100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,215 ratings
2.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,543,948 ratings
3.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,165 ratings
4.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,202 ratings
5.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,380 ratings
6.
A Story of Yesterday
A Story of Yesterday 4.53 avg rating — 16,471 ratings
7.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,697 ratings
8.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,382 ratings
9.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,958 ratings
10.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,318 ratings
11.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,199 ratings
12.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,139 ratings
13.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,858 ratings
14.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,241 ratings
15.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,793 ratings
16.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,886 ratings
17.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,175 ratings
18.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,903 ratings
19.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 815,991 ratings
20.
None of This Is True
None of This Is True 4.09 avg rating — 978,536 ratings
21.
Never Lie
Never Lie 4.08 avg rating — 1,237,094 ratings
22.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,151 ratings
23.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating — 714,506 ratings
24.
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
by: A.J. Finn
3.94 avg rating — 862,186 ratings
25.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,179 ratings
26.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,562 ratings
27.
The Paris Apartment
The Paris Apartment 3.65 avg rating — 675,329 ratings
28.
Lock Every Door
Lock Every Door 3.89 avg rating — 277,528 ratings
29.
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,305,540 ratings
30.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,975 ratings
31.
You (You, #1)
You (You, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 281,119 ratings
32.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating — 343,559 ratings
33.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 122,045 ratings
34.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 252,285 ratings
35.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 124,235 ratings
36.
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 529,021 ratings
37.
Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3) 4.30 avg rating — 17,261 ratings
38.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,471 ratings
39.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,159 ratings
40.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,182 ratings
41.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,710 ratings
42.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,904 ratings
43.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,122 ratings
44.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,857 ratings
45.
Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1)
Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 20,801 ratings
46.
Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures 4.16 avg rating — 504,901 ratings
47.
On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8)
On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8) 4.50 avg rating — 17,955 ratings
48.
Those Empty Eyes
Those Empty Eyes 4.16 avg rating — 76,420 ratings
49.
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls 4.01 avg rating — 631,436 ratings
50.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,195 ratings
51.
Twenty Years Later
Twenty Years Later 4.19 avg rating — 159,241 ratings
52.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,832 ratings
53.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,295 ratings
54.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,346 ratings
55.
What Lies in the Woods
What Lies in the Woods 3.95 avg rating — 184,334 ratings
56.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,491 ratings
57.
The Only One Left
The Only One Left 4.13 avg rating — 518,391 ratings
58.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,223 ratings
59.
The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient 4.17 avg rating — 2,996,877 ratings
60.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,682 ratings
61.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 113,837 ratings
62.
Dangerous Play (Kate Green, #2)
Dangerous Play (Kate Green, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 2,640 ratings
63.
The Swimmer
The Swimmer 4.13 avg rating — 22,278 ratings
64.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,595 ratings
65.
Listen for the Lie
Listen for the Lie 4.08 avg rating — 410,957 ratings
66.
The Reaping (Steinbeck and Reed, #2)
The Reaping (Steinbeck and Reed, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 10,701 ratings
67.
The Wrong Daughter
The Wrong Daughter really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 55,846 ratings
68.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439,111 ratings
69.
Passions in Death (In Death, #59)
Passions in Death (In Death, #59)
by: J.D. Robb
4.28 avg rating — 20,212 ratings
70.
Hart's Ridge (Hart's Ridge #1)
Hart's Ridge (Hart's Ridge #1)
by: Kay Bratt
4.36 avg rating — 12,371 ratings
71.
The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door 3.80 avg rating — 682,664 ratings
72.
Local Woman Missing
Local Woman Missing 4.13 avg rating — 687,280 ratings
73.
The Last Thing She Ever Did
The Last Thing She Ever Did 4.04 avg rating — 49,552 ratings
74.
Journey's Paradox (Journey Russo FBI Mystery #6)
Journey's Paradox (Journey Russo FBI Mystery #6) 4.55 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
75.
Echo Road (Mercy Kilpatrick, #9; Bree Taggert, #9)
Echo Road (Mercy Kilpatrick, #9; Bree Taggert, #9) 4.54 avg rating — 17,172 ratings
76.
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors 3.97 avg rating — 720,046 ratings
77.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,065 ratings
78.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,134 ratings
79.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,696 ratings
80.
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner 4.07 avg rating — 71,172 ratings
81.
Stripped Bare (Kate Fox, #1)
Stripped Bare (Kate Fox, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 7,604 ratings
82.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,262 ratings
83.
The Erkeley Shadows
The Erkeley Shadows 4.30 avg rating — 8,406 ratings
84.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,882 ratings
85.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,472 ratings
86.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,253 ratings
87.
The Somerset Slayings (DI Haig Crime Thrillers, #1)
The Somerset Slayings (DI Haig Crime Thrillers, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 3,113 ratings
88.
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 37,929 ratings
89.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,554 ratings
90.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,856 ratings
91.
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me 3.83 avg rating — 1,100,308 ratings
92.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 69,057 ratings
93.
The Patient's Secret
The Patient's Secret 4.26 avg rating — 60,159 ratings
94.
The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, #6)
The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, #6) 4.08 avg rating — 65,702 ratings
95.
A Flicker in the Dark
A Flicker in the Dark 3.98 avg rating — 554,899 ratings
96.
Final Girls
Final Girls 3.82 avg rating — 243,378 ratings
97.
Then She Was Gone
Then She Was Gone 4.04 avg rating — 913,346 ratings
98.
Sister
Sister 3.77 avg rating — 55,034 ratings
98.
Found
Found 4.10 avg rating — 26,552 ratings
100.
No Exit
No Exit 3.99 avg rating — 203,717 ratings
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