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ITW's 100 Must Read Thrillers

From the book "Thrillers: 100 Must Reads" by David Morrell and Hank Wagner (2010), published by International Thriller Writers. Organized chronologically, the books date from 1500 BC to 2003.
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Theseus and the Minotaur (Anonymous)
Theseus and the Minotaur
1
Anonymous
The Iliad & the Odyssey (Homer)
The Iliad & the Odyssey
2
Homer
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
3
Anonymous
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
4
William Shakespeare
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
5
Daniel Defoe
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
6
Mary Shelley
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
7
James Fenimore Cooper
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
8
Edgar Allen Poe
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
9
Alexandre Dumas
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
10
Wilkie Collins
The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
11
Jules Verne
King Solomon's Mines (Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
12
Haggard
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
13
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
14
Anthony Hope
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
15
Bram Stoker
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
16
H. G. Wells
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
17
Rudyard Kipling
The Hound of Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles
18
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
19
Joseph Conrad
Erskine Childers: The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
Erskine Childers: The Riddle of the Sands
20
Erskine Childers
The Sea-Wolf (Jack London)
The Sea-Wolf
21
Jack London
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
22
Baroness Orczy
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
23
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
The Lodger
24
Marie Belloc Lowndes
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
25
John Buchan
The Great Impersonation (E. Phillips Oppenheim)
The Great Impersonation
26
E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Most Dangerous Game (Richard Connell)
The Most Dangerous Game
27
Richard Connell
Ashenden or the British Agent (W. Somerset Maugham)
Ashenden or the British Agent
28
W. Somerset Maugham
Summer Lightning (PG Wodehouse)
Summer Lightning
29
PG Wodehouse
King Kong (Edward Wallace)
King Kong
30
Edward Wallace
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent))
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
31
Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
32
James M. Cain
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
33
Daphne Du Maurier
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
34
Agatha Christie
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
35
Eric Ambler
Rogue Male (Geoffrey Household)
Rogue Male
36
Geoffrey Household
Above Suspicion (Helen Macinnes)
Above Suspicion
37
Helen Macinnes
Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
Rear Window
38
Cornell Woolrich
Laura (Vera Caspary)
Laura
39
Vera Caspary
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
40
Kenneth Fearing
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