Most Popular Suspense Thriller Books of the 1950s

Discover popular Suspense Thriller books from the 1950s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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HMS Ulysses

Alistair MacLean

Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller

1955

Ripley #1

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 30, 1955

Night Without End

Alistair MacLean

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1959

Passage of Arms

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1959

Deadly Welcome

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1958

A Game for the Living

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1958

Passport to Panic

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1958

Deep Water

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1957

Murder in the Wind

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1956

The Night-Comers

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1956

Pray for a Brave Heart

Helen MacInnes

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1955

All These Condemned

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1954

The Blunderer

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 17, 1954

Charter to Danger

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1954

The Schirmer Inheritance

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1953

Tender To Danger

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1951

Judgment on Deltchev

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1951

The Brass Cupcake

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1950

Strangers on a Train

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 15, 1950

Skytip

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1950