“Tom Ripley is not just a classic antihero, he is a precursor to so many flawed men we’re meant to root for-from Don Draper to Tony Soprano. Ripley is certainly one of the best if not the best thrillers of all time,” says author Karin Slaughter. The brilliant Highsmith knew this well, and perhaps her greatest creation, Tom Ripley, toyed with our affections throughout five novels. Horrible people can become disturbingly sympathetic once you spend time with them, whether it’s Norman Bates in Psycho or Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter, the serial killer with good intentions.
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And if you’re adding to your cart, don’t forget to shop local (we’ve included a few fantastic independent bookstores below, and you can also use this handy tool from Bookshop to buy from an indie near you). Grab a martini-shaken, not stirred, of course-and enjoy. Let us know which ones you love, which ones you’re going to read next and which thriller books we were crazy not to include. Gothic dramas, iconic secret agents, psychological thrillers that kept you guessing-they’re all here. So we’ve gathered 110 of the best thriller, crime and suspense novels of all time. What about the crime novel or brutal police procedural? What about the spy novel with intrigue aplenty but more derring-do than detection? What about the thrillers in which the person you sympathize with is actually a serial killer? unputdownable.But a list celebrating the Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marples of the world leaves a lot to be desired. (The Washington Post Book World), Vintage Crumley: beautifully written. (Otto Penzler, The New York Sun) Vintage Crumley: beautifully written. Nothing you could do with your clothes on will be as pleasurable. (Otto Penzler, The New York Sun ), Do yourself a favor and read it tonight. ("The Washington Post Book World"), Do yourself a favor and read it tonight. (Otto Penzler, "The New York Sun") Vintage Crumley: beautifully written. ( The Washington Post Book World ), Do yourself a favor and read it tonight. (Otto Penzler, The New York Sun), What Raymond Chandler did for Los Angeles of the Thirties, James Crumley does for the roadside West of today., Vintage Crumley: beautifully written.
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