Most Popular Suspense Thriller Books of the 1960s

Discover popular Suspense Thriller books from the 1960s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Parker #7

The Seventh

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1966

Quiller #2

The Ninth Directive

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1966

Travis McGee #3

A Purple Place for Dying

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

A Suspension of Mercy

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1965

Quiller #1

The Quiller Memorandum

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1965

Half of Paradise

James Lee Burke

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

1965

Travis McGee #2

Nightmare in Pink

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1964

The Glass Cell

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1964

The Two Faces of January

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1964

Parker #5

The Score

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1964

Harry Palmer #3

Funeral in Berlin

Len Deighton

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

1964

A Kind of Anger

Eric Ambler

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

1964

The Drowner

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1963

Harry Palmer #2

Horse Under Water

Len Deighton

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

1963

The Maras Affair

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1963

The Satan Bug

Alistair MacLean

Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure

January 1, 1962

The Cry of the Owl

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1962

Harry Palmer #1

The Ipcress File

Len Deighton

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

1962

Arthur Abdel Simpson #1

The Light of Day

Eric Ambler

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

1962

The Black Strike

Alistair MacLean

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1961

The End of the Night

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1960

This Sweet Sickness

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 18, 1960