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100 Best Thrillers of All Time by SIGNATURE

You've probably binge-watched all the top thriller movies out now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu, but have you read the best thriller books of all time?
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1
Patricia Highsmith
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
2
Gillian Flynn
Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
3
Toni Cade Bambara
Enduring Love (Ian McEwan)
Enduring Love
4
Ian McEwan
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
5
Stephen King
The Widow (Fiona Barton)
The Widow
6
Fiona Barton
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7
Ken Kesey
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
8
Thomas Harris
Strangers (Dean R. Koontz)
Strangers
9
Dean R. Koontz
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
10
Patricia Highsmith
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
11
Ottessa Moshfegh
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
12
Dennis Lehane
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
13
Paula Hawkins
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
14
S.J. Watson
Dead Letters (Caite Dolan-Leach)
Dead Letters
15
Caite Dolan-Leach
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
16
Daphne Du Maurier
The Annotated Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler Edited and Annotated by Owen Hill)
The Annotated Big Sleep
17
Raymond Chandler Edited and Annotated by Owen Hill
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
18
John Le Carre
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
19
Tana French
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
20
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
21
Dorothy B. Hughes
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
22
Agatha Christie
The Night of the Hunter (Davis Grubb)
The Night of the Hunter
23
Davis Grubb
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
24
James M. Cain
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
25
Fatale (Jean-Patrick Manchette)
Fatale
26
Jean-Patrick Manchette
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
27
Stieg Larsson
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
28
Dan Brown
The Other Lady Vanishes (Amanda Quick)
The Other Lady Vanishes
29
Amanda Quick
Orient Express (Graham Greene)
Orient Express
30
Graham Greene
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
31
Dashiell Hammett
Y Is for Yesterday (Sue Grafton)
Y Is for Yesterday
32
Sue Grafton
The Secret History of Las Vegas (Chris Abani)
The Secret History of Las Vegas
33
Chris Abani
He Died With His Eyes Open (Derek Raymond)
He Died With His Eyes Open
34
Derek Raymond
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
35
Lee Child
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
36
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
37
Tom Clancy
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
38
Natsuo Kirino
Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
39
Harlan Coben
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
40
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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