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Thrillers - Historical and Contemporary

A list of 250 thrillers that are classic and contemporary, and have been compiled from a number of lists.
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
1
Roberto Bolano
99 Red Balloons (Elisabeth Carpenter)
99 Red Balloons
2
Elisabeth Carpenter
The Accident
The Accident
3
After That Night (Karin Slaughter)
After That Night
4
Karin Slaughter
All the Colours of the Dark (Chris Whitaker)
All the Colours of the Dark
5
Chris Whitaker
All the Missing Girls (Megan Miranda)
All the Missing Girls
6
Megan Miranda
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
7
James Patterson
An Anonymous Girl (Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
An Anonymous Girl
8
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
9
Roxane Gay
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
10
Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
11
Agatha Christie
Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)
Apples Never Fall
12
Liane Moriarty
The Barred Window (Andrew Taylor)
The Barred Window
13
Andrew Taylor
Beast in the Shadows (Edogawa Rampo)
Beast in the Shadows
14
Edogawa Rampo
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
15
S.J. Watson
Behind Closed Doors (B a PARIS)
Behind Closed Doors
16
B a PARIS
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
Behind Her Eyes
17
Sarah Pinborough
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
18
Liane Moriarty
Birdman (Mo Hayder)
Birdman
19
Mo Hayder
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
20
Eleanor Catton
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
21
S.A. Cosby
Bleeding Heart Square (A)
Bleeding Heart Square
22
A
Bleeding Heart Yard (Elly Griffiths)
Bleeding Heart Yard
23
Elly Griffiths
Blindsighted (Karin Slaughter)
Blindsighted
24
Karin Slaughter
The Bloody Meadow (William Ryan)
The Bloody Meadow
25
William Ryan
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
26
Attica Locke
The Body Farm (Patricia Cornwell)
The Body Farm
27
Patricia Cornwell
The Bone Collector (Jeffery Deaver)
The Bone Collector
28
Jeffery Deaver
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
29
Simone St. James
The Breakdown (B. A. Paris)
The Breakdown
30
B. A. Paris
Bright Young Women (Jessica Knoll)
Bright Young Women
31
Jessica Knoll
Bring Me Back (B a Paris)
Bring Me Back
32
B a Paris
Broken Light (Joanne Harris)
Broken Light
33
Joanne Harris
Broken Promise (Barclay, Linwood)
Broken Promise
34
Barclay, Linwood
Butter (Yuzuki)
Butter
35
Yuzuki
The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay)
The Cabin at the End of the World
36
Paul Tremblay
Cat and Mouse (M.J. Arlidge)
Cat and Mouse
37
M.J. Arlidge
A Certain Hunger (Chelsea G. Summers)
A Certain Hunger
38
Chelsea G. Summers
The Chain (Adrian McKinty)
The Chain
39
Adrian McKinty
The Chalk Man (C.J. Tudor)
The Chalk Man
40
C.J. Tudor
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