Most Popular Suspense Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Suspense books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Matt Helm #20
The Annihilators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
June 12, 1983
Master of the Moor
Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1982
Robert Renwick #3
Cloak of Darkness
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Thriller
January 1, 1982
The Sisterhood
Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1982
V.I. Warshawski #1
Indemnity Only
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1982
The End Game
Crime Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1982
The November Man #3
The Shattered Eye
Spy Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1982
Matt Helm #19
The Revengers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1982
Kinsey Millhone #1
A is for Alibi
Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
April 15, 1982
Liam Devlin #2
Touch the Devil
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
February 1, 1982
Inspector Wexford #11
Death Notes
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 12, 1981
87th Precinct #35
Heat
Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1981
Arkady Renko #1
Gorky Park
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
March 1, 1981
The Outside Man
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1981
The Last Innocent Man
Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1981
The Lake of Darkness
Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1980
Robert Renwick #2
The Hidden Target
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance
January 1, 1980
The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #1
Firefox
Science Fiction · Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller
January 1, 1980