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The Best Suspense Novels According to Ranker

"There's nothing that keeps readers on the edge of their seats, hooked on a book, quite like a great suspense novel does. The suspense genre is one of the most popular categories in the world of books. The novels on this list have been voted on and ranked by the community. These are not only some of the greatest literary works of all time, but many of these great suspense novels have been turned into movies as well." - ranker.com
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
1
Agatha Christie
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
3
Thomas Harris
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
4
Alexandre Dumas
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
5
Stephen King
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
6
Stephen King
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
7
Daphne Du Maurier
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
8
Dan Brown
It (Stephen King)
It
9
Stephen King
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
10
Stieg Larsson
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
11
Bram Stoker
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
12
Thomas Harris
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
13
John Grisham
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
14
Peter Benchley
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
15
Stephen King
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
16
Robert Ludlum
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
17
Frederick Forsyth
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
18
Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
19
Michael Crichton
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
20
Jeffrey Deaver
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
21
Stephen King
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
22
John Le Carré
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
23
Scott Turow
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
24
Dean Koontz
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
25
Truman Capote
Kiss the Girls (James Patterson)
Kiss the Girls
26
James Patterson
Shutter Island (Denis Lehane)
Shutter Island
27
Denis Lehane
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
28
Stephen King
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
29
William Peter Blatty
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
30
Gillian Flynn
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
31
Stieg Larsson
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
32
Stephen King
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
33
Stieg Larsson
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
34
Ira Levin
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
35
Dan Brown
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
36
Ken Follett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
37
Dashiell Hammett
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
38
Dean Koontz
Clear and Present Danger (Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
39
Tom Clancy
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
40
Jay Anson
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