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Signature's 100 Greatest Thrillers of All Time

Published on August 13, 2018, Signature magazine ranks its 100 best thriller books. "In 2018, we're presenting our take on the 100 best thrillers of all time, spanning the best psychological thrillers, crime novels, and mysteries. Of course, we know that this list doesn't cover every top-notch thriller out there, so let us know in the comments what suspense novels are your all-time favorites."
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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
Strangers
9
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
10
Patricia Highsmith
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
11
Ottessa Moshfegh
Shutter Island (2003)
Shutter Island (2003)
12
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 Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
17
Raymond Chandler
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
18
John Le Carré
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
19
Tara 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
The Night of the Hunter
23
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 Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci 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 (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
36
Caleb Carr
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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