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Thriller
90 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Authors Like James Patterson: 6 Page-Turner Machines
Love the short chapters and relentless pace of James Patterson? These six thriller writers deliver the same can't-stop-reading momentum — with a book to start each one.
Authors Like John Grisham: 6 Legal & Justice Thrillers
If you love John Grisham's courtroom tension and ordinary-people-versus-the-system stakes, these six writers deliver the same gripping pursuit of justice — with where to start.
Authors Like Michael Crichton: 6 Science Thrillers
If Michael Crichton's science-gone-wrong premises and page-turning dread are your favourite kind of thriller, these six writers deliver — each with a book to start.
Authors Like Stephen King: 6 Writers for Your Next Scare
If you've burned through Stephen King's backlist and want that same blend of dread, character, and ordinary lives upended, these six authors deliver — with a starting book for each.
Authors Like Tom Clancy: 6 Military & Techno Thrillers
If Tom Clancy's high-tech weaponry, geopolitical stakes, and ticking-clock tension are your thing, these six thriller writers deliver — each with a book to start.
Authors Like Dan Brown: 7 Thriller Writers to Read Next
Authors like Dan Brown for fans of puzzle-driven conspiracy thrillers — Robert Harris, Umberto Eco, Michael Crichton, Ken Follett, and more, with where to start for each.
Authors Like Gillian Flynn: 7 Thriller Writers to Read
Authors like Gillian Flynn for fans of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects — Tana French, Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and more, with where to start for each.
Authors Like Lisa Jewell: 6 Thriller Writers to Read Next
Authors like Lisa Jewell for fans of twisty domestic and psychological thrillers — Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware, Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and more, with where to start.
Books Like Dark Places: 11 Dark Psychological Thrillers
Books like Dark Places by Gillian Flynn — 11 dark psychological thrillers with cold cases, buried family secrets, and unreliable narrators, with where to start for each.
Dark Matter vs Recursion: Which Blake Crouch First?
Dark Matter and Recursion are Blake Crouch's two best sci-fi thrillers. Here's how they differ, what each does best, and which to read first.
Alex Cross Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide (2026)
Every Alex Cross novel by James Patterson in order, from Along Came a Spider to Alex Cross Must Die — with the best starting point, the standout entries, and how the recurring villains connect.
Most Anticipated Books of Late 2026: 8 New Releases to Preorder
The biggest new books coming in the second half of 2026 — from Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse return and R. F. Kuang's new novel to Raven Kennedy, Victoria Aveyard, Riley Sager, and Nora Roberts.
It Ends with Us vs Verity: Which to Read First?
Same author, completely different experience. One is an emotional contemporary romance about a hard subject; the other is a dark, twisty thriller. Here's how to choose.
Books Like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 10 Reads
If Larsson's dark investigation and unforgettable hacker heroine gripped you, these crime thrillers and Nordic noir deliver the same intensity and intrigue.
Where to Start with A.J. Finn: A Reading Guide
Where to start with A.J. Finn — how to approach The Woman in the Window, the Hitchcockian psychological thriller featuring an agoraphobic narrator. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with B.A. Paris: A Reading Guide
Where to start with B.A. Paris — how to approach Behind Closed Doors, her domestic thriller about a perfect marriage that is actually a prison. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Blake Crouch: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Blake Crouch — whether to begin with Dark Matter, Recursion, or the Wayward Pines trilogy. A complete reading guide to the sci-fi thriller author.
Where to Start with Brad Thor: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Brad Thor — whether to begin with The Lions of Lucerne, Near Dark, or Black Ice. A complete reading guide to the Scot Harvath thrillers.
Where to Start with Christina Dalcher: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Christina Dalcher — how to approach Vox, her feminist dystopia about a near-future America where women are restricted to 100 words per day. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Don Winslow: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Don Winslow — how to approach The Power of the Dog, his essential drug war trilogy opener. A complete reading guide to the American crime novelist.
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