The Shelves

Thrillers Crime Books

Books selected for readers looking for thrillers crime books.

60 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·4 crossover shelves·202% reader overlap with Mystery Thriller Suspense Books

1. The Butcher and the Wren
Sophie Amoss, Joe Knezevich
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
2. 25 Alive
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
Shelf signal: Police Procedurals
3. A Killer's Wife
Victor Methos, Brittany Pressley
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
4. The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
5. Presumed Innocent
Scott Turow
Included for strong thrillers alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Legal Thrillers
6. Suspect
Scott Turow
Included for strong thrillers alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Legal Thrillers
7. The Killer's Wife
Susan Furlong
Included for strong small alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
8. Cross
James Patterson
Included for strong urban alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Police Procedurals
9. Vortex
Catherine Coulter
Included for strong murder alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Political Thrillers
10. Nash Falls
David Baldacci
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
Shelf signal: Political Thrillers
11. Never Lie
Freida McFadden
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
12. The Crash
Freida McFadden
Fits this list for its focus on thrillers.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
13. One by One
Freida McFadden
Included for strong thriller alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
14. The Hunter
Tana French
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
Shelf signal: Police Procedurals
15. To Die for
David Baldacci
Included for strong girl alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Political Thrillers
16. The Killing Plains
Sherry Rankin, Traci Odom
Included for strong murder alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Police Procedurals
17. All the Sinners Bleed
S. A. Cosby
Fits this list for its focus on thrillers.
Shelf signal: Black Mystery
18. The Silent Wife
Karin Slaughter, Kathleen Early
Included for strong action alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
19. The Summer House
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Crime Fiction
20. The Intruder
Freida McFadden
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
21. The Edge
David Baldacci
Included for strong thrillers alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Political Thrillers
22. A Criminal Defense
William L. Myers Jr., Peter Berkrot
Fits this list for its focus on shelf.
Shelf signal: Legal Thrillers
23. The Suspect
John Lescroart
Fits this list for its focus on crime and thrillers.
Shelf signal: Legal Thrillers
24. Your Dark Secrets
Elle Marr
Included for strong suspense alignment with this thrillers crime list.
Shelf signal: Romantic Suspense