thriller
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Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively.
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories,…more
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories,…more
popular thriller books (showing 1-50 of 7,731)
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by Dan Brown (shelved 426 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.57 — 315,210 ratings — published 2000
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by Dan Brown (shelved 321 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.70 — 141,792 ratings — published 2000
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Deception Point (Paperback)
by Dan Brown (shelved 173 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.40 — 27,921 ratings — published 2001
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Digital Fortress (Paperback)
by Dan Brown (shelved 156 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.26 — 25,840 ratings — published 1998
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Jurassic Park (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 125 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.65 — 38,291 ratings — published 1990
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The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by Dan Brown (shelved 112 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.35 — 23,808 ratings — published 2009
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The Firm (Paperback)
by John Grisham (shelved 107 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.66 — 30,235 ratings — published 1991
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The Silence of the Lambs (Paperback)
by Thomas Harris (shelved 103 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.86 — 51,471 ratings — published 1988
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The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
by Robert Ludlum (shelved 97 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.75 — 47,679 ratings — published 1980
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The Pelican Brief (Paperback)
by John Grisham (shelved 86 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.61 — 22,953 ratings — published 1992
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The Hunt for Red October (Special 15th Anniversary Edition)
by Tom Clancy (shelved 85 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.73 — 40,085 ratings — published 1984
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A Time to Kill (Paperback)
by John Grisham (shelved 78 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.73 — 71,628 ratings — published 1989
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Congo (Mass Market Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 78 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.07 — 15,233 ratings — published 1980
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The Client (Paperback)
by John Grisham (shelved 75 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.59 — 24,977 ratings — published 1993
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Das Urteil, 5 Audio-CDs (Audio CD)
by John Grisham (shelved 73 times as thriller)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1994
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Timeline (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 71 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.56 — 13,588 ratings — published 1999
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Prey (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 70 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.40 — 9,771 ratings — published 2002
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Red Dragon (Hardcover)
by Thomas Harris (shelved 70 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.80 — 7,022 ratings — published 1981
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The Lost World (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 69 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.28 — 12,752 ratings — published 1995
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Patriot Games (Paperback)
by Tom Clancy (shelved 68 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,168 ratings — published 1987
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Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, Book 2)
by James Patterson (shelved 65 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.64 — 44,819 ratings — published 1995
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The Andromeda Strain (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 63 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.54 — 14,491 ratings — published 1969
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Hannibal (Paperback)
by Thomas Harris (shelved 62 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.36 — 6,873 ratings — published 1999
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The Shining (Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 61 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.87 — 74,919 ratings — published 1977
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Clear and Present Danger (Paperback)
by Tom Clancy (shelved 60 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,137 ratings — published 1987
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by Stieg Larsson (shelved 60 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.93 — 24,667 ratings — published 2005
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Sphere (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 58 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.45 — 12,978 ratings — published 1987
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Misery (Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 56 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.80 — 22,684 ratings — published 1978
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Airframe (Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 56 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.31 — 5,926 ratings — published 1996
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Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, Book 1)
by James Patterson (shelved 55 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.87 — 14,258 ratings — published 1992
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The Sum of All Fears (Paperback)
by Tom Clancy (shelved 54 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.70 — 4,865 ratings — published 1991
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Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
by Dean Koontz (shelved 54 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.70 — 31,401 ratings — published 2003
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The Bourne Supremacy (Jason Bourne, #2)
by Robert Ludlum (shelved 53 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,992 ratings — published 1989
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Relic (Pendergast #1)
by Douglas Preston (shelved 52 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,754 ratings — published 1995
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The Stand (Expanded Edition)
by Stephen King (shelved 51 times as thriller)
avg rating 4.25 — 32,791 ratings — published 1978
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The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, #3)
by Douglas Preston (shelved 51 times as thriller)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,321 ratings — published 2002
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The Chamber (Paperback)
by John Grisham (shelved 51 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.42 — 14,712 ratings — published 1994
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
by Jeff Lindsay (shelved 48 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.72 — 7,708 ratings — published 2004
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The Rainmaker (Paperback)
by John Grisham (shelved 48 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.58 — 16,328 ratings — published 1995
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The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, #7) (Diogenes, #3)
by Douglas Preston (shelved 48 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,099 ratings — published 2006
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The Historian (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Kostova (shelved 47 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.63 — 28,177 ratings — published 2005
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Rising Sun (Hardcover)
by Michael Crichton (shelved 47 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.29 — 6,334 ratings — published 1992
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Intensity (Mass Market Paperback)
by Dean Koontz (shelved 47 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.88 — 6,606 ratings — published 1995
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Brimstone (Pendergast, #5/Diogenes, #1)
by Douglas Preston (shelved 46 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,888 ratings — published 2004
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Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 46 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.58 — 20,331 ratings — published 1974
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2)
by Stieg Larsson (shelved 44 times as thriller)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,225 ratings — published 2005
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The Bourne Ultimatum (Jason Bourne, #3)
by Robert Ludlum (shelved 44 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,513 ratings — published 1993
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Reliquary (Pendergast, #2)
by Douglas Preston (shelved 43 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,441 ratings — published 1997
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Dance of Death (Pendergast, #6/Diogenes, #2)
by Douglas Preston (shelved 43 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,525 ratings — published 1999
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It (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 42 times as thriller)
avg rating 3.85 — 26,742 ratings — published 1986
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"The main rub was the lack of RnR and I burned out. Three years and three stripes later, I ejected from the MP Corps, vowing I'd never do police or criminal investigative work again. Instead, I returned home when I should've learned better. "
— Ed Lynskey (Pelham Fell Here)
— Ed Lynskey (Pelham Fell Here)
"Only those with a conscience can find an action unconscionable."
— F.D. Crandall
— F.D. Crandall
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