The Best Thriller Books of All Time. We've organized the best thrillers by category; get ready for your hair to stand on end. By Dawn Raffel Loading The Spy Thriller The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré (1963) is the quintessential espionage thriller. Set during the Cold War, this rich tale still captivates with its spellbinding portrayal of the world of secret agents. And don’t miss: any of Daniel Silva’s novels featuring Gabriel Allon, art restorer and former Israeli assassin.
<i>The Spy Who Came In from the Cold</i> by John le Carré (1963) is the quintessential espionage thriller. The Techno Thriller Ian Fleming started it all with James Bond and his arsenal of clever gadgets, some not so far-fetched anymore. Ian Fleming started it all with James Bond and his arsenal of clever gadgets, some not so far-fetched anymore. The Classic Thriller The War of the Worlds by H. <i>The War of the Worlds</i> by H. The Psychological Suspense Thriller The Legal Thriller The Medical Thriller The Sci-Fi Thriller.
Audience Picks: Top 100 'Killer Thrillers' The Winner: The Silence Of The Lambs by Thomas Harris beat out two other serial killer books -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and Kiss the Girls by James Patterson -- for the No. 1 spot. hide caption toggle caption It's been a cliffhanger, but now the final page can be turned. The NPR audience nominated some 600 novels to our "Killer Thrillers" poll and cast more than 17,000 ballots. The final roster of winners is a diverse one to say the least, ranging in style and period from Dracula to The Da Vinci Code, Presumed Innocent to Pet Sematary. What these top 100 titles share, however, is that all of them are fast-moving tales of suspense and adventure. And menace. Critic Maureen Corrigan, who served on the advisory panel of experts for this project, was surprised by how dark many of your choices are. Co-panelist, novelist and critic Patrick Anderson was more impressed with the overall quality of the choices: "The vast majority of these are very good books or classics ...
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