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Best Thriller Books

Most-published thrillers — heart-pounding suspense and page-turners.

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The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde1,890British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Conduct of life, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Appearance (Philosophy)3,011arm, cos, jpn
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson1,880Fiction, Treasure Island (Imaginary place), Treasure-trove, Pirates1,988guj, jpn, alb
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett1,911Fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Great britain, fiction1,594spa, und, cat
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,892Classic Literature, Murder, Mystery, Conclusions1,132pol, spa, may
The Man Who Was ThursdayGilbert Keith Chesterton1,908Anarchists, Novela de misterio, Police, Libros en letra grande1,105pol, heb, spa
The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie1,920Fiction, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Mystery Thriller1,091eng, lav, heb
King Solomon's MinesH. Rider Haggard1,880Children's fiction, Mines and mineral resources, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Large type books1,091eng, ger, tur
The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1,915Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, espionage, English language881spa, ita, ger
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown Mystery)Gilbert Keith Chesterton1,583Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, England, fiction, Brown, father (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional851eng, por, fre
The Secret AdversaryAgatha Christie1,922Classic Literature, English language, Fiction, Married people800eng, ita, ger
DraculaBram Stoker1,897English literature, Fiction, Horror, Horror stories736eng, por, fre
The Jewel of Seven StarsBram Stoker1,902Mummies, Horror, Fiction, Archaeologists653ger, eng
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane1,8551783-1865, American Manuscripts, Cartoons and comics, Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863639spa, kor, chi
The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins, Yordi Abreu1,859Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Apparitions630heb, spa, rus
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope, Gary Hoppenstand1,800Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, action & adventure, Ruritania (imaginary place), fiction627eng, heb, ara
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle1,903air guns, Americans, anise, anonymity545eng, fre, chi
The Riddle of the SandsErskine Childers1,903Great britain, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, alternative history531eng, chi, ger
GreenmantleJohn Buchan1,915Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, World war, 1914-1918, fiction520fre, spa, eng
The deerslayerJames Fenimore Cooper1,841United States in fiction, Male friendship, Hunters, Scouts and scouting in fiction504fre, eng, ger
Glinda of OzL. Frank Baum1,920Fiction, Fantasy, Children's stories, Classic Literature454eng, ger
Mr. StandfastJohn Buchan1,918Fiction, World War, 1914-1918, Richard Hannay (Fictitious character), Intelligence service437ger, eng
The PathfinderJames Fenimore Cooper1,800Classic Literature, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical fiction427eng, rus, ind
Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts JoursJules Verne1,872Viajes alrededor del mundo, Translations into Gujarati, Fiction, Translations from French426guj, spa, jpn
Burning DaylightJack London1,910Bankruptcy, Classic Literature, Fiction, Gold mines and mining405fin, ger, swe
White FangJack London1,905Gold discoveries, Wolfdogs, Classic Literature, American Adventure stories387pol, spa, rus
Vingt mille lieues sous les mersJules Verne1,870Toy and movable books, Fiction, Specimens, Underwater exploration383pol, guj, spa
The pioneersJames Fenimore Cooper1,800Frontier and pioneer life, Open Library Staff Picks, Natty Bumppo (Fictitious character), Fiction378eng, fre
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson1,875Fiction, Physicians, Physicians in fiction, Multiple personality in fiction373epo, spa, rus
KidnappedRobert Louis Stevenson1,886Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History, Adventure and adventurers352epo, spa, chi
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad1,907Anarchists, fiction, Conspiracies, fiction, Bombings, fiction, Terrorism, fiction335spa, ger, fre
Child of StormH. Rider Haggard1,911Classic Literature, Fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, South africa, fiction334urd, eng, rus
Whose Body?Dorothy L. Sayers1,923Mystery, Detectives, Lord Wimsey, Peter (Fictitious character), Translations into Russian319ger, eng, rus
The Clue of the Twisted CandleEdgar Wallace1,900Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, thrillers316eng
