Literary Thriller Books

Suspense fiction that prizes prose, atmosphere, and ideas as much as the propulsion of plot.

11 books

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio book cover

If We Were Villains

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim book cover

Miracle Creek

Angie Kim, 2019

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane book cover

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane, 2001

Night Film by Marisha Pessl book cover

Night Film

Marisha Pessl, 2013

The Rule of Four book cover

The Rule of Four

The Secret Place by Tana French book cover

The Secret Place

Tana French, 2014

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton book cover

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton, 2018

The Twyford Code book cover

The Twyford Code

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins book cover

The Wife Upstairs

Rachel Hawkins, 2021

Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom book cover

Winter in Madrid

C. J. Sansom, 2006

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister book cover

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister, 2022