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45 of the Best Thriller Books From the Last 80 Years

"We're always on the hunt for a chill-inducing book—including stories that mess with our heads. That's why we've picked 45 books that have packed the biggest mind trips since the 1930s. From the king of psychopaths, Patrick Bateman, to the cyberstalker of Caroline Kepnes' bestseller, You, these thrillers represent a wide spectrum of the evil, insanity, and depravity that keeps us up at night."
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
1
Daphne Du Maurier
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
2
Agatha Christie
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage
3
David Goodis
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
4
Patricia Highsmith
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
5
Jim Thompson
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
6
John Fowles
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home
7
Thomas Tryon
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
8
Hubert Selby Jr.
Poe Must Die (Marc Olden)
Poe Must Die
9
Marc Olden
Endless Love
Endless Love
10
Nightmare Country (Marlys Millhiser)
Nightmare Country
11
Marlys Millhiser
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
12
Thomas Harris
Night Sky (Clare Francis)
Night Sky
13
Clare Francis
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
14
Live Flesh
Live Flesh
15
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
16
Stephen King
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
17
Jack Ketchum
Nemesis (Joyce Carol Oates)
Nemesis
18
Joyce Carol Oates
See Jane Run (Joy Fielding)
See Jane Run
19
Joy Fielding
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
20
Bret Easton Ellis
To Die for (Joyce Maynard)
To Die For
21
Joyce Maynard
Sin (Josephine Hart)
Sin
22
Josephine Hart
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
23
James Patterson
Tony & Susan (Austin Wright)
Tony & Susan
24
Austin Wright
Hunting Down Amanda (Andrew Klavan)
Hunting Down Amanda
25
Andrew Klavan
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
26
Lionel Shriver
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
27
Dennis Lehane
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
28
Stieg Larsson
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
29
Jo Nesbø
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
30
Tana French
AWAIT YOUR REPLY (DAN CHAON)
AWAIT YOUR REPLY
31
DAN CHAON
The Girl in the Basement (Ray Garton)
The Girl in the Basement
32
Ray Garton
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
33
William Landay
The Silent Wife (A.S.A.Harrison)
The Silent Wife
34
A.S.A.Harrison
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
35
Caroline Kepnes
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
36
E. Lockhart
Life We Bury (Allen Eskens)
Life We Bury
37
Allen Eskens
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
38
Josh Malerman
In a Dark, Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark, Dark Wood
39
Ruth Ware
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
40
Ottessa Moshfegh
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