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Top 100 Thriller Novels (NPR).

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.
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The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
1
Thomas Harris
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
2
Stieg Larsson
Kiss the Girls (James Patterson)
Kiss the Girls
3
James Patterson
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
4
Robert Ludlum
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
5
Truman Capote
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
6
Dan Brown
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
7
Stephen King
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
8
Agatha Christie
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
9
Tom Clancy
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles
10
Arthur Conan Doyle
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
11
Bram Stoker
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
12
Stephen King
The Bone Collector (Jeffery Deaver)
The Bone Collector
13
Jeffery Deaver
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
14
Michael Crichton
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
15
Dan Brown
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
16
John Grisham
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
17
Michael Crichton
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
18
Dennis Lehane
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
19
Frederick Forsyth
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
20
Daphne Du Maurier
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
21
Ken Follett
It (Stephen King)
It
22
Stephen King
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
23
Alexandre Dumas
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
24
Steig Larsson
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
25
Peter Benchley
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
26
Caleb Carr
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
27
Thomas Harris
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
28
Scott Turow
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
29
Dashiell Hammett
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
30
Stieg Larsson
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
31
Cormac McCarthy
Gone, Baby, Gone (Dennis Lehane)
Gone, Baby, Gone
32
Dennis Lehane
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
33
Martin Cruz Smith
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
34
Ira Levin
Subterranean
Subterranean
35
Clear and Present Danger (Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
36
Tom Clancy
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
37
Stephen King
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
38
Dennis Lehane
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
39
John Le Carré
The Poet
The Poet
40
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