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19 Best Suspense Books of All Time


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

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best suspense books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    The Silence of the Lambs
  2. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    2
    The Girl on the Train
  3. 3
    Gone Girl

    Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn

  4. 4
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  5. 5
    Rebecca

    Rebecca

    Daphne du Maurier

  6. 6
    Misery

    Misery

    A Novel

    Stephen King

  7. 7
    The Da Vinci Code
  8. 8
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
  9. 9
    The Silent Patient

    The Silent Patient

    Alex Michaelides

  10. 10
    Big Little Lies

    Big Little Lies

    Liane Moriarty

  11. 11
    The Shining

    The Shining

    Stephen King

  12. 12
    And Then There Were None
  13. 13
    The Dry

    The Dry

    A Novel

    Jane Harper

  14. 15
    Before I Go To Sleep
  15. 16
    Bird Box

    Bird Box

    A Novel

    Josh Malerman

  16. 17
    The Dinner

    The Dinner

    Herman Koch

  17. 18
    Fingersmith

    Fingersmith

    Sarah Waters

  18. 19
    Intensity

    Intensity

    A Novel

    Dean Koontz

FAQ

  • How was this Suspense books list created?

    We searched for 'best Suspense books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Suspense books are in this list?

    There are 19 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Suspense books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Suspense books on the internet.

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