Most Popular Adult Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Adult books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Inspector Lynley #1
A Great Deliverance
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy
Science Fiction · Adult
October 10, 1988
Kinsey Millhone #6
F is for Fugitive
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1989
Flashback
Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
V.I. Warshawski #5
Blood Shot
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Kinsey Millhone #5
E is for Evidence
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1988
Magic Trilogy #2
Calypso Magic
Adult · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance
January 1, 1988
V.I. Warshawski #4
Bitter Medicine
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
April 1, 1987
Kinsey Millhone #4
D is for Deadbeat
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 15, 1987
Kinsey Millhone #3
C Is for Corpse
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
November 24, 1986
Tony Lord #1
Private Screening
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
September 28, 1985
Kinsey Millhone #2
B is for Burglar
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1985
Liam Devlin #3
Confessional
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction
January 1, 1985
V.I. Warshawski #2
Deadlock
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
V.I. Warshawski #1
Indemnity Only
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1982
The November Man #3
The Shattered Eye
Spy Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1982
Kinsey Millhone #1
A is for Alibi
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
April 15, 1982