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What is the Absolute Best Mystery Thriller you have read.

What is the Absolute Best Mystery Thriller you have read.

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Judy #recommend #mystery #thriller

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Shannon

I really love The Kate Burkholder series

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Natalie

One Man by Andrew Gross

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Beverly

This one is very scary: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7728889-the-diviners

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Linda

Following.

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Louise

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.

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Elaine

One of my favorites!

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Sharron

Overall the best book I ever read! She also wrote My Cousin Rachel which is also fantastic.

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Jan

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson (no relation).

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Lorie

It’s only 1.99 on kindle right now! Sold! ?

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Gail

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

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Jill

Loved it !

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Dottie

I was thinking this one too.

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Aldo

Redemption Road John Hart

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Beverly

If you like twisted thrillers this series is the best: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657034.Heartsick

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Fiona

Loved this series!

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Dorothy

I’m a fan of the Peter Whinsey books by Dorothy Sayers. They’re set int he 1920s-1930s — I’ve read the series several times.

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Louisa

Hooray for you! My favorite mystery and an all time favorite book is The Nine Tailors. For Sayers newbies … if you’re a Sayers/Christie/English country house mystery NUT … or a devout Anglican who knows the subject, or a change bell ringer, or a highly literate resident of the fens, you will love this book right away, though some may need a third or fourth read-through to pick up all the details.

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Sally

David Baldacci’s Camel Club series. Agatha Christie’s anything.

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Linda

Any John Sanford. Prescott and Childs Agent Pendergast’s. Any Tony Heillerman’s. So many more. Louise Penny. Patrica Cornwall the early ones.
Willian Kent Kruger

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Sue

Preston and Child do the Pendergast series along with several stand alone. All are excellent

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Veronica

I love mysteries! Following to see recommendations too. ?

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Robin

The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

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Mary

I Am Pilgrim

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Jill

Very good.

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Annette

Shadows of the wind!

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Katy

Nevada Barr – her main character is a Park Ranger & each book takes place in a different National Park; Louise Penny & Donna Leon for their characters and sense of place (Ontario, Canada & Venice, Italy respectively); Mary Higgins Clark – fast-paced stories, real page turners; Jonathan Kellerman – psychological thrillers (the perps are real creeps!); Harlan Coben writes very good stand-alone mysteries as well!

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Linda

James Lee Burke

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Terri

I’m reading a new (to me) series. 1st Book is A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders. Takes place in London publishing world—funny.

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Denise

If I must name one, Jar City by Arnaldur Indridison.

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Svetka

Following

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Theresa

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler Olsen was really good.

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Alison

Sorry, I can’t narrow it down to one. Off the top off my head, I’d say “The Secrets She Keeps”, by Michael Robotham, “Behind Her Eyes”, by Sarah Pinborough, and “The Dry”, by Jane Harper.

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JudyQuestion author

Thanks

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Helen

Oh.. I’ll have to check that out!

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Marie

Loved The Dry! Can’t wait for her next book.

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Linda

Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent is one of my favorites.

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Naomi

There is a difference between mystery and thriller…if I have to narrow it down between a story that is both, the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly….mystery, thriller, sometimes scary, but all the time great writing.

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Mark

Called ‘a genre of one’ by one reviewer 🙂

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Kelly

The Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride. Val McDermid is absolutely cracking as well. You can’t go wrong with Scottish crime writers. 🙂

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Naomi

Love Logan McRae…just getting into Val McDermid

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Penelope

If it’s Scottish you want, you can’t beat Ian Rankin.

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Lisa

The Lepord, Nesbo

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Rosana

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Vera

The Day of the Jackal.

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Monica

I enjoyed “the girl with the dragon tattoo “ – trilogy , John Grisham Litigators and Richard North Patterson – the Exodus

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Peggie

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow is very good.

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Catherine

I don’t believe in “bests,” but Taylor Stevens’ The Informationist is an intense thrill ride. Mary Stewart wrote my favorite classic thrillers, Elizabeth Peters wrote my favorite fun mysteries, and Margaret Maron’s The Bootlegger’s Daughter is probably my favorite all-around mystery series.

