Category: Thriller

The Brad Meltzer books in order span political thrillers, historical nonfiction, superhero comics, and illustrated biographies for younger readers. Meltzer first built his career with conspiracy-driven suspense novels before expanding into several very different kinds of storytelling.

His bibliography is unusually broad, so this guide separates the standalone novels, recurring series, nonfiction, comics, children’s books, collaborations, and screen adaptations. That …

This list of Lucy Foley books in order brings together her historical fiction, mystery thrillers, Miss Marple novel, and short fiction. Foley is best known for atmospheric ensemble mysteries such as The Guest List and The Hunting Party, but she began her writing career with three historical novels.

Settings are central to Foley’s work, from the Italian Riviera and …

If you’re looking for Gillian Flynn books in order, this guide covers her novels, shorter fiction, and screen adaptations. Flynn is an American thriller author and screenwriter best known for Gone Girl, Dark Places, and Sharp Objects.

Her stories are filled with damaged families, buried violence, unreliable perspectives, and morally difficult women. I think Flynn’s greatest strength …

If you’re trying to read the Gregg Hurwitz books in order, you’re probably here because of Orphan X. That’s the big one. But Hurwitz has written a lot more than Evan Smoak, including standalone thrillers, the Tim Rackley books, the young adult Rains duology, comics for Marvel and DC, AWA graphic novels, and short fiction.

This guide covers …

This guide to the Liane Moriarty books in order includes her Big Little series, standalone novels, short fiction, and the middle grade Nicola Berry books. Most of Moriarty’s adult novels can be read in any order, but Big Little Lies should come before Big Little Truths.

I’ve listed the books by first U.S. publication year. If you’re reading Moriarty …

In creating this list of the best crime thriller books, we’ve looked at cult classics and brand new releases. These books have a variety of themes from domestic crime thrillers to serial killers and everything in between. Each book will have an epic twist and haunting characters that will stay will you long after the last page.

Best Crime Thriller

Lisa Scottoline is best known for legal thrillers with tight cases, family pressure, and big moral questions. If you’re working through the Lisa Scottoline books in order, I’d start with the Rosato & Associates novels, then continue into Rosato & DiNunzio.

After that, you can branch into her standalone thrillers, historical fiction, nonfiction, and short publications. Most of …

The Myron Bolitar books in order follow a former basketball player who rebuilds his life as a sports agent. His clients have a habit of becoming tangled in disappearances, blackmail, and murder, pulling Myron and his best friend, Win, into each investigation.

Each novel has its own central mystery, but Myron’s relationships and personal story continue throughout the series. I …

The Michael Bennett books in order follow an NYPD detective and father whose cases often place both New York City and his family in danger. James Patterson created the series with Michael Ledwidge, and James O. Born later joined as coauthor. The books mix hostage negotiations, homicide investigations, serial killers, and large-scale threats with Michael’s life raising his adopted children.…