Most Popular Suspense Thriller Books of the 2020s

Discover popular Suspense Thriller books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Colter Shaw #5

South of Nowhere

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 6, 2025

Lucas Davenport #35

Lethal Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 25, 2025

Lucas Davenport #34

Toxic Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 9, 2024

Lucas Davenport #33

Judgment Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 3, 2023

The It Girl

Ruth Ware

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

July 12, 2022

Joshua Duffy #1

Armored

Mark Greaney

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 5, 2022

Lucas Davenport #31

Ocean Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 13, 2021

Aloysius Archer #2

A Gambling Man

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 20, 2021

Lucas Davenport #30

Masked Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 14, 2020

Alex Cross #35

Cross and Sampson

James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 9, 2026

Kindle County Legal #13

Presumed Guilty

Scott Turow

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

January 14, 2025

Billion-Dollar Ransom

James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2025

Tier One #9

The Adversary

Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

November 4, 2025

Julia Pritzker #1

The Unraveling of Julia

Lisa Scottoline

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 15, 2025

Jane Smith Thrillers #3

The Hamptons Lawyer

James Patterson, Mike Lupica

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 21, 2025

Women's Murder Club #25

25 Alive

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 28, 2025

Alex Cross #34

Return of the Spider

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 17, 2025

Detective Sami Kierce #2

Nobody's Fool

Harlan Coben

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 25, 2025

Jack Ryan Jr. #14

Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity

M.P. Woodward

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

September 2, 2025

Jack Ryan #26

Tom Clancy Executive Power

Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

November 25, 2025

Tom Reece #1

Cry Havoc

Jack Carr

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

October 7, 2025

Jack Ryan Jr. #13

Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation

M.P. Woodward

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

May 20, 2025

Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2

Holmes Is Missing

James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 2025

Michael Bennett #17

Paranoia

James Patterson, James O. Born

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 10, 2025

Cal Hooper #2

The Hunter

Tana French

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 5, 2024

Jack Ryan #25

Tom Clancy Defense Protocol

Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

December 3, 2024

Jack Ryan Jr. #12

Tom Clancy Shadow State

M.P. Woodward

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

August 20, 2024

Alex Cross #33

The House of Cross

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 25, 2024

Women's Murder Club #24

The 24th Hour

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 6, 2024

Michael Bennett #16

Crosshairs

James Patterson, James O. Born

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 12, 2024

Terminal List #7

Red Sky Mourning

Jack Carr

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

June 18, 2024

Jack Ryan #24

Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

May 21, 2024

Jane Smith Thrillers #1

12 Months to Live

James Patterson, Mike Lupica

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 25, 2023

Arliss Cutter #5

Breakneck

Marc Cameron

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 25, 2023

Small Mercies

Dennis Lehane

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

April 25, 2023

Will Trent #11

After That Night

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 22, 2023