Most Popular Suspense Thriller Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Suspense Thriller books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Call After Midnight
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Romance · Thriller
January 1, 1987
Bernard Samson #6
Winter
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Auguste Lupa #2
Rasputin's Revenge
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1987
Santorini
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
December 1, 1986
Barrier Island
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
A Matter of Honor
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
July 1, 1986
Spenser #13
Taming a Seahorse
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Found in the Street
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1986
The Lost Get-Back Boogie
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Bernard Samson #3
London Match
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Will Lee #3
Deep Lie
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Auguste Lupa #1
Son of Holmes
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1986
Red Storm Rising
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller
1986
Mortalis #2
The Fraternity of the Stone
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1985
Agnes Mallory
Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction
January 1, 1985
Spenser #12
A Catskill Eagle
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Quiller #11
Quiller
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1985
San Andreas
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction
January 1, 1984
One More Sunday
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
February 1, 1984
Travis McGee #21
The Lonely Silver Rain
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
First Among Equals
Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
Spenser #11
Valediction
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
Briarpatch
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
Bernard Samson #2
Mexico Set
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1984
87th Precinct #36
Ice
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1983
Mortalis #1
The Brotherhood of the Rose
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1983
Floodgate
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1983
Paul Christopher #5
The Last Supper
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1983
Metzger’s Dog
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1983
Spenser #10
The Widening Gyre
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1983
People Who Knock on the Door
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1983
Bernard Samson #1
Berlin Game
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1983
Billionaire
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1983
Shadow Trade
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1983
Will Lee #2
Run Before the Wind
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
1983
Partisans
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1982