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Linda

I’m very sad that there are no more in Margaret Maron’s series.

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Dottie

@Linda I enjoyed that series also.

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James

About the Author by John Colapinto. This should be a movie!

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Marvin

The Fourth Monkey by JD Barker is pretty rad.

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Teresa

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turrow was so suspensful and made me a fan of his books. The movie, staring Harrison Ford was the most authentic book to movie depiction I have seen to date.

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Jeri

I read it years ago, but Intensity by Dean Koontz was one that stands out as a wild ride I could not put down.

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Ann

Ruth Rendell’s psycho thrillers

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Maureen

A Judgement in Stone – ?

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Brianna

I loved Mean Streak by Sandra Brown.

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Abby

Me too!!

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Mary

So many. The Doorbell Rang, Rex Stout, Murder must Advertise Dorothy L Sayers, The Beekeepers Apprentice Laurie R King.

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Amanda

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

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Abby

You by Caroline Kepnes

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Patricia

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Fiona

Following…like I need more to add to my list ?

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Robin

Anything by Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine

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Kerry

Following

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Sharron

A Lesson Before Dying is a great book. It along with Rebecca are two books that I will never forget. They are on a list of 50 books to read before you die. I highly recommend both.

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Janelle

The Long Walk by Stephen King is an absolute must read …. I read it 2x

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Anupama

You by Caroline Kepnes. One of the creepiest and the best thrillers I have read so far. ‘Behind closed doors’ by B.A. Paris is another good one!

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Abby

I second both of these! Did you read the sequel, Hidden Bodies?

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Anupama

@Abby Hey no! I haven’t. I looked it up right after finishing ‘You’ but the reviews looked less than promising! Have you read that book? Would you recommend it?

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Abby

Yes and it was good!!!

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Anupama

Awesome. Picking it up next ? Thank you!

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Bettie

Hard to narrow it down to one. I have enjoyed Harlan Coben, Elizabeth George and Louise Penny all for different reasons. Recently read Dry Harbor and liked it. Love Jo Nesbo and Harry Hole.

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Raya

eagerly lurking

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LaShana

Following. I have read most of the suggestions so far and I must concur.

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Maggie

Following

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Sabre

Silence of the Lambs

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Louise

Nobody comes close to Agatha Christie. it would be hard to say which is my favourite, possibly Mrs McGinty’s Dead. Cards on the Table is very good too. And Murder at the Vicarage.

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Michelle

I love Agatha Christie but they are definitley mysteries not thrillers there are loads of golden age mysteries been re-issued by British Library (I think) and really I love them all definitely my favourite genre

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Charlene

Sharp Objects-Gillian Flynn

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Fiona

I’m planning on starting that today ?

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Anupama

Reading this right now. So good.

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Bonnie

The hobbit and Tolkens trilogy.

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Lena

The Breakdown

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Kelly

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. Longest book I’ve read since GET A. Loved it!

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Kelly

GWTW****

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Jennifer

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series is very gripping. I listened on audio and it is fantastic.

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Meaghan

The Farm by Tom Rob Smith

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Author

Touching evil

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Katie

Following.

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Mary

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. A Place of Execution by Val McDermid.

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Anupama

I also have to recommend ‘Out’ by Natsuo Kirino. Brilliant read.

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Mary

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett

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Linda

Noah Gordon’s The Jerusalem Diamond and The Winemaker

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Leslie

Ken Follett’s “The Key to Rebecca”

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Gokul

Deception Point By Dan Brown

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Jackie

This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart

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Catherine

One of my favorites ❤️

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Carolyn

James Lee Burke, John Sandford and Michael Connelly all write wonderful mysteries series…

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Lynette

The Thirteenth Tale, The Historian are good.

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Jackie

Shutter island

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Louisa

For all ages … the original Gothic novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

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Lori

Behind Closed Doors

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Hughie

And then there were none was good if you want the old mystery thrillers.

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