A strange disappearanceAnna Katharine Green, Anna Katharine Green1,879Fiction, Police, Missing persons, Women household employees306ger, eng
The Black RobeWilkie Collins1,881Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Priesthood302eng, spa, fre
Allan and the Holy FlowerH. Rider Haggard, H. Rider Haggard1,900Fiction, Allan Quatermain (Fictitious character), Hunting guides, Supernatural298eng, heb, urd
HuntingtowerJohn Buchan1,910Fiction, Dickson McCunn (Fictitious character), Kidnapping, Kidnapping in fiction293eng, sco
The Evil ShepherdEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,922Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, mystery & detective, general289eng, ita
The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle1,927Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Children's stories, English286eng, rus, ger
Murder on the LinksAgatha Christie1,923Fiction, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Murder272eng, ita, ger
The Ivory ChildH. Rider Haggard1,916Fiction, action & adventure, Quatermain, allan (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, fantasy, general271eng, urd, ger
The great impersonationEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,920English Spy stories, Spy stories, English, Classic Literature, Fiction254eng
Abbot's GhostLouisa May Alcott2,004Fiction, religious, Fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense232ita, eng
Otto of the Silver HandHoward Pyle, Howard Pyle1,888Middle Ages, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Classic Literature226eng
The Last of the PlainsmenZane Grey1,908Fiction, westerns, Fiction, Jones, Charles Jesse, in fiction, Pioneers222eng
TypeeHerman Melville1,840Fiction, Indigenous peoples, Sailors, Social life and customs216spa, ger, fre
A Tale of Three LionsH. Rider Haggard2,004Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, short stories (single author)215eng
Uncle SilasSheridan Le Fanu1,864Uncles, Orphans, Fiction, Governesses214eng, fre
An American TragedyTheodore Dreiser1,900Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Trials (Murder), fiction210pol, heb, spa
And Then There Were NoneAgatha Christie1,939Roman policier, French language materials, Français (langue), Lectures et morceaux choisis210pol, heb, spa
A Princess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs1,917John Carter (Fictitious character), Fiction, Classic Literature, Dejah Thoris (Fictitious character)206eng, spa, rus
Voyage au Centre de la TerreJules Verne1,867Fiction, Science fiction, Imaginary Voyages, Imaginary voyages in fiction205heb, mac, spa
The After HouseMary Roberts Rinehart1,914Classic Literature, Fiction, mystery and suspense, Yachting203eng
The Man in the Brown SuitAgatha Christie1,924Fiction, Mystery, English literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, general201eng, heb, ita
The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown2,003Suspense & Thriller, Spiritual Fiction, hieros gamos, Priory of Sion197jpn, por, kor
Brood of the Witch-QueenSax Rohmer1,924Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Witches194eng
Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding1,954fiction, relationships, adventure, morality191spa, glg, rus
The BeetleRichard Marsh, Satomi Sugita1,897Antiquities, British, Classic Literature, Collection and preservation190eng
Death on the NileAgatha Christie1,937Belgians, Fiction, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators187pol, heb, spa
Lysbeth, a Tale of the DutchH. Rider Haggard1,901Netherlands, fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, historical, general, History186eng
The kingdom of the blindEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,909Fiction, thrillers, espionage186chi, eng
MidwinterJohn Buchan1,923Fiction, historical, general, England, fiction, Jacobite rebellion, 1745-1746, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure184gle, eng
The Circular StaircaseMary Roberts Rinehart1,908Classic Literature, Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Innes, rachel (fictitious character), fiction182chi, eng, spa
The Four Just MenEdgar Wallace1,905Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, mystery & detective, general177spa, eng, ger
The power-houseJohn Buchan1,916Edward Leithen (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, thrillers, general175eng
The Paradise MysteryJoseph Smith Fletcher1,920Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, thrillers, suspense174hin, eng
The spyJames Fenimore Cooper1,821History, Fiction, United States in fiction, Juvenile fiction172eng, ger, rus
Tales of Terror and MysteryArthur Conan Doyle1,963Classic Literature, English Detective and mystery stories, English Horror tales, English Short stories168eng
Angels & DemonsDan Brown2,000heparin, ambigrams, antimatter, Freemasons168jpn, por, dan
The Golden ScorpionSax Rohmer1,919Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Criminals, Fiction, action & adventure165eng
The LodgerMarie Belloc Lowndes1,913Classic Literature, Fiction, Serial murders, Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies162eng, chi
