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Thriller
77 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Where to Start with A.J. Finn: A Reading Guide
Where to start with A.J. Finn — how to approach The Woman in the Window, the Hitchcockian psychological thriller featuring an agoraphobic narrator. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with B.A. Paris: A Reading Guide
Where to start with B.A. Paris — how to approach Behind Closed Doors, her domestic thriller about a perfect marriage that is actually a prison. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Blake Crouch: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Blake Crouch — whether to begin with Dark Matter, Recursion, or the Wayward Pines trilogy. A complete reading guide to the sci-fi thriller author.
Where to Start with Brad Thor: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Brad Thor — whether to begin with The Lions of Lucerne, Near Dark, or Black Ice. A complete reading guide to the Scot Harvath thrillers.
Where to Start with Christina Dalcher: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Christina Dalcher — how to approach Vox, her feminist dystopia about a near-future America where women are restricted to 100 words per day. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Don Winslow: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Don Winslow — how to approach The Power of the Dog, his essential drug war trilogy opener. A complete reading guide to the American crime novelist.
Where to Start with Eleanor Catton: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Eleanor Catton — whether to begin with The Luminaries or Birnam Wood. A complete reading guide to the Booker Prize-winning New Zealand novelist.
Where to Start with Ian Rankin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ian Rankin — whether to begin with Knots and Crosses or Black and Blue. A complete reading guide to the Scottish crime novelist.
Where to Start with John Sandford: A Reading Guide
Where to start with John Sandford — whether to begin with Rules of Prey, Field of Prey, or Ocean Prey. A complete reading guide to the Lucas Davenport crime series.
Where to Start with Mary Kubica: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Mary Kubica — whether to begin with The Good Girl or Local Woman Missing. A complete reading guide to the psychological thriller author.
Best Books with Plot Twists: Novels That Will Shock You
The best books with plot twists — from Gone Girl to The Secret History, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Shutter Island, and Atonement. Novels whose endings redefine everything.
Best Dark Academia Books: Essential Reading for the Genre
The best dark academia books — from The Secret History and If We Were Villains to The Name of the Rose and The Historian. Essential dark academia reading.
Best Detective Fiction: From Golden Age to Hardboiled to Modern Noir
The best detective fiction — from Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler to Tana French and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The complete guide to crime fiction.
Best Legal Thriller Books: The Essential Reading List
The best legal thrillers ever written — from John Grisham's The Firm to Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent. The definitive guide to courtroom fiction.
Best Page-Turner Books: Novels You Can't Put Down
The best page-turner books — from Gone Girl and The Silent Patient to The Kite Runner and The Girl on the Train. Novels you absolutely cannot put down.
Best Scandinavian Crime Fiction: Essential Nordic Noir Reading List
The best Scandinavian crime fiction — from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and A Man Called Ove to Anxious People. The essential Nordic noir reading guide.
Best Spy Novels: The Essential Reading List
The best spy novels ever written — from John le Carré's Tinker Tailor to Graham Greene's The Quiet American. The definitive guide to espionage fiction.
Gone Girl vs The Girl on the Train: Which Domestic Thriller to Read First?
Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train defined the unreliable-narrator thriller for a generation. Here is how they differ and which to read first.
John le Carré Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
John le Carré's complete bibliography in order — from The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Best starting points for new readers.
Where to Start with Alex Michaelides: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Alex Michaelides — whether to begin with The Silent Patient, The Maidens, or The Fury. A complete reading guide to the psychological thriller writer.
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