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Best Thriller Books

Name: Best Thriller Books
Creator: Open Library
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

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Name↕	Title↕	Author↕	First Published↕	Subjects↕	Editions↕	Languages↕
The Picture of Dorian Gray	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Oscar Wilde	1890	British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Conduct of life, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Appearance (Philosophy)	3,011	arm, cos, jpn
Treasure Island	Treasure Island	Robert Louis Stevenson	1880	Fiction, Treasure Island (Imaginary place), Treasure-trove, Pirates	1,988	guj, jpn, alb
The Secret Garden	The Secret Garden	Frances Hodgson Burnett	1911	Fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Great britain, fiction	1,594	spa, und, cat
The Man Who Was Thursday	The Man Who Was Thursday	Gilbert Keith Chesterton	1908	Anarchists, Novela de misterio, Police, Libros en letra grande	1,105	pol, heb, spa
The Mysterious Affair at Styles	The Mysterious Affair at Styles	Agatha Christie	1920	Fiction, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Mystery Thriller	1,091	eng, lav, heb
King Solomon's Mines	King Solomon's Mines	H. Rider Haggard	1880	Children's fiction, Mines and mineral resources, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Large type books	1,091	eng, ger, tur
The Thirty-Nine Steps	The Thirty-Nine Steps	John Buchan	1915	Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, espionage, English language	881	spa, ita, ger
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown Mystery)	The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown Mystery)	Gilbert Keith Chesterton	1583	Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, England, fiction, Brown, father (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional	851	eng, por, fre
The Secret Adversary	The Secret Adversary	Agatha Christie	1922	Classic Literature, English language, Fiction, Married people	800	eng, ita, ger
Dracula	Dracula	Bram Stoker	1897	English literature, Fiction, Horror, Horror stories	736	eng, por, fre
The Jewel of Seven Stars	The Jewel of Seven Stars	Bram Stoker	1902	Mummies, Horror, Fiction, Archaeologists	653	ger, eng
The Red Badge of Courage	The Red Badge of Courage	Stephen Crane	1855	1783-1865, American Manuscripts, Cartoons and comics, Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863	639	spa, kor, chi
The Woman in White	The Woman in White	Wilkie Collins, Yordi Abreu	1859	Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Apparitions	630	heb, spa, rus
The Prisoner of Zenda	The Prisoner of Zenda	Anthony Hope, Gary Hoppenstand	1800	Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, action & adventure, Ruritania (imaginary place), fiction	627	eng, heb, ara
The Return of Sherlock Holmes	The Return of Sherlock Holmes	Arthur Conan Doyle	1903	air guns, Americans, anise, anonymity	545	eng, fre, chi
The Riddle of the Sands	The Riddle of the Sands	Erskine Childers	1903	Great britain, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, alternative history	531	eng, chi, ger
Greenmantle	Greenmantle	John Buchan	1915	Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, World war, 1914-1918, fiction	520	fre, spa, eng
The deerslayer	The deerslayer	James Fenimore Cooper	1841	United States in fiction, Male friendship, Hunters, Scouts and scouting in fiction	504	fre, eng, ger
Glinda of Oz	Glinda of Oz	L. Frank Baum	1920	Fiction, Fantasy, Children's stories, Classic Literature	454	eng, ger
Mr. Standfast	Mr. Standfast	John Buchan	1918	Fiction, World War, 1914-1918, Richard Hannay (Fictitious character), Intelligence service	437	ger, eng
The Pathfinder	The Pathfinder	James Fenimore Cooper	1800	Classic Literature, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical fiction	427	eng, rus, ind
Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours	Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours	Jules Verne	1872	Viajes alrededor del mundo, Translations into Gujarati, Fiction, Translations from French	426	guj, spa, jpn
Burning Daylight	Burning Daylight	Jack London	1910	Bankruptcy, Classic Literature, Fiction, Gold mines and mining	405	fin, ger, swe
White Fang	White Fang	Jack London	1905	Gold discoveries, Wolfdogs, Classic Literature, American Adventure stories	387	pol, spa, rus
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers	Vingt mille lieues sous les mers	Jules Verne	1870	Toy and movable books, Fiction, Specimens, Underwater exploration	383	pol, guj, spa
The pioneers	The pioneers	James Fenimore Cooper	1800	Frontier and pioneer life, Open Library Staff Picks, Natty Bumppo (Fictitious character), Fiction	378	eng, fre
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Robert Louis Stevenson	1875	Fiction, Physicians, Physicians in fiction, Multiple personality in fiction	373	epo, spa, rus
Kidnapped	Kidnapped	Robert Louis Stevenson	1886	Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History, Adventure and adventurers	352	epo, spa, chi
The Secret Agent	The Secret Agent	Joseph Conrad	1907	Anarchists, fiction, Conspiracies, fiction, Bombings, fiction, Terrorism, fiction	335	spa, ger, fre
Child of Storm	Child of Storm	H. Rider Haggard	1911	Classic Literature, Fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, South africa, fiction	334	urd, eng, rus
Whose Body?	Whose Body?	Dorothy L. Sayers	1923	Mystery, Detectives, Lord Wimsey, Peter (Fictitious character), Translations into Russian	319	ger, eng, rus
The Clue of the Twisted Candle	The Clue of the Twisted Candle	Edgar Wallace	1900	Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, thrillers	316	eng
A strange disappearance	A strange disappearance	Anna Katharine Green, Anna Katharine Green	1879	Fiction, Police, Missing persons, Women household employees	306	ger, eng
The Black Robe	The Black Robe	Wilkie Collins	1881	Classic Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Priesthood	302	eng, spa, fre
Allan and the Holy Flower	Allan and the Holy Flower	H. Rider Haggard, H. Rider Haggard	1900	Fiction, Allan Quatermain (Fictitious character), Hunting guides, Supernatural	298	eng, heb, urd
Huntingtower	Huntingtower	John Buchan	1910	Fiction, Dickson McCunn (Fictitious character), Kidnapping, Kidnapping in fiction	293	eng, sco
The Evil Shepherd	The Evil Shepherd	Edward Phillips Oppenheim	1922	Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, mystery & detective, general	289	eng, ita
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes	The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes	Arthur Conan Doyle	1927	Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Children's stories, English	286	eng, rus, ger
Murder on the Links	Murder on the Links	Agatha Christie	1923	Fiction, Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Murder	272	eng, ita, ger
The Ivory Child	The Ivory Child	H. Rider Haggard	1916	Fiction, action & adventure, Quatermain, allan (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, fantasy, general	271	eng, urd, ger