The Free FishersJohn Buchan1,934Fiction, History, Scottish Historical fiction, Fiction, historical, general162eng
Le Mystère de la Chambre JauneGaston Leroux1,908Policier, Rouletabille, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general160spa, und, fre
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC. S. Lewis1,950the Blitz, fauns, Turkish Delight, lions158pol, spa, rus
Tarzan the Terrible (#8)Edgar Rice Burroughs1,921Tarzan (Fictitious character), Fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction, action & adventure157eng
Michel StrogoffJules Verne1,876Classic Literature, Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction152guj, spa, ger
Il nome della rosaUmberto Eco1,980Novela de misterio, History, Monasticismo y vida religiosa, Novela didáctica151pol, spa, rus
Casino RoyaleIan Fleming1,953British, Fiction, Fiction in English, Intelligence officers149eng, fre, ger
Maiwa's Revenge; or, The War of the Little HandH. Rider Haggard1,880Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, action & adventure149spa, eng, urd
The Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré1,602Fiction, Cold War, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service144spa, ita, ger
The PearlJohn Steinbeck1,945American fiction (fictional works by one author), Open Library Staff Picks, Avaricia, Buceadores de perlas143ger, dan, cpf
In SecretRobert W. Chambers1,919World war, 1914-1918, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Classic Literature, Fiction142eng
Nightmare AbbeyThomas Love Peacock1,818Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Classic Literature, Fiction140eng, fre, und
The Drums of JeopardyHarold MacGrath1,920Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, action & adventure140eng
The Eye of OsirisR. Austin Freeman1,911London (england), fiction, Physicians, fiction, Thorndyke, doctor (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general136chi, und, eng
The Czar's Spy: A Story of a Matter of MillionsWilliam Le Queux1,900Fiction, thrillers, espionage, English literature134eng
From Russia, with loveIan Fleming1,957British, Fiction, Fiction in English, Intelligence officers132heb, und, cze
Le fantôme de l'opéraGaston Leroux1,911Fiction, Opera, Composers, Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character)131spa, ita, ger
The Mysterious Key And What It OpenedLouisa May Alcott2,004Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general129eng
RayuelaJulio Cortázar1,963Chronology, Social life and customs, Spanish fiction, Argentine fiction129tur, ukr, swe
GoldfingerIan Fleming1,958Fiction, Fiction in English, Gold smuggling, James Bond (Fictitious character)127eng, heb, rum
Blind loveWilkie Collins, Walter Besant1,889Fiction, Secret societies, Married women, Conspiracies126ger, eng, fre
The Mystery of the Blue TrainAgatha Christie1,928Crimes against, Detective and mystery stories, Divorce, Divorce in fiction124spa, ita, ger
Live and let dieIan Fleming1,954British, Fiction, Fiction in English, Intelligence officers122ita, vie, eng
The Black CatEdgar Allan Poe1,914fiction, horror fiction, cats, Children's fiction122spa, fre, jpn
The Secret of ChimneysAgatha Christie1,925Fiction, Mystery, Superintendent Battle (Fictitious character), English Detective and mystery stories121eng, ger, spa
The Big FourAgatha Christie1,927Fiction, Mystery, Private investigators, Large type books121pol, heb, spa
The Lost SymbolDan Brown2,009Suspense & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Aventures, Langdon, Robert (Personnage fictif)120pol, heb, spa
River of DeathFred M. (Fred Merrick) White2,004Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, suspense117eng
The Orange-Yellow DiamondJoseph Smith Fletcher1,921Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, mystery & detective, general117eng
CarrieStephen King1,974occult & supernatural fiction, horror fiction, psychological thrillers, Fiction117fre, ger, ita
The Lancashire Witches, a Romance of Pendle ForestWilliam Harrison Ainsworth1,849Fiction, historical, general, England, fiction, Fiction, History115und, eng, ger
The Talleyrand MaximJoseph Smith Fletcher1,920Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Wills in fiction, Detective and mystery stories115eng, ita
Robur le conquérantJules Verne1,886Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, science fiction, general113spa, ger, fre
Doctor NoIan Fleming1,958Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, James Bond (Fictitious character), Bond, james (fictitious character), fiction112ita, vie, eng
Cinq semaines en ballonJules Verne1,867Travel, Hot air balloons, Description and travel, Fiction112spa, cze, ger
The Green RustEdgar Wallace1,910Fiction in English, Fiction, thrillers, general, Physicians, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general110ger, eng
The Pillars of the EarthKen Follett1,989White Ship, The Anarchy, Battle of Lincoln, Anglo-Saxon law110heb, spa, ger
