Most Popular Suspense Books of the 1990s

The Brimstone Wedding

Barbara Vine

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 28, 1995

The Grid

Philip Kerr

Horror · Science Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 5, 1995

The Final Judgment

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1995

Christopher Paget #3

Eyes of a Child

Richard North Patterson

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 15, 1995

Silent Treatment

Michael Palmer

Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 1995

After Dark

Phillip Margolin

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 1995

Deer Lake #1

Night Sins

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1995

Joe Gunther Mysteries #6

The Dark Root

Archer Mayor

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 1, 1995

Kinsey Millhone #12

L is for Lawless

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

September 15, 1995

Criminal Conversation

Evan Hunter

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1994

No Night Is Too Long

Barbara Vine

Crime Fiction · LGBTQ+ · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 26, 1994

87th Precinct #46

And All through the House

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Christmas Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1994

Natural Causes

Michael Palmer

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 1994

V.I. Warshawski #8

Tunnel Vision

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 1, 1994

Dark Paradise

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1994

Kinsey Millhone #11

K is for Killer

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1994

Sean Dillon #3

On Dangerous Ground

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 23, 1994

Corps #6

Close Combat

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

December 1, 1993

Anna's Book

Barbara Vine

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1993

The Crocodile Bird

Ruth Rendell

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1993

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Phillip Margolin

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1993

Matt Helm #27

The Damagers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1993

Doucet #3

Cry Wolf

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1993

Kinsey Millhone #10

J is for Judgement

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 13, 1993

Sean Dillon #2

Thunder Point

Jack Higgins

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

June 23, 1993

Corps #5

Line of Fire

W. E. B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 16, 1992

87th Precinct #44

Kiss

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Arkady Renko #3

Red Square

Martin Cruz Smith

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

V.I. Warshawski #7

Guardian Angel

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Trials of Sarah Newby #1

A Game of Proof

Tim Vicary

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Matt Helm #26

The Threateners

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Still Waters

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Doucet #2

Lucky's Lady

Tami Hoag

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Kinsey Millhone #9

I is for Innocent

Sue Grafton

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

April 21, 1992

Sean Dillon #1

Eye of the Storm

Jack Higgins

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

June 5, 1992

Corps #4

Battleground

W. E. B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 16, 1991