Most Popular Suspense Books of the 2020s

The Girls in the Dark

Avery Bishop

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 21, 2026

The Haven Brothers #6

Peaks and Promises

Claire Kingsley

Romance

September 8, 2026

Die Famous

Michael Koryta

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 22, 2026

One of the Family

Mark Edwards

Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

My Child Is Gone

Nicole Trope

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 6, 2026

The Toxic Friend

Nicole Trope

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 26, 2026

The Pinnacle

Abir Mukherjee

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 18, 2026

Savannah #5

Not What It Seems

Lisa Jackson

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

June 30, 2026

DS Tomek Bowen Crime Thriller #11

Death's Spirit

Jack Probyn

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 31, 2026

The Hiding Season

Ava Glass

Horror · Adult · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

March 17, 2026

What Mother Knows

Chad Zunker

Mystery · Thriller

November 3, 2026

Helgi #3

The Body in the Bath

Ragnar Jónasson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Mystery

November 10, 2026

Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Legal Thriller #18

Unfinished Business

Sheldon Siegel

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 26, 2026

Dave Gurney #9

Ghost Barn

John Verdon

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 29, 2026

Rekke and Vargas #3

Post Mortem

David Lagercrantz

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller

August 25, 2026

Bad Company

Sara Paretsky

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 10, 2026

Ryder Creed #9

Chasing Creed

Alex Kava

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 31, 2026

The Jonathan Stride Series #12

Where the Road Ends

Brian Freeman

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 6, 2026

The Enigma Challenge

S.C. Godfrey

Mystery · Romance · Thriller

August 11, 2026

The Death Row Club

V. A. Vazquez

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Thriller

July 14, 2026

Stalks #2

Followed

Jenna Moquin

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 18, 2026

A Joe Turner Mystery #5

Murder at the Hollywood Book Club

T.L. Bequette

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 10, 2026

A Joe Turner Mystery #4

Holler Whispers

T.L. Bequette

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 12, 2026

Emma Griffin® FBI Mystery #46

The Girl and the Lost Boys

A.J. Rivers

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 31, 2026

Emma Griffin® FBI Mystery #45

The Girl and the Missing Motive

A.J. Rivers

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 6, 2026

The Turner and Mosley Files #5

The Emperor's Palace

Bruce Robert Coffin, LynDee Walker

Mystery

May 12, 2026

A Casey Benedict Investigation #4

The End of the Game

Holly Watt

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Thriller

September 8, 2026

You'll Be Sorry

Lisa Gardner

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

We Solve Murders #2

We Chase Shadows

Richard Osman

Cozy Mystery · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2026

Better Than Revenge

Bea Fitzgerald

LGBTQ+ · Adult · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

July 2, 2026

The Safe Man #2

The Eternal Realm

Michael Connelly

Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 24, 2026

The Last Holiday

Valerie Keogh

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 10, 2026

The Outsider

Valerie Keogh

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 8, 2026

The New Neighbour

Valerie Keogh

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 2, 2026

What Remains of You

Kimberly Hensle Lowrance

Mystery · Thriller

July 1, 2026

The Tom Kessler Thrillers #5

A Reluctant Asset

Peter J Charles

Crime Fiction · Thriller

August 1, 2026