Thriller and suspense series in order, including the kind of books you finish at 2 a.m. because “one more chapter” is a lie. Start here if you want the cleanest reading order and the key series pages.
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The Catherine Coulter books in order cover FBI thrillers, historical romance, romantic suspense, paranormal-leaning Sherbrooke novellas, and a few standalones. If you’re here for Savich and Sherlock, start with the FBI Thriller series below. If you’re here for the romances, jump to the series that fits your mood.
Coulter’s bibliography looks much easier once you separate the suspense books from …
Gabriel Allon is Daniel Silva’s long-running spy thriller series about an Israeli intelligence operative and art restorer who keeps getting pulled back into dangerous work. If you’re looking for the Gabriel Allon books in order, start with The Kill Artist and continue in publication order. That’s also the chronological order for the series.
This guide focuses only on Gabriel …
Are you looking for how to read the Greg Iles books in order? Maybe you’ve recently discovered his gripping books and are uncertain where to go next. Rest easy, because we’ve got you covered.
We’ve set out below a clear plan of action with all the different categories of his books. We’ve organized his books by publication date and category, …
If you’re looking for the Wilbur Smith books in order, this guide covers the Courtney, Ballantyne, Ancient Egyptian, Hector Cross, Jack Courtney, and Prey Zone series, along with his standalone novels and memoir.
I recommend publication order for a first read. The connected family sagas reveal their characters and relationships in the order Smith originally introduced them, while the chronological …
Michael Connelly is an award-winning crime thriller author. If you’re looking to start reading his work, we have compiled a list of the best Michael Connelly books. Our list has been created according to Goodreads users and taking their reviews into account.
All of the books on our list take place within Connelly’s Harry Bosch Universe. So, if you …
The Odd Thomas books in order follow a young short-order cook who can see the lingering spirits of the dead. Written by Dean Koontz, the completed supernatural suspense series mixes mystery, horror, humor, and questions about life, death, love, and destiny.
Odd’s story includes the main prose series, a prequel about his relationship with Stormy, and three graphic-novel prequels. The …
Looking for the Robert Dugoni books in order? His catalog includes police procedurals, legal thrillers, espionage, historical fiction, nonfiction, collaborative novels, and standalones.
Most of his recurring series are best read in publication order because the relationships and consequences carry forward. The Tracy Crosswhite series also includes three short works, so I’ve included both publication and chronological orders for completionists.…
Looking for Mark Greaney books in order? This guide covers Greaney’s full bibliography, including the Gray Man books, Josh Duffy books, Red Metal books, and his Tom Clancy / Jack Ryan universe titles.
This is the author-wide list. If you only want Court Gentry, I have a separate, more detailed guide to the Gray Man books in order. …
If you’re looking for the Lisa Jewell books in order, the main thing to know is that most of her novels are standalones, but a few are connected. Jewell started with contemporary fiction and relationship drama before becoming best known for domestic suspense and psychological thrillers.
That makes her backlist easier than it looks at first. The series are …
Looking for the Alex Rider books in order? I’ve put the novels, short-story collections, bonus fiction, companion books, graphic adaptations, and screen versions together in one place without counting the same story twice.
Anthony Horowitz’s spy series begins when Alex discovers that his uncle worked for MI6. From there, the missions grow into a continuing story involving Scorpia, Alex’s …