Most Popular Suspense Thriller Books of the 2020s

Detective Inspector Bob Willis #2

Blast from the Past

Damien Boyd

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 2026

Detective Inspector Bob Willis #1

Deceived By The Light

Damien Boyd

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 14, 2025

Jack Noble #16

Never Look Back

L.T. Ryan

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

June 13, 2024

Jonathan Quinn #16

The Taken

Brett Battles

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

November 14, 2023

The River We Remember

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 5, 2023

6:20 Man #1

The 6:20 Man

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 12, 2022

Gray Man #15

The Hard Line

Mark Greaney

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 17, 2026

The Widow

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 21, 2025

Catalina #1

Nightshade

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

May 20, 2025

Camino #3

Camino Ghosts

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 28, 2024

Camino #2

Camino Winds

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 28, 2020

The Firm #2

The Exchange

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 17, 2023

The Boys from Biloxi

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 18, 2022

Jake Brigance #3

A Time for Mercy

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 13, 2020

Kevin Rhoads #1

Beyond Honor

K.B. Brodsky

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

September 1, 2026

Scot Harvath #25

Choke Point

Brad Thor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Cork O'Connor Mystery #22

God's Country

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 18, 2026

Pike Logan #20

Shadow Strike

Brad Taylor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

April 21, 2026

Joe Pickett #26

The Crossroads

C. J. Box

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 24, 2026

Peter Ash #9

The Dark Time

Nick Petrie

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

March 10, 2026

Mike Bowditch #16

Storm Tide

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 30, 2026

Odessa #2

Revenge of Odessa

Frederick Forsyth, Tony Kent

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

November 18, 2025

Sanchez & Heron #2

The Grave Artist

Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 9, 2025

Cork O'Connor Mystery #21

Apostle's Cove

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 2, 2025

Sanchez & Heron #1

Fatal Intrusion

Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2024

Cork O'Connor Mystery #20

Spirit Crossing

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 20, 2024

An Honest Man

Michael Koryta

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 25, 2023

Orphan X #8

The Recital

Gregg Hurwitz

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Thriller

November 7, 2023

Act of Oblivion

Robert Harris

Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

2022

Colter Shaw #3

The Deadline Clock

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Novella · Mystery · Thriller

September 27, 2022

Cork O'Connor Mystery #19

Fox Creek

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 23, 2022

Underwater Investigation Unit #2

Black Coral

Andrew Mayne

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 16, 2021

Forging of Luke Stone #5

Primary Valor

Jack Mars

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 20, 2021

Jesse Stone #20

Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw

Mike Lupica

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 7, 2021

Never Far Away

Michael Koryta

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 9, 2021

Box 88 #1

Box 88

Charles Cumming

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 1, 2020