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100 of the Best Thrillers

The list of the "100 best thriller novels of all time", as found on stacker.com. This is not a definitive list, but you can still see how you stack up (pun intended).
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
1
Gillian Flynn
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
2
Stephen King
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
3
Alex Michaelides
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
4
John Grisham
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
6
John Le Carré
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
7
S.J. Watson
The Couple Next Door (Shari Lapena)
The Couple Next Door
8
Shari Lapena
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
9
Patricia Highsmith
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
10
Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
11
Michael Connelly
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
12
Shirley Jackson
Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
13
Harlan Coben
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
14
Peter Benchley
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
15
Tara French
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
16
Bret Easton Ellis
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
17
Blake Crouch
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
18
Chuck Palahniuk
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
19
Jeffrey Deaver
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
20
Thomas Harris
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
21
John Grisham
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
22
Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
23
Wilkie Collins
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
24
Ken Kesey
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25
Stieg Larsson
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
26
Michael Crichton
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
27
Jo Nesbø
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
28
James Patterson
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
29
Caleb Carr
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
30
Richard Preston
The Elephant Tree (R. D. Ronald)
The Elephant Tree
31
R. D. Ronald
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
32
Frederick Forsyth
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
33
Celeste Ng
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
34
Stephen King
The Family Upstairs (Lisa Jewell)
The Family Upstairs
35
Lisa Jewell
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
36
Paula Hawkins
The Holdout (Graham Moore)
The Holdout
37
Graham Moore
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
38
Lucy Foley
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
39
Robert Louis Stevenson
Miracle Creek (Angie Kim)
Miracle Creek
40
Angie Kim
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