Our editors rank the top thriller and mystery books by year, decade or subgenre. These lists include legal thrillers, crime thrillers, cozy mysteries, FBI thrillers and more.
Looking for the best noir novels set in LA? Welcome to the dark and gritty world of LA Noir, where the city of angels reveals its shadowy underbelly in all its sinister glory. Noir books are all about atmosphere —the sights, the sounds, the smells of a city pulsating with danger and desire. In noir books, the streets are slick with rain, the neon lights […]
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What are the best CJ Box books? For newcomers to Box’s work, deciding which book to pick up first is a serious challenge. That’s because Box has been incredibly prolific in the years since the publication of his first novel. Box is best known for his Joe Pickett series, featuring an honest, upright, hardworking and faithful Wyoming Game and Fish warden. Pickett’s famous flaw is
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Looking for a list of all the Lincoln Lawyer books in order? We’ve done all the hard work for you by detailing not only the Lincoln Lawyer books featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, but also the numerous Harry Bosch series books in which Haller makes an appearance. Our list is for Lincoln Lawyer completionists – fans who want to not only read all the
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The best medical thriller books of the 21st Century range from conspiracies about terrifying places where shocking research is carried out, to period pieces about the horrors of mental institutions. Elsewhere, technology threatens to take something that seems like a cure and turn it into something positively lethal. Fertility treatments are invented to save humanity, only to go horribly awry. And don’t forget what may
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This time of year, screens across the globe are filled with Hallmark Christmas movies, modern classics like Elf and old gems like It’s a Wonderful Life. But readers need classics too, and there’s no shortage of great holiday-themed books that warm the hearth while getting your blood racing. Here are three that are just about guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit. Hercule Poirot’s
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What are the best thrillers of 2024? The results of the 2024 BestThrillers.com Book Awards are in, and we’re delighted to list the best books of the year across 15 genres: Action Thriller, Crime Thriller, Conspiracy Thriller, Fantasy & Dystopian, Historical Thriller, Horror, Legal Thriller, Medical Thriller, Military Thriller, Mystery, Paranormal, Political Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Sci-Fi and Spy Thriller. Across our list of 76 winners
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What are the best Karin Slaughter books? In what order should you read them? Find those answers and more with our list of the best Karin Slaughter books as well as a complete listing of all her books by series. Slaughter has gained legions of new fans on the strength of television series based on her books. The Will Trent series, starring Ramon Rodriquez as
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What are the best female detective books? This list of staff favorites, featuring female detectives from bestselling books as well as indie authors, is hard to top. We all love great detectives, no matter who they are and where they hail from. But at times, we crave the point of view and approach to casework that only a female detective can bring. The canon of
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With more than 100 novels published and a reported 450 million novels sold, Dean Koontz is one of the most popular writers of all time. His novels are characterized by fast-paced plots, richly drawn characters, and an exploration of themes such as good versus evil, the power of love, and the resilience of the human spirit. Koontz’s work often features ordinary people confronting extraordinary circumstances,
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Looking for authors like John Grisham? Check out our list of authors that John Grisham fans are likely to enjoy. American novelist John Grisham has published more than 50 books and 28 have become number one bestsellers. While Grisham has plenty of literary range, he’s known primarily for blockbuster legal thrillers such The Pelican Brief, A Time to Kill and The Chamber. Many Grisham books
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