Best Thriller Book Lists

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.

The Best Lucy Foley Books in Order (Updated!)

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Looking for a list of Lucy Foley books in recommended reading order? You’ve come to the right place. Bestselling British author Lucy Foley is a favorite among fans of contemporary mystery and crime fiction and critics alike. She also writes historical fiction. Further, one of her short stories is included in a collection of Agatha Christie fan fiction focusing on Christie’s iconic character Mrs. Marple. […]

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The Lincoln Lawyer Books in Order (Including Bosch Series)

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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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Books Like Bosch

Books Like Bosch: If You Love Michael Connolly’s Bosch Series, Check Out These Novels

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What novels are like the Bosch series? As the third season of Bosch Legacy returns to streaming, a question often raised by fans of the beloved Michael Connolly series looking for their next fix. Here are seven crime thriller gems featuring brilliant, angst-ridden detectives who will do anything to ensure justice is served: Check out the book reviews below to see full details. Bosch Legacy

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The Best C.J. Box Books, Ranked in Order

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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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The Best Medical Thriller Books of The 21st Century

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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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Best Christmas Mystery Books for the Holiday Season

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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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Best Thriller Books of 2024

The Best Thriller Books of 2024

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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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