Most Popular Thriller Books of the 1990s

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The Firm #1

The Firm

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1991

9.0/10 4 ratings

Temple

Matthew Reilly

Thriller

1999

9.0/10 3 ratings

Shane Schofield #1

Ice Station

Matthew Reilly

Thriller

1998

9.0/10 3 ratings

Temperance Brennan #1

Déjà Dead

Kathy Reichs

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

9.0/10 3 ratings

John Corey #1

Plum Island

Nelson DeMille

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

1997

9.0/10 3 ratings

The Runaway Jury

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

9.0/10 3 ratings

The Rainmaker

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery

1995

9.0/10 3 ratings

The Chamber

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

9.0/10 3 ratings

The Tower

Gregg Hurwitz

Psychological Horror · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

9.0/10 2 ratings

When the Wind Blows #1

When the Wind Blows

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

9.0/10 2 ratings

John Clark #2

Rainbow Six

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1998

9.0/10 2 ratings

Bob Lee Swagger #2

Black Light

Stephen Hunter

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1996

9.0/10 2 ratings

Alex Cross #3

Jack & Jill

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

9.0/10 2 ratings

Jack Ryan #7

Executive Orders

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Thriller

1996

9.0/10 2 ratings

Alex Cross #2

Kiss the Girls

James Patterson

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

9.0/10 2 ratings

Dirty White Boys

Stephen Hunter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1994

9.0/10 2 ratings

Kay Scarpetta #5

The Body Farm

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

9.0/10 2 ratings

Kay Scarpetta #4

Cruel and Unusual

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

9.0/10 2 ratings

Bob Lee Swagger #1

Point of Impact

Stephen Hunter

Suspense Thriller · Thriller

December 1, 1993

9.0/10 2 ratings

John Clark #1

Without Remorse

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1993

9.0/10 2 ratings

Kay Scarpetta #3

All That Remains

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

9.0/10 2 ratings

Kay Scarpetta #2

Body of Evidence

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1991

9.0/10 2 ratings

Jason Bourne #3

The Bourne Ultimatum

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1990

9.0/10 2 ratings

Inspector Lynley #10

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

Elizabeth George

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1999

9.0/10 1 ratings

Serge Storms #1

Florida Roadkill

Tim Dorsey

Crime Fiction · Thriller

1999

9.0/10 1 ratings

Saving Faith

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

9.0/10 1 ratings

Mark Beamon #2

Storming Heaven

Kyle Mills

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

1998

9.0/10 1 ratings

The Simple Truth

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

9.0/10 1 ratings

Blood Work

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

9.0/10 1 ratings

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

9.0/10 1 ratings

Jesse Stone #1

Night Passage

Robert B. Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

9.0/10 1 ratings

Mark Beamon #1

Rising Phoenix

Kyle Mills

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

1997

9.0/10 1 ratings

Total Control

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

9.0/10 1 ratings

Enigma

Robert Harris

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

September 26, 1995

9.0/10 1 ratings

Paul Madriani #4

The Judge

Steve Martini

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

9.0/10 1 ratings

Absolute Power

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 4, 1995

9.0/10 1 ratings