The gap in the curtainJohn Buchan1,900Fiction, thrillers, Fiction, historical, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, historical, general107eng
Burn, witch, burn!A. Merritt1,933Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, fantasy, general, Witch world (imaginary place), fiction107eng, spa
South Wind - Norman DouglasNorman Douglas, Norman Douglas1,900Fiction in English, Resorts, Fiction, Hedonism105eng, und
PerfumePatrick Süskind1,985Historical fiction, psychological thriller, dark fantasy, coming-of-age105pol, spa, rus
Diamonds are ForeverIan Fleming1,956British, Diamond smuggling, English Spy stories, Fiction104eng, heb, vie
Ordeal by InnocenceAgatha Christie1,958Detectives, Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Large type books104eng, ger, ara
The Pit and the PendulumEdgar Allan Poe1,907American fiction (fictional works by one author), American Horror tales, American literature, American Short stories101eng, spa, epo
The spy who loved meIan Fleming1,960Fiction, Fiction in English, James Bond (Fictitious character), Bond, james (fictitious character), fiction100pol, eng, spa
La sombra del vientoCarlos Ruiz Zafón2,001Mothers and sons, Verschollenheit, Widowers, Fiction99pol, spa, jpn
MiseryStephen King1,978dope, pills, American Novelists, Captives99srp, por, eng
Les RobotsIsaac Asimov1,950smear campaigns, supercomputers, computers, Frankenstein complex98spa, ita, ger
The ShiningStephen King1,977Fiction, horror fiction, demonology, precognition97spa, ita, ger
MoonrakerIan Fleming1,955Fiction, Intelligence officers, James Bond (Fictitious character), espionage97eng, heb, dut
ItStephen King1,986coming of age, thrillers, suspense, horror95pol, spa, rus
They Came to BaghdadAgatha Christie1,951English Spy stories, Fiction, Mystery, Conspiracy95eng, fre, ara
Alias the Lone WolfLouis Joseph Vance1,921Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Paris (france), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general95eng
The FirmJohn Grisham1,991Certified Public Accountants, bar examinations, funerals, private investigators94spa, rus, und
The GunslingerStephen King1,976succubus, demons, American fiction, fantastic fiction94kor, ita, chi
You Only Live TwiceIan Fleming1,964Fiction, espionage, Fiction, thrillers, general, Bond, james (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage93eng, chi, fre
Jurassic ParkMichael Crichton1,990dichogamy, corporate espionage, science fiction, cautionary tale93heb, spa, rus
One Hundred PercentUpton Sinclair1,920Fiction, Bibliography, Industrial Workers of the World, Communists92ger, hun, yid
Pet SemataryStephen King1,983fiction, thrillers, suspense, horror92spa, ita, ger
Deception PointDan Brown2,001mystery fiction, adventure fiction, literature, Meteors92jpn, por, dan
Passenger to FrankfurtAgatha Christie1,970Detective and mystery stories, English, Murder, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional91eng, chi, fre
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London1,914Mutiny in fiction, Mutiny, Fiction, Fiction, action & adventure91ger, eng, swe
The Green MileStephen King1,996horror fiction, fiction, death row inmates, prisons91ita, chi, spa
Le ChancellorJules Verne1,875Juvenile fiction, Shipwrecks, Classic Literature, Fiction89ukr, eng, fre
The Dead ZoneStephen King1,979brain tumors, rifles, human shields, assassination88pol, spa, rus
Our Man in HavanaGraham Greene1,958Fiction, Intelligence service, Black Comedy, Working class87heb, spa, rus
Death Comes as the EndAgatha Christie1,944Fiction, Murder, Mystery, Social life and customs87eng, rus, ger
Busman's honeymoonDorothy L. Sayers1,937Fiction, Private investigators, Lord Wimsey, Peter (Fictitious character), Private investigators in fiction87ger, eng, spa
A maker of historyEdward Phillips Oppenheim1,886Fiction, thrillers, espionage87eng
For Your Eyes OnlyIan Fleming1,959British, English Short stories, English Spy stories, Fiction87eng, heb, rum
The Sittaford MysteryAgatha Christie1,931English Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Murder, Fiction87epo, spa, rus
The Evil Genius. A Domestis StoryWilkie Collins, Amara Saldaña1,800Mystery, Fiction, Fiction, general, Social conditions86eng, spa
Brat FarrarJosephine Tey1,949Condensed books, English language, Fiction, Impersonation85eng, und
The Devil DoctorSax Rohmer1,916Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Classic Literature, Mystery84eng
Digital FortressDan Brown1,998techno-thriller, supercomputers, Se curite informatique, Intelligence officers84jpn, ita, fre
A prince of the captivityJohn Buchan1,933Fiction, historical, Fiction, thrillers, general, Spy stories, Fiction84eng
The StandStephen King1,978suspense & thriller, gothic & horror, biological warfare, research84pol, spa, rus
Partners in CrimeAgatha Christie1,929English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Mystery, Tuppence Beresford (Fictitious character)83spa, ger, fre
Storm IslandKen Follett1,978English Spy stories, Fiction, German Espionage, Germans83spa, ita, ger
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