 ratings
34.
The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker #2)
The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker #2) 4.30 avg rating — 8,305 ratings
35.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,318 ratings
36.
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls 4.01 avg rating — 631,429 ratings
37.
Ask for Andrea
Ask for Andrea 4.09 avg rating — 170,503 ratings
38.
The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, #6)
The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, #6) 4.08 avg rating — 65,701 ratings
39.
Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8)
Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8) 4.12 avg rating — 52,985 ratings
40.
Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1)
Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 76,373 ratings
41.
Oath of Loyalty (Mitch Rapp, #21)
Oath of Loyalty (Mitch Rapp, #21) 4.48 avg rating — 23,403 ratings
42.
Found
Found 4.10 avg rating — 26,552 ratings
43.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,857 ratings
44.
The Last Guardian (Clayton White #3)
The Last Guardian (Clayton White #3) 4.38 avg rating — 3,450 ratings
45.
The Black Order (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #20)
The Black Order (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #20) 3.90 avg rating — 1,104 ratings
46.
The Coworker
The Coworker 3.75 avg rating — 495,910 ratings
47.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,202 ratings
48.
Look Closer
Look Closer 4.17 avg rating — 124,765 ratings
49.
You Shouldn't Be Here
You Shouldn't Be Here 3.70 avg rating — 10,066 ratings
50.
Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22)
Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) 4.41 avg rating — 19,607 ratings
51.
Never Lie
Never Lie 4.08 avg rating — 1,237,094 ratings
52.
Hello Little Girl (Hart's Ridge #10)
Hello Little Girl (Hart's Ridge #10)
by: Kay Bratt
4.59 avg rating — 4,122 ratings
53.
The Only One Left
The Only One Left 4.13 avg rating — 518,391 ratings
53.
The Sleeper (Lance Spector, #4)
The Sleeper (Lance Spector, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 6,029 ratings
55.
Not What She Seems
Not What She Seems 3.74 avg rating — 18,264 ratings
56.
The Nowhere Man (Orphan X, #2)
The Nowhere Man (Orphan X, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 30,492 ratings
57.
Off the Grid (Joe Pickett, #16)
Off the Grid (Joe Pickett, #16)
by: C.J. Box
4.30 avg rating — 23,248 ratings
58.
Tier One (Tier One #1)
Tier One (Tier One #1) 4.14 avg rating — 15,035 ratings
59.
Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family 3.72 avg rating — 48,242 ratings
60.
Swift Judgment (Nate Shepherd, #7)
Swift Judgment (Nate Shepherd, #7) 4.43 avg rating — 3,126 ratings
61.
Weapons Grade (Jack Ryan Jr, #17; Jack Ryan Universe, #36)
Weapons Grade (Jack Ryan Jr, #17; Jack Ryan Universe, #36) 4.33 avg rating — 6,702 ratings
62.
Open Season (Breed Thriller, #2)
Open Season (Breed Thriller, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 3,869 ratings
63.
No One Can Know
No One Can Know 3.66 avg rating — 73,648 ratings
64.
The Locked Door
The Locked Door 3.99 avg rating — 538,715 ratings
65.
The Orphanage by the Lake
The Orphanage by the Lake 3.92 avg rating — 41,938 ratings
66.
Sidewinder (Rachel Hatch #11)
Sidewinder (Rachel Hatch #11)
by: L.T. Ryan
4.51 avg rating — 6,593 ratings
67.
Her Name Is Knight (Nena Knight, #1)
Her Name Is Knight (Nena Knight, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 13,226 ratings
68.
Deep Sleep (Devin Gray, #1)
Deep Sleep (Devin Gray, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 13,335 ratings
69.
The Club
The Club 3.29 avg rating — 122,224 ratings
70.
Shadow's Siege (Shadow Island #15)
Shadow's Siege (Shadow Island #15) 4.61 avg rating — 3,989 ratings
71.
The Unquiet Bones
The Unquiet Bones 4.17 avg rating — 24,767 ratings
72.
The Last Run (Peter Black #6)
The Last Run (Peter Black #6) 4.35 avg rating — 2,092 ratings
73.
One Last Kill (Tracy Crosswhite, #10)
One Last Kill (Tracy Crosswhite, #10) 4.48 avg rating — 23,303 ratings
74.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,697 ratings
75.
The Maid's Diary
The Maid's Diary 4.22 avg rating — 106,956 ratings
76.
Blood Debt (Rogue Warrior #2)
Blood Debt (Rogue Warrior #2)
by: Ian Loome
4.43 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
76.
The Survival Rule (Rain City Legal, #3)
The Survival Rule (Rain City Legal, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 3,597 ratings
78.
Never
Never 4.09 avg rating — 69,176 ratings
79.
Not Forever, But For Now
Not Forever, But For Now 3.05 avg rating — 4,769 ratings
80.
Blackbird (Hart's Ridge #9)
Blackbird (Hart's Ridge #9)
by: Kay Bratt
4.59 avg rating — 4,160 ratings
81.
The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door 3.80 avg rating — 682,664 ratings
82.
The Spy Coast (The Martini Club, #1)
The Spy Coast (The Martini Club, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 99,521 ratings
83.
Winter's Mourn (Winter Black #1)
Winter's Mourn (Winter Black #1) 4.30 avg rating — 30,871 ratings
84.
Hunt Them Down (Pierce Hunt, #1)
Hunt Them Down (Pierce Hunt, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 11,429 ratings
85.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,554 ratings
86.
The Shards
The Shards really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38,458 ratings
87.
Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1)
Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
88.
Quicker (Ell Donsaii, #1)
Quicker (Ell Donsaii, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 3,800 ratings
89.
No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27)
No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27)
by: Lee Child
3.98 avg rating — 61,771 ratings
90.
Drowning
Drowning 4.15 avg rating — 54,424 ratings
91.
The Last Sentinel (Clayton White, #2)
The Last Sentinel (Clayton White, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 5,427 ratings
92.
False Flag (Jason Trapp, #2)
False Flag (Jason Trapp, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 12,788 ratings
93.
Search and Destroy (Tom Rollins Thriller #10)
Search and Destroy (Tom Rollins Thriller #10) 4.48 avg rating — 2,982 ratings
93.
Gray After Dark
Gray After Dark 4.20 avg rating — 81,690 ratings
95.
Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)
Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12) 4.24 avg rating — 43,676 ratings
96.
The Frozen River
The Frozen River 4.39 avg rating — 409,656 ratings
97.
The Deserter (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #1)
The Deserter (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #1) 4.08 avg rating — 18,330 ratings
98.
The Roommate
The Roommate 3.78 avg rating — 12,191 ratings
98.
Last Vote (Emma Last FBI Mystery #10)
Last Vote (Emma Last FBI Mystery #10) 4.61 avg rating — 2,381 ratings
100.
The Girl Who Was Taken
The Girl Who Was Taken 4.18 avg rating — 150,853 ratings
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