Top 10 male thriller writers of all time ranked – and number one isn't Lee Child

The Silence of the Lambs Starring Anthony Hopkins is based connected the 1988 intelligence transgression thriller by Thomas Harris

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10. The Terminal List by Jack Carr

Former US Navy Seal Jack Carr is simply a comparative newcomer but his 2018 thriller exploded onto the country with the unit of a demolition charge. Seven books on, Carr’s leader James Reece, is simply a instrumentality favourite and an Amazon Prime adaptation starring Chris Pratt arsenic the seasoned peculiar forces relation whose woman and girl are murdered to screen up the betrayal of his portion lone added to the allure for fans. A 2nd bid is owed soon.

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9. Dead Man’s Grave by Neil Lancaster

Former constabulary serviceman Lancaster’s debut transgression caller introduced Detectives Max Craigie and Janie Calder, a 21st period duo who instantly grabbed readers’ attention. Tasked to basal retired constabulary corruption and tackle the biggest, baddest of baddies, they person since appeared successful 5 books with the latest instalment, When Shadows Fall, owed successful March. Lancaster’s books person been compared to Line Of Duty successful print, and it’s flattering… to Line Of Duty. Brilliant, fast-paced and action-packed, Lancaster’s portion of a caller question of superb British thriller writers, besides including Tony Kent, Lisa Jewell, Paula Hawkins and Lucy Foley.

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8. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

One of the creepiest books this broadside of Stephen King, who should astir apt besides beryllium included present for The Shining oregon Pet Sematary oregon Carrie (sorry Stehen), Thomas Harris’s 1991 serial slayer thriller took intelligence fearfulness to the adjacent level. Not 1 to work precocious astatine nighttime successful an bare house. Another large publication that became an adjacent amended movie, starring Anthony Hopkins arsenic Dr Hanibal Lecter and Jodie Foster arsenic FBI cause Clarice Starling.

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7. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

This 2003 thriller blockbuster breathed caller beingness into the thriller genre, selling 80 cardinal copies and inspiring a deed Tom Hanks movie adjacent if experts loudly denounced its author’s humanities and technological inaccuracies. US writer Dan Brown didn’t care, helium was (I presume) laughing each the mode to the bank. The publication explores an alternate spiritual history, the secretive Catholic instauration Opus Dei and involves a batch of moving about. Perfect thriller fodder.

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