If a thriller novel does its job right, then the reader won't be able to put it down until they're finished, because the suspense is too palpable and the twists and turns are too gripping to wait until later. The downside of thriller novels being such great page-turners, though, is that it is easy to burn through your to-read pile all too quickly and desperately need some fresh recommendations.
The good news is that many of the best thriller authors have recommended a range of underrated novels for their fans to read. Acclaimed writers such as Stephen King, Harlan Coben, and Gillian Flynn often use their clout to shout out books that deserve more love, which they think are perfect for fans of their own work. Whether they are murder mysteries, crime dramas, or stories with a psychological or even gothic bent, the following eight thriller novels come highly recommended by experts who really know what they are talking about.
If there's one author whose recommendations you can trust, it is Stephen King. The horror master has amassed an army of loyal readers who flock to whatever new book he raves about on social media, and his picks rarely disappoint. For an author who often writes about writers himself — see Misery or The Shining — it's probably no surprise that King was a huge fan of The Plot, which centers on an author whose success hides a sinister secret.
In The Plot, written by Jean Hanff Korelitz, a professor who steals a dead student's idea for a novel finds themselves stalked by someone who seems to know the truth about what he's done. King praised the book as "one of the best novels I've ever read about writers and writing," calling it "insanely readable and terrifying," as well as possessing a level of suspense that was "through the roof."
In Amy Tintera's Listen for the Lie, young woman Lucy is found wandering the streets at night, covered in her best friend's blood and with no memory of how she got there. Many years later, a true crime podcast attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery, forcing Lucy to return to her hometown and finally uncover the answer to a terrifying question: is she a killer?
This darkly comic thriller was another read that blew Stephen King's socks off. The author couldn't praise Listen for the Lie enough, labeling it a "world-class whodunnit, full of carefully doled-out twists." He was also a big fan of the protagonist, Lucy, hailing her as "terrific, feisty, and funny" and "brave as hell." Many other readers agree with King's high praise, too, as the book has a lofty 4.06 rating on Goodreads.
And Then There Were None is one of the most iconic titles in not just Agatha Christie's back catalog, but the entire thriller genre, so to attempt a modern spin on it is a risky undertaking. Alice Feeney managed to pull it off with aplomb, however, in her 2022 novel Daisy Darker. Thriller fans may have encountered Feeney's work before, as her previous novel His & Hers was adapted into the smash-hit Netflix thriller series of the same name, starring Jon Bernthal and Tessa Thompson.
Daisy Darker comes recommended by another best-selling thriller novelist who has worked closely with Netflix. Harlan Coben praised the book as one with "delicious twists and secrets." Set on a crumbling island off the coast of Cornwall, England, the novel sees an estranged family come together for a special occasion, only for them to be picked off by one. With its events taking place on Halloween, Daisy Darker is a perfect spooky season read.
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