Thriller Book Recommendations

Thriller Book Recommendations

​Looking for a good crime-thriller novel? Check out this list of books recommended by readers.

I'm a crime-thriller author (who at the moment happens to be offering a bestseller for free). Using results from a survey I send to my readers, I put together this list of what they consider the best crime-thriller novels.

Enjoy!  

Crime-Thriller Book Recommendations

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
While on a luxury cruise, a journalist thinks she sees a woman thrown overboard, but nobody else on the boat believes her. 
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Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
The physical attraction between a female Russian spy and male CIA agent may not only cost them their careers, but put into jeopardy the safety of a US mole.
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Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
A retired detective and two amateur sleuths try to catch a madman before he commits a heinous act even deadlier than the massacre he's already wanted for.    

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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
A woman sees something startling out a train window and soon becomes much more than an observer, finding herself reluctantly mixed up in the aftermath.
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Orphan X  by Gregg Hurwitz
When a skilled assassin abandons his old life for a noble cause, an equally skilled operative tries to hunt him down.
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The Stranger by Harlan Coben
The life a suburban man thought he had seems an illusion when a stranger tells him a secret about his wife.
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No Exit by Taylor Adams
With no phone reception during a snowstorm, a college student notices a little girl locked in a van and concludes one of the four others stranded with her at a rest stop must be the kidnapper.
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The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
After a bomb goes off in Paris, a veteran spy is sent to find the perpetrator before he attacks again.
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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
When the NSA encounters an unbreakable code, its head cryptographer is soon fighting for not only her life, but the safety of the entire country.
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Lie to Me by JT Ellison
A wife in a bad marriage disappears, leaving her confused husband behind to confront lies and handle accusations.
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Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
During Prohibition, a small-time criminal from Boston rises to the top of a bootlegging empire. 
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The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
A talented criminologist follows scattered clues after an intelligent psychopath out for mayhem. 
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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
After an amateur hunter finds a bag of drug money, he finds himself hunted by a professional hitman hired to recover the cash.
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Insidious by Catherine Coulter
The FBI chases a killer of young actresses while pursuing a conspiracy against a powerful businesswoman.
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
A well-liked, small-town man is accused of murdering his wife when she goes missing.
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One Rough Man by Brad Taylor
Two men threatening the United States square off against an accomplished operative working for a classified government unit.
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Robicheaux by James Lee Burke
A war veteran turned detective becomes more and more entangled in Louisiana's underworld. 
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The Girl Before by JP Delaney
Tenants of a beautiful house are forced to follow the architect's bizarre rules, which have unexpected consequences on their lives.
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The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
A man with a blank memory is rescued from the sea, only to find himself the target of a lethal conspiracy. 
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After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
A long-lost teenage girl is murdered shortly after returning home, and an unlikely suspect emerges in her mother's eyes.
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The Widow by Fiona Barton
When an accused criminal dies, the public demands his wife provide an account of his deeds, putting her at a crossroads with the truth. 
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
A middle-aged male journalist and young female hacker investigate the disappearance of a wealthy Swedish woman. 
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Memory Man by David Baldacci
A detective tries to find answers about his family's murder while investigating a separate crime.
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Find Her by Lisa Gardner
When a survivor of an abduction goes missing a second time, a Boston detective vows to catch the twisted perpetrator.
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