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Thriller Books

recommended by thriller writers

Last updated: October 27, 2025

    The best books on Horror, recommended by Kim Newman

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    The best books on Horror - Dracula by Bram Stoker

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    Dracula
    by Bram Stoker
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    The best books on Horror - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

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    I Am Legend
    by Richard Matheson
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    The best books on Horror - Misery by Stephen King

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    Misery
    by Stephen King
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    The best books on Horror - Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe

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    Tales of Mystery and Imagination
    by Edgar Allan Poe
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    The best books on Horror - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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    The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
    by Robert Louis Stevenson

    • Which are the best horror books ever written? Novelist and horror expert Kim Newman, author of Anno Dracula, talks us through his top five and reveals which of the classics is, for him, the greatest of them all.

  • The best books on Horror - Dracula by Bram Stoker
  • The best books on Horror - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
  • The best books on Horror - Misery by Stephen King
  • The best books on Horror - Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
  • The best books on Horror - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The best books on Horror, recommended by Kim Newman

Which are the best horror books ever written? Novelist and horror expert Kim Newman, author of Anno Dracula, talks us through his top five and reveals which of the classics is, for him, the greatest of them all.

The best books on Horror, recommended by Kim Newman

    The Best Thrillers of 2019, recommended by Anthony Franze

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    The Best Thrillers of 2019 - November Road by Lou Berney

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    November Road
    by Lou Berney
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    The Best Thrillers of 2019 - Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense by Julia Heaberlin

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    Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense
    by Julia Heaberlin
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    The Best Thrillers of 2019 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

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    Jar of Hearts
    by Jennifer Hillier
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    The Best Thrillers of 2019 - Pieces of Her: A Novel by Karin Slaughter

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    Pieces of Her: A Novel
    by Karin Slaughter
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    The Best Thrillers of 2019 - The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel by Paul Tremblay

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    The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel
    by Paul Tremblay

    • Looking for a pacy, suspenseful thriller that keeps you racing through the pages? Look no further. Anthony Franze, author and coordinator of the International Thriller Writers' annual awards, talks us through some of the books that made the shortlist for the best thrillers of 2019.

  • The Best Thrillers of 2019 - November Road by Lou Berney
  • The Best Thrillers of 2019 - Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense by Julia Heaberlin
  • The Best Thrillers of 2019 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
  • The Best Thrillers of 2019 - Pieces of Her: A Novel by Karin Slaughter
  • The Best Thrillers of 2019 - The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel by Paul Tremblay

The Best Thrillers of 2019, recommended by Anthony Franze

Looking for a pacy, suspenseful thriller that keeps you racing through the pages? Look no further. Anthony Franze, author and coordinator of the International Thriller Writers’ annual awards, talks us through some of the books that made the shortlist for the best thrillers of 2019.

The Best Thrillers of 2019, recommended by Anthony Franze
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