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Top 100 Thriller or True Crime Books

These are the best True Crime and Fictional Thriller Books I have read during my 48 Years. I average reading 3 books per month and these are my favorite two subjects. I tried to order these with all of the books that I rated 10 on top followed by 9s and 8s. No book that is listed did I give below an 8. I hope this inspires others to rate these types of books as I haven't seen too many lists that rate books like this
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The Fall of the House of Zeus (Curtis Wilkie)
The Fall of the House of Zeus
Curtis Wilkie
2
Innocent (Scott Turow)
Innocent
Scott Turow
3
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
4
The Storyteller (Jodi Picoult)
The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult
5
A Twisted Faith (Greg Olsen)
A Twisted Faith
Greg Olsen
6
Stealing Faces (Michael Prescott)
Stealing Faces
Michael Prescott
7
The Good Samaritan (John Marrs)
The Good Samaritan
John Marrs
8
When You Disappeared (John Marrs)
When You Disappeared
John Marrs
9
Shadow of Power (Steve Martini)
Shadow of Power
Steve Martini
10
Harmful Intent (Baine Kerr)
Harmful Intent
Baine Kerr
11
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
12
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
John Grisham
13
On the Trail of the Assassins
On the Trail of the Assassins
14
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
15
The Beach Lawyer (Avery Duff)
The Beach Lawyer
Avery Duff
16
Primal Fear
Primal Fear
17
Caught
Caught
18
The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy)
The Lords of Discipline
Pat Conroy
19
The Brass Verdict
The Brass Verdict
20
The Rule of Four
The Rule of Four
21
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
Dan Brown
22
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
Dan Brown
23
I Am Watching You (Teresa Driscoll)
I Am Watching You
Teresa Driscoll
24
Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power (Thomas Thompson)
Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power
Thomas Thompson
25
Under the Beetle's Cellar (Mary Willis Walker)
Under the Beetle's Cellar
Mary Willis Walker
26
Personal Injuries (Scott Turow)
Personal Injuries
Scott Turow
27
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
28
Derailed (James Siegel)
Derailed
James Siegel
29
Above Suspicion (Joe Sharkey)
Above Suspicion
Joe Sharkey
30
Help for the Haunted (John Searles)
Help for the Haunted
John Searles
31
Bleed for Me (Michael Robotham)
Bleed for Me
Michael Robotham
32
Spilled Milk (K. L Randis)
Spilled Milk
K. L Randis
33
Clockers
Clockers
34
Portrait of a Monster (Lisa Pulitzer)
Portrait of a Monster
Lisa Pulitzer
35
If I Can't Have You (Gregg Olsen)
If I Can't Have You
Gregg Olsen
36
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
Jo Nesbø
37
The Leopard
The Leopard
38
The Wrong Man (James Neff)
The Wrong Man
James Neff
39
A Criminal Defense (William Myers, Jr.)
A Criminal Defense
William Myers, Jr.
40
The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing (Dan Morse)
The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing
Dan Morse
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