Most Popular Adult Books of the 20th century

Sean Dillon #3

On Dangerous Ground

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 23, 1994

Disclosure

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery

January 1, 1994

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Phillip Margolin

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1993

Kinsey Millhone #10

J is for Judgement

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 13, 1993

Assumed Identity

David Morrell

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery

September 1, 1993

Presumed Guilty

Tess Gerritsen

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1993

Matthew Hope Mysteries #10

Mary, Mary

Ed McBain

Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

V.I. Warshawski #7

Guardian Angel

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Clockers

Richard Price

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

June 2, 1992

Kinsey Millhone #9

I is for Innocent

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 21, 1992

Dan Lenson Novels #3

The Circle

David Poyer

War & Military · Adult · Adventure · Thriller

May 1, 1992

Kinsey Millhone #8

H is for Homicide

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1991

Liam Devlin #4

The Eagle Has Flown

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction

March 7, 1991

Kinsey Millhone #7

G is for Gumshoe

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 28, 1990

Dan Lenson Novels #2

The Gulf

David Poyer

War & Military · Adult · Historical Fiction · Thriller

September 1, 1990

Don't Say a Word

Andrew Klavan

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1990

Kinsey Millhone #6

F is for Fugitive

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1989

Flashback

Michael Palmer

Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1988

V.I. Warshawski #5

Blood Shot

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1988

Kinsey Millhone #5

E is for Evidence

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1988

Magic Trilogy #2

Calypso Magic

Catherine Coulter

Adult · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance

January 1, 1988

V.I. Warshawski #4

Bitter Medicine

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1987

Kinsey Millhone #4

D is for Deadbeat

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1987

Kinsey Millhone #3

C Is for Corpse

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

November 24, 1986

Tony Lord #1

Private Screening

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

September 28, 1985

Kinsey Millhone #2

B is for Burglar

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 1, 1985

Liam Devlin #3

Confessional

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1985

V.I. Warshawski #2

Deadlock

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1984

V.I. Warshawski #1

Indemnity Only

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

The November Man #3

The Shattered Eye

Bill Granger

Spy Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Kinsey Millhone #1

A is for Alibi

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 15, 1982

The November Man #1

November Man

Bill Granger

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1979

Tony Lord #2

Silent Witness

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 1, 1976

A Helping Hand

Celia Dale

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Mystery

January 1, 1966

The Vigilante

John Steinbeck

Adult · Short Stories

January 1, 1938