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Top 100 Thriller or True Crime Books

These are the best True Crime and Fictional Thriller Books I have read during my 48 Years. I average reading 3 books per month and these are my favorite two subjects. I tried to order these with all of the books that I rated 10 on top followed by 9s and 8s. No book that is listed did I give below an 8. I hope this inspires others to rate these types of books as I haven't seen too many lists that rate books like this
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The Fall of the House of Zeus (Curtis Wilkie)
The Fall of the House of Zeus
1
Curtis Wilkie
Innocent (Scott Turow)
Innocent
2
Scott Turow
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
3
Donna Tartt
The Storyteller (Jodi Picoult)
The Storyteller
4
Jodi Picoult
A Twisted Faith (Greg Olsen)
A Twisted Faith
5
Greg Olsen
Stealing Faces (Michael Prescott)
Stealing Faces
6
Michael Prescott
The Good Samaritan (John Marrs)
The Good Samaritan
7
John Marrs
When You Disappeared (John Marrs)
When You Disappeared
8
John Marrs
Shadow of Power (Steve Martini)
Shadow of Power
9
Steve Martini
Harmful Intent (Baine Kerr)
Harmful Intent
10
Baine Kerr
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
11
Thomas Harris
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
12
John Grisham
On the Trail of the Assassins
On the Trail of the Assassins
13
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
14
Gillian Flynn
The Beach Lawyer (Avery Duff)
The Beach Lawyer
15
Avery Duff
Primal Fear
Primal Fear
16
Caught
Caught
17
The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy)
The Lords of Discipline
18
Pat Conroy
The Brass Verdict
The Brass Verdict
19
The Rule of Four
The Rule of Four
20
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
21
Dan Brown
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
22
Dan Brown
I Am Watching You (Teresa Driscoll)
I Am Watching You
23
Teresa Driscoll
Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power (Thomas Thompson)
Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power
24
Thomas Thompson
Under the Beetle's Cellar (Mary Willis Walker)
Under the Beetle's Cellar
25
Mary Willis Walker
Personal Injuries (Scott Turow)
Personal Injuries
26
Scott Turow
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
27
Derailed (James Siegel)
Derailed
28
James Siegel
Above Suspicion (Joe Sharkey)
Above Suspicion
29
Joe Sharkey
Help for the Haunted (John Searles)
Help for the Haunted
30
John Searles
Bleed for Me (Michael Robotham)
Bleed for Me
31
Michael Robotham
Spilled Milk (K. L Randis)
Spilled Milk
32
K. L Randis
Clockers
Clockers
33
Portrait of a Monster (Lisa Pulitzer)
Portrait of a Monster
34
Lisa Pulitzer
If I Can't Have You (Gregg Olsen)
If I Can't Have You
35
Gregg Olsen
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
36
Jo Nesbø
The Leopard
The Leopard
37
The Wrong Man (James Neff)
The Wrong Man
38
James Neff
A Criminal Defense (William Myers, Jr.)
A Criminal Defense
39
William Myers, Jr.
The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing (Dan Morse)
The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing
40
Dan Morse
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