Crime Thriller Books

The best crime thriller book reviews. “Crime thriller” is a catch-all term for thriller subgenres that feature a struggle for dominance between criminals and law enforcement, such as mafia thriller, police procedural, detective fiction, true crime, serial killer fiction and others.

The Monuments Must Bleed, a Chilling Serial Killer Thriller by Clifton Wilcox

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The Bottom Line: A chilling, cerebral thriller where ancient ritual collides with modern crime, The Monuments Must Bleed grips from the first sacrifice to the final revelation. Highly recommended for fans of Dan Brown and James Rollins. The Monuments Must Bleed begins in Washington, D.C., where Detective Isabella “Izzy” Rodriguez encounters a crime scene unlike any she’s seen before: a young woman’s body arranged among Aztec artifacts in […]

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Missing in Tanzania

Missing in Tanzania, an Action-Packed Adventure Novel by James E. Merriman

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The Bottom Line: Don’t miss this action-packed, location-rich adventure set in the darkest corners of Africa. Missing in Tanzania opens as Australian rancher Ann Thompson arrives in Stone Town, Zanzibar, in search of a shadowy local fixer named Anton. It seems that Ann’s twin sister, Jane, vanished after a safari on the Serengeti.  The mission hardly comes out of sisterly love. As a result of complex

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How to Surf a Hurricane, a Gripping Eco-Thriller by Todd Medema

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The Bottom Line: A gripping eco-thriller about a visionary who risks everything to help solve the climate crisis.  How to Surf a Hurricane opens in Pittsburgh as Moro Petroff, an idealistic engineer and scion of a powerful energy dynasty, finds himself locked in a tense confrontation with his domineering uncle Dmitri. Dmitri, who serves as both the personal and ideological foil for Moro, is the CEO of Petroff Power, the

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Never Flinch, a New Holly Gibney Crime Thriller by Stephen King

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The Bottom Line: A propulsive crime thriller that intertwines obsession, morality and the fragile line between justice and revenge. In Never Flinch, Stephen King returns to the crime thriller format that has produced some of his most brilliant novels – Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, The Institute (see where the novel ranks among King’s best books). As usual, he reveals the identity of his villain early

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Welcome to Cottonmouth, an Explosive Action Thriller by Jay S. Bell

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The Bottom Line: An explosive, over-the-top, series-worthy action thriller set in a world that feels completely fresh. Jay S. Bell’s debut thriller opens in a devastated Arizona biker bar. Devlin Mahoney calmly shuffles playing cards while guns, blood spatter, cooling corpses and busted furnishings lay all around him. His CIA handler offers him two options: risk arrest and Arizona’s death penalty, or take a job

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Noble Sin, an Electrifying Political Thriller by Andrew Bridgeman

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The Bottom Line: An electrifying, character-driven political thriller that will have readers hooked from the very first chapter.  A Noble Sin begins as FBI agent Emma Noble finds herself trapped in a suffocating North Carolina traffic jam. Her eyes are drawn to a sobbing child in a nearby car. With the summer heat pressing down and sirens wailing in the distance, Emma’s sixth sense kicks as she spots bruises on the

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The Summer of Haight, an Electrifying Debut Thriller by George Petersen

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The Bottom Line: An electrifying debut that is part murder mystery, part psychological thriller, and most of all, a memorable plunge into the dark soul of the Summer of Love.  The Summer of Haight begins as British expatriate and San Francisco attorney Longfellow finds himself in the vibrant tide of the 1967 Summer of Love. While the city explodes in psychedelic colors, free love, and anti-establishment fervor,

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The 20 Best FBI Thriller Books (Updated for 2025)

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What are the best FBI Thrillers you haven’t read yet? This list of  20 incredible FBI Thrillers is filled with gems. FBI thrillers are pervasive throughout the entertainment landscape. Almost since the FBI was founded during the Teddy Roosevelt presidency in 1908, novelists and filmmakers alike have been cooking up fictional episodes of the legendary G-men. Some of these classic tales are tributes, and many

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Grid Zero, an Immersive Gem of a Disaster Thriller by Andrew Diamond

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The Bottom Line: Grid Zero exposes the terrifying fragility of our world within a brilliant cyber-disaster novel. Grid Zero begins as America’s East Coast reels from a catastrophic power outage, plunging millions into sweltering darkness in the aftermath of two back-to-back hurricanes. Among a town of 31,000 people, Sean Riggs, a former software engineer with a history of whistleblowing, and social media manager Danielle Duval, hunt for dwindling supplies in

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DIVISIBLE MAN – THIRTEEN MOONS, a Smart, Fearless Thriller with Shocking Twists

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The Bottom Line: A smart, fearless thriller with a shocking twist. Thirteen books into the series, Seaborne is still firing on all cylinders.  DIVISIBLE MAN – THIRTEEN MOONS begins as armed intruders enter Will Stewart’s hotel room. Startled while taking a shower, he survives thanks to his ability to vanish on command. Now hidden but helpless, he watches, floating in the nude as they decide to take everything

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