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Our Thriller shelves hold a century of heart-racing reads, from the fog-draped conspiracies of John Buchan and Sax Rohmer to the razor-sharp modern suspense of Joël Dicker. Expect shadowy masterminds, desperate chases, and plots that tighten like a vice. Whether you crave classic espionage or a clever whodunit, you’ll find your next sleepless night right here.

18 books

A Woman at Bay

A Woman at Bay

A fast-paced Nick Carter detective adventure from the great age of the American dime novel, pitting the famous sleuth against a formidable and dangerous woman.

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The Zeppelin's Passenger

The Zeppelin's Passenger

E.

$8.50

Fantômas

Fantômas

The first novel of the notorious French master-criminal Fantômas, a lurid and headlong thriller in which an elusive genius of crime terrorises Paris while a dogged detective pursue

$9.50

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer's pulp thriller unleashes the criminal mastermind Dr.

$9.50

The Grand Babylon Hôtel

The Grand Babylon Hôtel

Arnold Bennett's sparkling comic thriller set in a grand London hotel, where a millionaire's whim, a vanished guest and a tangle of intrigue turn luxury into high-stakes mystery.

$9.50

The Secret of the Night

The Secret of the Night

A tense mystery of intrigue and hidden danger, in which a young investigator must unravel a deadly conspiracy shrouded in secrecy.

$9.50

The Yellow Crayon

The Yellow Crayon

An Edwardian thriller by E.

$9.50

Cruel as the grave

Cruel as the grave

A dramatic tale of love, jealousy and dark secrets in the sensational tradition, its title drawn from the old warning that jealousy is cruel as the grave.

$9.50

The Man in the Brown Suit

The Man in the Brown Suit

A young woman witnesses a death in a London Underground station and follows a cryptic clue aboard a liner bound for South Africa, launching one of Agatha Christie's most dashing ea

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Friday, the Thirteenth

Friday, the Thirteenth

Thomas W.

$9.50

Mr. Standfast

Mr. Standfast

John Buchan's rousing First World War thriller, the third Richard Hannay adventure, sending its hero undercover through a Britain riddled with espionage on the trail of a dangerous

$9.50

The Riddle of the Sands

The Riddle of the Sands

Erskine Childers's pioneering spy novel of two Englishmen who stumble on a secret while yachting the tidal shallows of the North Sea.

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The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad's dark, ironic novel of anarchists, spies, and a bombing plot in Victorian London.

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan's breakneck thriller of espionage and pursuit.

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The Secret Adversary

The Secret Adversary

Two out-of-work friends advertise themselves as adventurers for hire and stumble into international intrigue, introducing Agatha Christie's beloved sleuthing pair, Tommy and Tuppen

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The Air Pirate

The Air Pirate

An early aviation adventure of daring, danger, and villainy in the skies, from the pioneering age of flight.

$9.00

The Crack of Doom

The Crack of Doom

An early scientific romance in which knowledge itself becomes a weapon, and a fanatic threatens to unmake the world.

$9.00

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

Joël Dicker's twisting literary thriller sends a blocked young novelist to clear his mentor of a decades-old murder, unspooling a small New England town's buried secrets one revela

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