Most Popular Suspense Thriller Books of the 1970s

The Golden Gate

Alistair MacLean

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

1975

Circus

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1975

Spenser #3

Mortal Stakes

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Black Sunday

Thomas Harris

Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Quiller #6

The Mandarin Cypher

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1975

Travis McGee #16

The Dreadful Lemon Sky

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Paul Christopher #2

The Tears of Autumn

Charles McCarry

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

December 1, 1974

Spenser #2

God Save the Child

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Ripley #3

Ripley's Game

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Parker #16

Butcher's Moon

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Harry Palmer #6

Spy Story

Len Deighton

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

1974

Doctor Frigo

Eric Ambler

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

1974

The Martin Fallon Novels #2

A Prayer for the Dying

Jack Higgins

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

January 1, 1973

The Way to Dusty Death

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1973

Travis McGee #15

The Turquoise Lament

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1973

Paul Christopher #1

The Miernik Dossier

Charles McCarry

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

January 1, 1973

Quiller #5

The Tango Briefing

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1973

The Khufra Run

Jack Higgins, James Graham

Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1972

Binary

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1972

Travis McGee #14

The Scarlet Ruse

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

July 1, 1972

A Dog's Ransom

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1972

Parker #15

Plunder Squad

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1972

Close-Up

Len Deighton

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

1972

The Levanter

Eric Ambler

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

1972

Travis McGee #13

A Tan and Sandy Silence

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1971

Parker #13

Deadly Edge

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1971

Parker #14

Slayground

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1971

Quiller #4

The Warsaw Document

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1971

The Siege of the Villa Lipp

Eric Ambler

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

1971

Drug of Choice

Michael Crichton, John Lange

Horror · Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery

January 1, 1970

To the Bright and Shining Sun

James Lee Burke

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

1970

Bomber

Len Deighton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction

1970