10 Crime Thrillers You Must Read Once

Sep 06, 2023

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

This is a classic novel starring the legendary Sherlock Holmes and it follows the story of the Baskerville family's superstition that there is a demonic hound that stalks and murders them.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

This crime novel, which was adapted into a movie by same name, begins with the disappearance of a woman named Amy and the plot traces whether Nick Dunne, her husband. is responsible for it.

In the Woods by Tana French

The first book in the author's 'Dublin Murder Squad' series, the book follows a pair of Irish detectives who investigate the murder of a twelve-year-old girl in the suburbs. One of the detective has a secret and a strange connection to the case.

And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie

10 guests are invited to an island but the host doesn't turn up. Each harbours a secret and is accused of murder. One by one people start dying. Who is responsible? This is Agatha Christie's one of the most famous crime novels.

The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd By Agatha Christie

This is yet another popular book from the Queen of Crime novels. In famous detective Hercule Poirot's third outing, a wealthy widow whose husband had died the previous year passes away of overdose. Dr. James Sheppard, her doctor, is the first person narrator. Soon it seems the overdose wasn't accidental and a can of worms gets opened.

The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

A Norwegian serial killer has cut loose and famous detective Harry Hole has to catch him and bring him to justice.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The psychological thriller opens on a shocking note with a woman being accused of killing her husband, for no apparent reason. Her therapist is hell-bent of decoding the crime.

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

This is the first book in the Cormoran Strike-Robin series which was penned by JK Rowling, who used the pen name of Robert Galbraith. A young model named Lula Landry (Bristow) dies under mysterious cricumstances and Strike and Robin have to find out the killer.

Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

The protagonist wakes up having forgotten everything overnight - name, identity, past, and her loved ones. Everyday, a man reminds her she is her husband, Ben. Soon she discovers her journal which has an ominous note - not to trust her husband. What happens next?

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Precious Ramotswe has set up her detective agency and she is the first and so far the only female detective in Botswana. This smart and funny thriller follows Ramotswe's first case.

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