Most Popular Thriller Books of the 1970s

Matt Helm #16

The Terminators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Condor #2

Shadow of the Condor

James Grady

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 3, 1975

Where All the Girls are Sweeter

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · Thriller

1975

Liam Devlin #1

The Eagle Has Landed

Jack Higgins

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

September 8, 1975

Testament

David Morrell

Horror · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1975

The Golden Gate

Alistair MacLean

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

1975

Circus

Alistair MacLean

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1975

Boysie Oakes Thriller #8

A Killer for a Song

John Gardner

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #6

Our Man in Camelot

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Spenser #3

Mortal Stakes

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

Harry's Game

Gerald Seymour

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

September 1, 1975

Black Sunday

Thomas Harris

Horror · Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1975

The October Circle

Robert Littell

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 12, 1975

Quiller #6

The Mandarin Cypher

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1975

Declarations of War

Len Deighton

War & Military · Anthology · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1975

Yesterday's Spy

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1975

Earthsound

Arthur Herzog

Science Fiction · Thriller

1975

Houndstooth

Gary Alan Ruse

Science Fiction · Thriller

1975

April's Grave

Susan Howatch

Horror · Thriller

1975

Three Corners to Nowhere

Martin Caidin

Science Fiction · Thriller

1975

Snare of the Hunter

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

87th Precinct #29

Bread

Ed McBain

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Matt Helm #15

The Intimidators

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 1, 1974

Condor #1

Six Days of the Condor

James Grady

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Snowbound

Bill Pronzini

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

The Wanderers

Richard Price

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Bloody Passage

Jack Higgins, James Graham

Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 1974

Travis McGee #16

The Dreadful Lemon Sky

John D. MacDonald

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Derek Torry #2

The Corner Men

John Gardner

Thriller

1974

Paul Christopher #2

The Tears of Autumn

Charles McCarry

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

December 1, 1974

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #5

Other Paths to Glory

Anthony Price

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 1, 1974

Spenser #2

God Save the Child

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Ripley #3

Ripley's Game

Patricia Highsmith

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Face Me When You Walk Away

Brian Freemantle

Thriller

June 27, 1974

Parker #16

Butcher's Moon

Richard Stark

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1974

Harry Palmer #6

Spy Story

Len Deighton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1974