53 Thriller novel stubs

Assignment: Murder is a thriller novel by Donald Hamilton.

Blame the Dead is the sixth novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in December 1972. It was followed by Judas Country which was the final novel written by the author in the first person narrative.

The Book of All Power is a 1921 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It is an adventure story set around the time of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

But a Short Time to Live is a 1951 crime thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase. It was originally published under the pen name of Raymond Marshall. In the United States it was known by the alternative title The Pick-up.

Cade is a 1966 thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase.

The Calendar is a 1930 British thriller novel by Edgar Wallace. A racehorse owner agrees to throw a race and has to deal with the consequences of his decision. It is a novelisation of the 1929 play of the same title by Wallace.

John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American novelist, attorney, politician, and activist, best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide.

Caravan to Vaccarès is a novel by author Alistair MacLean, originally published in 1970. This novel is set in the Provence region of southern France. The novel was originally written as a screenplay for producer Elliot Kastner.

The Daffodil Mystery is a 1920 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It features the detective Jack Tarling and his Chinese assistant Ling Chu.

The Desperate Hours is a thriller novel written by Joseph Hayes in 1954. It concerns three escaped convicts and their invasion of a suburban home and its family.

Dirty Story: A Further Account of the Life and Adventures of Arthur Abdel Simpson is a 1967 novel by Eric Ambler. The book continues the life of Ambler's anti-hero, petty criminal Arthur Abdel Simpson a man whose English father and Egyptian mother have given him uncertain citizenship. Simpson took part in a daring Istanbul robbery in Ambler's earlier The Light of Day. In Dirty Story Simpson faces the prospect of becoming a penniless exile, a non-citizen of any country. He is forced to become a mercenary for a cynical Central African mining company seeking to secure control of land rich in rare earth ores. He is a misfit with little military experience and so is unsuited for the role of mercenary; however, he manages to outwit his ruthless adversaries who are seasoned professionals.

The Executioners is a psychological thriller-suspense novel written by John D. MacDonald, published in 1957.

A Fine Night for Dying is a 1969 novel by Jack Higgins originally published under the pseudonym Martin J Fallon. Set on the high seas, it is a new adventure for super-spy Paul Chavasse.

The Fire Engine That Disappeared is a mystery novel by Swedish writers Sjöwall and Wahlöö, published in 1969. It is the fifth book in the Martin Beck detective series.

The Golden Keel is the debut novel by English author Desmond Bagley, first published in 1963. Written in the first person narrative, the introductory biography of the protagonist is closely patterned after that of the author.

The Graveyard Shift is a 1965 novel by Harry Patterson, also known as Jack Higgins.

The Great Prince Shan is a 1922 thriller novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim.

The Green Archer is a 1923 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

The Guilty Are Afraid is a 1957 thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase. The novel is set against the background of a rich gangster ridden city on the American Pacific Coast where Lew Brandon, the protagonist, looks for the killer who disposed of his partner Jack Sheppey.

The Haunting of Toby Jugg is a 1948 psychological thriller novel on an occult theme by English writer Dennis Wheatley, incorporating his usual themes of satanic possession and madness, in what was at that time a fresh situation: a disabled British airman recovering from his experiences in the last stages of World War II, in which he played a part in the bombardment of Germany.

High Citadel is a novel written by English author Desmond Bagley, and was first published in 1965.

The House of Dr. Edwardes is a psychological thriller novel written by John Palmer and Hilary A. Saunders, under the pseudonym "Francis Beeding".

I Would Rather Stay Poor is a 1962 thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase.

I'll Get You For This is a 1946 action thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase.

Line of Fire is a thriller novel by Donald Hamilton.

A Lotus for Miss Quon is a 1961 thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.

Making Good Again is a thriller novel by Lionel Davidson.

The Man with the Getaway Face (1963) is a crime thriller novel, written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark and published by Pocket Books. It was also published under the title The Steel Hit. It is the second of the Parker novels.

Midnight Plus One is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1965.

Mr. Justice Maxell is a 1922 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Like several of his books it is partly set in Morocco, where Wallace had previously worked as journalist.

Murder Twice Told is a collection of two short thrillers by Donald Hamilton.

One Arranged Murder is the ninth novel and the twelfth book overall written by the Indian author Chetan Bhagat. The novel is the sequel to Bhagat's 2018 novel The Girl in Room 105.

Puppet on a Chain is a novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. Originally published in 1969 with a cover by Norman Weaver, it is set in the late 1960s narcotics underworld of Amsterdam and other locations in the Netherlands.

The Rose of Tibet is a 1962 adventure novel by Lionel Davidson.

The Sentinel is the 25th novel in the Jack Reacher series and was published on October 27, 2020. It is the first Jack Reacher book to be co-authored by James Grant and his younger brother Andrew Grant but published using their respective pen names of Lee Child and Andrew Child.

Seven Days in May is a political thriller novel by Charles W. Bailey II and Fletcher Knebel, first published in hardcover by Harper & Row in 1962.

The Seven Minutes is a novel by Irving Wallace published in 1969 and released by Simon & Schuster. The book is a fictional account of the effects of pornography and the related arguments about freedom of speech.

Shooting Script is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1966. The book was selected as number 99 in the Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time, a list published by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990.

The Spoilers is a novel written by English author Desmond Bagley, and was first published in 1969 with a cover by Norman Weaver.

The Strode Venturer is a thriller by British author Hammond Innes published in 1965.

Those Who Walk Away (1967) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was the twelfth of her 22 novels.

The Three Roads is a 1948 mystery novel written by Kenneth Millar. This was Millar's fourth novel, and the final one published using his real name—he is generally better known by his later pseudonym Ross Macdonald.

Topaz is a Cold War suspense novel by Leon Uris, published in 1967 by McGraw-Hill. The novel spent one week atop The New York Times Best Seller List, and was Uris's first New York Times number-one bestseller since Exodus in 1959. During its 52-week run on the list, Topaz set two records in two weeks; those for largest positional jump to number-one (9-1) and largest positional fall from number-one (1-5).

Trouble Follows Me is a spy thriller written in 1946 by Kenneth Millar. For this novel, as with his other early work featuring detective Chet Gordon, Millar used his real name—he was to become generally better known as Ross Macdonald.

Trusted Like the Fox is a 1948 thriller novel by British author James Hadley Chase released under his pseudonym Raymond Marshall. The novel is also alternately titled Ruthless.

Understrike (1965) is a novel by John Gardner. It is the second novel in his Boysie Oakes series.

Venus With Pistol is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1969.

The Vivero Letter is a first-person narrative novel written by English author Desmond Bagley, and was first published in 1968. It was also made into a film in 1998 of the same name starring Robert Patrick, Fred Ward and Chiara Caselli.

The Whiff of Money is a 1969 thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase. The book features his character Mark Girland.

The World in My Pocket is a 1959 thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.

The Wreck of the Mary Deare is a 1956 novel written by British author Hammond Innes, which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM. It tells the story of a very old ship described as "A deathtrap of rattling rivets", which is found adrift at sea by salvager John Sands. Sands boards it hoping to claim it for salvage, but finds the first officer, Gideon Patch, still aboard and trying to run the ship on his own. Patch convinces Sands to help him beach the ship, even though it will void his salvage claim. When they return to London, Patch is brought before a board of inquiry to determine what happened. It soon becomes apparent that the ship owners were planning to wreck the Mary Deare all along and have Patch as the fall guy.

The Wrong Side of the Sky is the debut novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1961. It is written in the first person narrative.

Wyatt's Hurricane is a third person narrative thriller novel by English author Desmond Bagley, first published in 1966.