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Penguin Random House's List of the Best Thrillers of All Time

PRH's take on the best thrillers of all time, spanning the best psychological thrillers, crime novels, and mysteries.
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Monkey Beach
Monkey Beach
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
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Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
Natsuo Kirino
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Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
Toni Cade Bambara
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
8
The Violin Conspiracy (Brendan Slocumb)
The Violin Conspiracy
Brendan Slocumb
9
Strangers (Dean R. Koontz)
Strangers
Dean R. Koontz
10
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
11
A Rage in Harlem (Chester Himes)
A Rage in Harlem
Chester Himes
12
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
13
Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
14
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
15
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
Tana French
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My Sweet Girl (Amanda Jayatissa)
My Sweet Girl
Amanda Jayatissa
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
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Y Is for Yesterday (Sue Grafton)
Y Is for Yesterday
Sue Grafton
19
The Secret History of Las Vegas (Chris Abani)
The Secret History of Las Vegas
Chris Abani
20
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy
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The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
The Perfect Nanny
Leila Slimani
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The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carre)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
John Le Carre
24
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
Alma Katsu
25
The Couple Next Door (Shari Lapena)
The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena
26
Girl Missing (Tess Gerritsen)
Girl Missing
Tess Gerritsen
27
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
James Ellroy
28
The Good Son (You-Jeong Jeong)
The Good Son
You-Jeong Jeong
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The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters
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Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
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A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
John Grisham
32
Prior Bad Acts (Tami Hoag)
Prior Bad Acts
Tami Hoag
33
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
34
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng
35
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
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