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Top 100 Mysteries & Thrillers on Goodreads
Culprits, spies, bad guys, and women with vendettas: There's something so very satisfying about spending your time with the criminal element. And by that, we mean following the clues and solving the capers when you sit down with a great mystery or thriller. Always in search of a great book, Goodreads recently set out to uncover your 100 most-loved thrillers and mysteries.
There are, of course, rules to this game. Namely, every one of these books has at least a 4.0 rating from the Goodreads community. That means it's a bit of a popularity contest, for example Gone Girl is represented with a 4.02 rating, but another girl—Girl on a Train—just misses the list at 3.88. Then there are the usual suspects you won't find on this list: The Maltese Falcon (3.92), Angels & Demons (3.85), and Strangers on a Train (3.84) among others. It may seem brutal, but the readers have spoken.
Of course, many of your favorite writers have stayed with a character for a while, so in the cases of serialized mysteries and thrillers, we picked the books that, again, are over 4.0 and have the largest number of ratings.
It's time to unveil the top 100 Mysteries & Thrillers on Goodreads, arranged in alphabetical order. How many have you read? Tell us in the comments.
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Tell us how many you've read in the comments! And be sure to check out more of our Mystery & Thriller Week coverage here.
Comments Showing 101-150 of 473 (473 new)
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Katherine
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May 01, 2017 09:51AM
11 and some movies, if they count. This is a great list-my to read list has grown considerably!
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46/100 lots of good reads on this list, no surprise
21 so far and I'm currently reading another on the list.
I've read 32 but now I have lots for my to read list. Thanks for the list!
Read 22 of these but not a great fan of Patterson, Child. Surprised no mention of P.D.James, John Harvey, Andrew Magson and several more but picked up a couple which I will try. If readers like C.J.Sansom, would recommend Rory Clements but not his latest.
33 plus several movies. So happy to see some of my favorite authors on this list.
Read 17 of them. Could think of 20 mmore that should have been on the list!
31 All of Michael Connelly, Lee Child, John Sandford, Charlaine Harris, Harlan Coban and eagerly awaiting more!
Weird, Sharon Bolton chosen twice from the 18 listed by the discussion groups didn't make this list?I've only read 41 and of those 41 a good many were some of my lowest rated.
I've read 58 of these. And loved each one. There are a couple I think I've read but don't actually remember - which is why I sometimes have 2 copies of the same book.
I only read four of the listed titles, but I tend to jump genres.
32 and working on others not on list.Great list
31 -- and I will add to that list in the near future
60 out of a 100. I have the rest on my "to read" list.
Twenty four with a few more already on my wish list.
26..... Of course there are many others I've read that didn't make this list!
A terrible list when it comes to overall quality.
I've read 15/100 listed here - though I've read all of the Agatha Christie mysteries, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the other Steig Larsson, a couple other Louise Penny, 2 more by Daphne DuMaurier. I also read cozy mysteries.
I have read 8 that are marked here as read and at least 4 more that I know I have read but are not marked as so, probably because I read them before joining Goodreads. I know the rules as stated but I think there is something drastically wrong with the criteria. Why is there no John D MacDonald book listed? Cape Fear (The Executioners) has a 4.06 rating and was sure a thriller.
Absolute Power, Rebecca, and A Time to Kill are my all time favorites. I'v read several others on the list but none (so far) to surpass those three.
read 11 of these. HIGHLY RECOMEND stephanie plum.
also quentin patrick should have been on the list soo good
also quentin patrick should have been on the list soo good
31/100 plus quite a few of those remaining which I will try to read....sometime!
40 of 100 So far! I can't wait to increase that number.
I have read 38 out of the 100. Am a big fan of mystery/thrillers.
Carol ♔Type, Oh Queen!♕ wrote: "I've read 23 - & only one The Secret History is while not terrible, is overrated.Congratulations Goodreads Community!"
No the most overrated was “The Goldfinch"
