Most Popular Suspense Books of the 2020s

This Story Might Save Your Life

Tiffany Crum

Adult · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

March 10, 2026

It Should Have Been You

Andrea Mara

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 13, 2026

The Widows #3

Wicked Wanted Widows

Vanessa Lillie, Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

August 25, 2026

It's Not Her

Mary Kubica

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

February 3, 2026

I Came Back for You

Kate White

Adult · Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 2026

The Spin

Faith Gardner

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Her Last Breath

Taylor Adams

Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

February 17, 2026

The Coldwater Chronicles #2

Town of Trials

D. R. Young

Legal Thriller · Thriller

April 1, 2026

A DI Ruth Hunter Crime Thriller #23

The Liverpool Killings

Simon McCleave

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 24, 2026

Frank Marshal #6

Silent Verdict

Simon McCleave

Crime Fiction · Thriller

December 31, 2026

Frank Marshal #5

Blood Mountain

Simon McCleave

Crime Fiction · Thriller

April 9, 2026

Indie Reign FBI Mystery Series #4

Buried Reign

Mary Stone, Karen Guyler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 15, 2026

Indie Reign FBI Mystery Series #3

Savage Reign

Mary Stone, Karen Guyler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 18, 2026

Claire Legacy FBI Mystery Series #4

Fury's Legacy

Mary Stone, Alex Gates

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 26, 2026

Claire Legacy FBI Mystery Series #5

Savage Legacy

Mary Stone, Alex Gates

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 28, 2026

Emily Slate FBI Mystery Thriller #19

A Deadly Promise

Alex Sigmore

Adult · Mystery · Thriller

October 1, 2026

Emily Slate FBI Mystery Thriller #18

The Killing Jar

Alex Sigmore

Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 2026

Oak Creek Thriller #2

Never Strike Twice

Alex Sigmore

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 22, 2026

The Husband Series #3

The Wife’s Confession

Franklin Christopher

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 30, 2026

The DCI Ryan Mysteries #24

Berwick

L.J. Ross

Crime Fiction · Christmas Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 26, 2026

Everything She Didn't Say

Jane Casey

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 16, 2026

Sierra Rose Ridge

The Buried Promise

Annee Jones

HEA Ending · Romance · Western

June 11, 2026

The Final Target

Nora Roberts

Romance · Thriller

May 26, 2026

The Shadow Rangers #1

Undercover Sabotage

Kacy Cross

Romance

May 26, 2026

The Shadow Sleep Series #1

Remember to Run

Marion Myles

Romance · Thriller

August 21, 2026

Texas Lawmen: Stolen Heirs #2

Missing Baby Manhunt

Delores Fossen

Romance · Western

December 29, 2026

Texas Lawmen: Stolen Heirs #1

Ransom for His Secret Son

Delores Fossen

Romance · Western

August 25, 2026

Bloodlines #1

The Ferryman's Daughter

Yasmin Angoe

Mystery · Thriller

October 1, 2026

Prey Security: Delta Team #2

Fateful Revenge

Jane Blythe

Romance

February 10, 2026

Prey Security: Delta Team #1

Perfect Revenge

Jane Blythe

Romance

January 13, 2026

The Bloody MacGregors #2

Pride

Atkinson Heather

Crime Fiction

May 4, 2026

The Mavens #2

Heartbreaker

Morgan Elizabeth

Romance

August 6, 2026

The Shadow Directive #2

Final Payout

R.D. Brady

Self-published · Thriller

May 19, 2026

Dept of Unexplained Phenomenon #1

The Girl in the Lake

Lauren Oliver

Mystery

June 1, 2026

Summer Suspense Mysteries #1

The Cove

L.J. Ross

Mystery

May 5, 2026

Woman Down

Colleen Hoover

Thriller

January 13, 2026