The 50 Best Thriller Books of the 21st Century: A Printable List

The New York Times Book Review
The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century

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Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn

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Mystic River, by Dennis Lehane

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In the Woods, by Tana French

4.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

5.

No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy

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My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite

7.

The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore

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Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby

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Slow Horses, by Mick Herron

10. Bluebird, Bluebird, by Attica Locke

11. Blacktop Wasteland, by S.A. Cosby

12. The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins

13. Case Histories, by Kate Atkinson

14. We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver

15. Dare Me, by Megan Abbott

16. The Lincoln Lawyer, by Michael Connelly

26. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown

27. Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty

28. The Perfect Nanny, by Leila Slimani

29. The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz

30. The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

31. Defending Jacob, by William Landay

32. Notes on an Execution, by Danya Kukafka

33. The Witch Elm, by Tana French

34. The Likeness, by Tana French

35. All the Sinners Bleed, by S.A. Cosby

36. The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides

37. Your House Will Pay, by Steph Cha

38. I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes

39. Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters

40. Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch

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Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane

18. 11/22/63, by Stephen King

19. Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn

20. Broken Harbor, by Tana French

21. Room, by Emma Donoghue

22. The Constant Gardener, by John le Carré

23. The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

24. The Dry, by Jane Harper

25. Winter’s Bone, by Daniel Woodrell

41. Tell No One, by Harlan Coben

42. You, by Caroline Kepnes

43. Lush Life, by Richard Price

44. Jar of Hearts, by Jennifer Hillier

45. Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

46. Before I Go to Sleep, by S.J. Watson

47. The Push, by Ashley Audrain48. All the Colors of the Dark, by Chris Whitaker

49. Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz

50. None of This Is True, by Lisa Jewell

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