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45 of the Best Thriller Books From the Last 80 Years

"We're always on the hunt for a chill-inducing book—including stories that mess with our heads. That's why we've picked 45 books that have packed the biggest mind trips since the 1930s. From the king of psychopaths, Patrick Bateman, to the cyberstalker of Caroline Kepnes' bestseller, You, these thrillers represent a wide spectrum of the evil, insanity, and depravity that keeps us up at night."
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
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Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
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The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
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The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector (John Fowles)
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Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
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Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
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Poe Must Die (Marc Olden)
Poe Must Die (Marc Olden)
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Endless Love
Endless Love
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Nightmare Country (Marlys Millhiser)
Nightmare Country (Marlys Millhiser)
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Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
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Night Sky (Clare Francis)
Night Sky (Clare Francis)
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When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
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Live Flesh
Live Flesh
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Misery (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)
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The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
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Nemesis (Joyce Carol Oates)
Nemesis (Joyce Carol Oates)
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See Jane Run (Joy Fielding)
See Jane Run (Joy Fielding)
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
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To Die for (Joyce Maynard)
To Die for (Joyce Maynard)
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Sin (Josephine Hart)
Sin (Josephine Hart)
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Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider
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Tony & Susan (Austin Wright)
Tony & Susan (Austin Wright)
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Hunting Down Amanda (Andrew Klavan)
Hunting Down Amanda (Andrew Klavan)
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
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Shutter Island
Shutter Island
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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The Snowman
The Snowman
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In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods (Tana French)
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AWAIT YOUR REPLY (DAN CHAON)
AWAIT YOUR REPLY (DAN CHAON)
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The Girl in the Basement (Ray Garton)
The Girl in the Basement (Ray Garton)
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Defending Jacob: A Novel
Defending Jacob: A Novel
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The Silent Wife
The Silent Wife
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You (Caroline Kepnes)
You (Caroline Kepnes)
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We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
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Life We Bury (Allen Eskens)
Life We Bury (Allen Eskens)
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Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
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In a Dark, Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark, Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
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Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
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