Most Popular Suspense Books of the 20th century

Night Without End

Alistair MacLean

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1959

The Shot

Philip Kerr

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

November 18, 1999

Operation Napoleon

Arnaldur Indridason

Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1999

Arkady Renko #4

Havana Bay

Martin Cruz Smith

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 10, 1999

Dark Lady

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 31, 1999

V.I. Warshawski #9

Hard Time

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

October 22, 1999

Atticus Kodiak #4

Shooting at Midnight

Greg Rucka

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1999

Kovac and Liska #1

Ashes to Ashes

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

March 2, 1999

Joe Gunther Mysteries #10

Occam's Razor

Archer Mayor

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 1, 1999

Kinsey Millhone #15

O is for Outlaw

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1999

The Chimney Sweeper's Boy

Barbara Vine

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1998

A Sight for Sore Eyes

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1998

Kerry Kilcannon #1

No Safe Place

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1998

Miracle Cure

Michael Palmer

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 2, 1998

The Undertaker's Widow

Phillip M. Margolin

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 13, 1998

Atticus Kodiak #3

Smoker

Greg Rucka

Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1998

Joe Gunther Mysteries #8

Bellows Falls

Archer Mayor

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1998

Kinsey Millhone #14

N is for Noose

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1998

Owning Jacob

Simon Beckett

Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1998

The Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Novels #3

Flight of Eagles

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

May 11, 1998

Sean Dillon #6

The President's Daughter

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

May 19, 1998

Sean Dillon #7

The White House Connection

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

December 31, 1998

Atticus Kodiak #2

Finder

Greg Rucka

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1997

Atticus Kodiak #1

Keeper

Greg Rucka

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 5, 1997

Where There's Smoke

Simon Beckett

Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1997

The Keys to the Street

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 20, 1996

Thorn & Gray #1

The Enemy Within

Larry Bond

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller

March 15, 1996

Esau

Philip Kerr

Horror · Science Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 10, 1996

Critical Judgment

Michael Palmer

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

June 1, 1996

The Burning Man

Phillip Margolin

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 1, 1996

Deer Lake #2

Guilty as Sin

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1996

Kinsey Millhone #13

M is for Malice

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

November 15, 1996

Sean Dillon #5

Drink with the Devil

Jack Higgins

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery

May 21, 1996

Sean Dillon #4

Angel of Death

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 1996

Privileged Conversation

Evan Hunter

Crime Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1995

The Brimstone Wedding

Barbara Vine

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 28, 1995