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19 Best Suspense Books

Goal: Find the best Suspense books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best suspense books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

19 Best Suspense Books

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1

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris

2

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins

3

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

Also recommended by:

Anderson Cooper, Patrick Rothfuss

4

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

Also recommended by:

Charles Koch, James Clear

5

Misery

A Novel

by Stephen King

Also recommended by:

Jack Edwards

6

Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

Also recommended by:

Taylor Swift

7

The Da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

Also recommended by:

Shah Rukh Khan, Ev Williams

8

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Ripley, Book 1

by Patricia Highsmith

Also recommended by:

Tavi Gevinson

9

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

10

Before I Go To Sleep

A Novel

by S. J. Watson

11

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty

12

Bird Box

A Novel

by Josh Malerman

13

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

14

Intensity

A Novel

by Dean Koontz

15

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot, Book 11

by Agatha Christie

16

The Dinner

by Herman Koch

17

The Dry

A Novel

by Jane Harper

18

The Shining

by Stephen King

19

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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