Thriller Books That Keep You Up All Night

Heart‑pounding suspense that keeps you turning pages late into the night. From psychological twists and unreliable narrators to high‑stakes chases and ticking clocks, these books deliver relentless tension and deeply satisfying reveals. Perfect for thrill‑seekers who love to be kept guessing—until the very last page.

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Master of the Game
26min60,536 ratings

Master of the Game

by Sidney Sheldon

Misery
21min847,709 ratings

Misery

by Stephen King

To Kill the President
32min4,518 ratings

To Kill the President

by Sam Bourne, Jonathan Freedland

The Treatment
31min2,970 ratings

The Treatment

by C.L. Taylor

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
27min2,753,240 ratings

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

by George R.R. Martin

No Turning Back
22min4,118 ratings

No Turning Back

by Tracy Buchanan

Never Knowing
25min27,248 ratings

Never Knowing

by Chevy Stevens

Gravity / Bloodstream
22min17,610 ratings

Gravity / Bloodstream

by Tess Gerritsen

Absolute Midnight (Abarat, #3)
26min6,173 ratings

Absolute Midnight (Abarat, #3)

by Clive Barker

The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
31min3,530 ratings

The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)

by Rick Yancey

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
27min514,214 ratings

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

by Agatha Christie

Breathless (The Blue Fire Saga, #1)
30min1,703 ratings

Breathless (The Blue Fire Saga, #1)

by Scott Prussing

Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20)
27min22,084 ratings

Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20)

by Lee Child

The Crow
32min414 ratings

The Crow

by James O'Barr, John Bergin, A.A. Attanasio

Batwoman, Vol. 1: Hydrology
26min7,842 ratings

Batwoman, Vol. 1: Hydrology

by J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman, Amy Reeder, Richard Friend, Dave Stewart

Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
30min71,196 ratings

Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)

by Agatha Christie

Sparkling Cyanide  (Colonel Race, #4)
24min42,197 ratings

Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4)

by Agatha Christie

Sometimes I Lie
27min348,357 ratings

Sometimes I Lie

by Alice Feeney

The Wolf Road
30min7,149 ratings

The Wolf Road

by Beth Lewis

Watching Edie
25min9,247 ratings

Watching Edie

by Camilla Way

The Sittaford Mystery
9min31,046 ratings

The Sittaford Mystery

by Agatha Christie

It
33min194,045 ratings

It

by Stephen King

On the Island (On the Island, #1)
33min29,074 ratings

On the Island (On the Island, #1)

by Tracey Garvis-Graves

House of Leaves
30min77,508 ratings

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski

Demon Dentist
27min17,560 ratings

Demon Dentist

by David Walliams, Tony Ross

River of Destiny
38min2,628 ratings

River of Destiny

by Barbara Erskine

Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
33min25,491 ratings

Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)

by Elmore Leonard

I Let You Go
29min43,770 ratings

I Let You Go

by Clare Mackintosh

Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1)
31min41,916 ratings

Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1)

by Kristen Ashley

Folly  (Folly Island, #1)
24min4,141 ratings

Folly (Folly Island, #1)

by Laurie R. King

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
32min22,240 ratings

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

by James L. Swanson

Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)
27min24,302 ratings

Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)

by Janet Evanovich

Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2)
31min8,254 ratings

Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2)

by George MacDonald Fraser

Sharpe's Havoc (Sharpe, #7)
33min12,505 ratings

Sharpe's Havoc (Sharpe, #7)

by Bernard Cornwell

Artemis
37min1,478 ratings

Artemis

by Andy Weir

The Hidden Child (Patrik Hedström, #5)
21min32,661 ratings

The Hidden Child (Patrik Hedström, #5)

by Camilla Lackberg, Tiina Nunnally

Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, #8)
32min15,752 ratings

Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, #8)

by Derek Landy

Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)
15min92,791 ratings

Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)

by Jim Butcher

The Tea Rose (#1)
31min40,918 ratings

The Tea Rose (#1)

by Jennifer Donnelly