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The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidBoyfriend Material by Alexis HallThe Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann Rose
Adult Queer Books
469 books — 200 voters
In the Lonely Hours by Shannon MorganOnly If You're Lucky by Stacy WillinghamThe Body in the Ice House by Kate HardyThe Clique by Rhiannon BarnsleyMiddle of the Night by Riley Sager
2024 Mystery Thrillers Crime To Be Excited For
189 books — 183 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
112 books — 126 voters
The Book of the Dead by Douglas PrestonExcavation by James RollinsThe Seventh Scroll by Wilbur SmithThe Ice Limit - La barrière de glace by Lincoln ChildFever Dream by Douglas Preston
Best Archaeology Thriller Books
164 books — 125 voters

Unjust by Brooke HolmesThe Naturals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesA Perfect Evil by Alex KavaThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverA Killer's Mind by Mike Omer
Fiction: Criminal/Forensic Profiler/Psychologist/Psychiatrist (Main Characters)
184 books — 121 voters
Unjust by Brooke HolmesWe're All Lying by Marie StillThe Woman From Death Row by Peter HogenkampDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Thrillers with big Plot Twists
135 books — 101 voters

One for Sorrow by Jane GodmanIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa Layne
Villains That Are Actually Scary
120 books — 98 voters
Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsConsequences by Aleatha RomigTears of Tess by Pepper WintersPrisoner by Annika MartinTwist Me by Anna Zaires
Dark Erotic Books Where Heroine Is Kidnapped
128 books — 96 voters

In Her Shadow by August McLaughlinThe Saladin Strategy by Norm ClarkLEGACY RISING by Shane ScollinsDeadly Pretty Strangers by Max ThornWake the Wicked by Christian Baloga
Indie Thriller – December New Releases
44 books — 89 voters
The Magpie Lord by K.J. CharlesWiddershins by Jordan L. HawkThreshold by Jordan L. HawkStormhaven by Jordan L. HawkWinter by Josh Lanyon
Best M/M Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller Books of 2013
36 books — 85 voters

Sworn to Silence by Linda CastilloPray for Silence by Linda CastilloBreaking Silence by Linda CastilloGone Missing by Linda CastilloA Plain Death by Amanda Flower
Amish Mysteries
89 books — 76 voters
2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeAlien by Alan Dean FosterAliens by Alan Dean FosterStar Wars by Matthew Woodring StoverStar Wars by Donald F. Glut
FAVORITE MOVIE-TIE-INS (NOVELIZATIONS)
154 books — 75 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Lost Man by Jane HarperIn the Woods by Tana FrenchMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Dry by Jane Harper
[ATY 2021] - Mystery or Thriller
332 books — 75 voters
Hawke's Point by Mark WillenThe Immigrant by Nery McMahonThe Nameless Dead by Leta SerafimThe Deep Lake by Vitor M.C. RodriguesThe Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos
2025 Mystery Thrillers True Crime
66 books — 74 voters

It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyBait by J. Kent MessumDoctor Sleep by Stephen KingNOS4A2 by Joe HillThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Horror Fiction 2013
49 books — 73 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraStay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen KilgariffIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Murderino Reading List!
189 books — 73 voters

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssPandora by Joshua GrantThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Fictitious Shipwrecks
145 books — 69 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerBound By Blood by Shane K.P. O'NeillThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleBirth Of The Monster by Shane K.P. O'NeillThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Great Supernatural Thrillers & Horror - 19th Century
51 books — 65 voters

Exhale Love by Donn PhillipsAnimal Farm by George OrwellHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingRebecca by Daphne du MaurierTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Books that are awesome duh!
215 books — 65 voters
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa GrayThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
59 books — 65 voters

It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyBehind Blue Eyes by D.M. WolfendenChoices by Coleen LiebschPandora by Joshua GrantDead by Morning by Kayla Krantz
Books about Sadistic Monsters
45 books — 64 voters
Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Your Top 100 Books (abandoned due to spam)
469 books — 64 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettDear Edward by Ann NapolitanoThe Guest List by Lucy Foley
2020: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
721 books — 64 voters
Night Shift by Charlaine HarrisJourney to Munich by Jacqueline WinspearThe Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. KingWhen Falcons Fall by C.S. HarrisPushing up Daisies by M.C. Beaton
2016 Mysteries
75 books — 61 voters

Disconnected by L. CalellApocalyptic Empire by Chris BlakeThe Magpies by Mark EdwardsGhosts of Royston by Eric G. DoveThe End by G. Michael Hopf
Indie Thriller – April 2013 New Releases
30 books — 60 voters
Arielle by Lilian RobertsThe Club by Anthony HulseThe Girl From Hanoi by Tom MyersThe Consecration by Jesse MerwinBat Blood by Richard Myerscough
Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Reads of 2014
28 books — 59 voters

The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonIbil by Adeerus GhayanThe Last Sword Maker by Brian NelsonBeat by Jared GarrettThe Cobra Event by Richard Preston
Fiction: Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare
125 books — 57 voters
The Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThe Price You Pay by Jim FusilliComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
American Crime & Thrillers
74 books — 52 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Trigger by Tim ButcherMad Love by Lynessa Layne
Recommended
116 books — 51 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonCluster of Lies by Samuel MarquisTerminal Freeze by Lincoln ChildThe Blue Horse by Bruce BorgosPanzer Grenadier by Nigel Seed
Best Eco-Thrillers
50 books — 46 voters

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