🔍 Mystery & Thriller · International
Best Mystery & Thriller Books from International
Mystery and thriller fiction is among the oldest and most enduringly popular literary forms. International has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in mystery & thriller, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best mystery & thriller from International by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson· 1880
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#2
literary-fiction
Анна Каренина
Лев Толстой· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#3
literary-fiction
Преступление и наказание
Fiódor Dostoievski· 1866
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#4
literary-fiction
The Man Who Was Thursday
Gilbert Keith Chesterton· 1908
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#5
literary-fiction
The Jewel of Seven Stars
Bram Stoker· 1902
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#6
literary-fiction
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane· 1855
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#7
literary-fiction
The Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope· 1800
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#8
literary-fiction
The Riddle of the Sands
Erskine Childers· 1903
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#9
literary-fiction
Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours
Jules Verne· 1872
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#10
literary-fiction
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
Jules Verne· 1870
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#11
literary-fiction
The pioneers
James Fenimore Cooper· 1800
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#12
literary-fiction
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson· 1886
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#13
literary-fiction
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser· 1900
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#14
literary-fiction
Cinq semaines en ballon
Jules Verne· 1867
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#15
science-fiction
Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton· 1976
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#16
fantasy
Amulet
Kazu Kibuishi· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#17
mystery-thriller
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey· 2002
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#18
literary-fiction
The Pathfinder
James Fenimore Cooper· 1800
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#19
literary-fiction
Basil
Wilkie Collins· 1852
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#20
literary-fiction
White Fang
Jack London· 1905
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#21
literary-fiction
The Amateur Cracksman
Ernest William Hornung· 1899
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#22
literary-fiction
Voyage au Centre de la Terre
Jules Verne· 1867
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#23
literary-fiction
Michel Strogoff
Jules Verne· 1876
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#24
literary-fiction
The Guilty River
Wilkie Collins· 1886
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#25
literary-fiction
The Devil Doctor
Sax Rohmer· 1916
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#26
literary-fiction
Jack Tier or the Florida Reef
James Fenimore Cooper· 1800
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#27
literary-fiction
Ante la bandera (Face au drapeau)
Jules Verne· 1897
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#28
literary-fiction
Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea
James Fenimore Cooper· 1800
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#29
literary-fiction
The sea lions
James Fenimore Cooper· 1800
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#30
literary-fiction
El Amo Del Juego/Masters of the Game
Sidney Sheldon· 1905
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#31
literary-fiction
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
Sax Rohmer· 1914
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#32
literary-fiction
With a Mind to Kill
Anthony Horowitz· 2022
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#33
literary-fiction
Solo
William Boyd· 2013
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#34
literary-fiction
Short Fiction, Classic and Contemporary -- Second Edition
Charles H. Bohner· 1989
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#35
classic-literature
21 Great Stories
Abraham Harold Lass· 1969
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#36
classic-literature
Nightmare Alley
William Lindsay Gresham· 1946
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#37
science-fiction
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard· 2015
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#38
science-fiction
Nicolae
Tim F. LaHaye· 1997
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#39
fantasy
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia· 2020
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#40
fantasy
Death Note, Vol. 8
Tsugumi Ohba· 2005
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#41
mystery-thriller
Lie Down With Lions
Ken Follett· 1985
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#42
mystery-thriller
The Quest
Nelson DeMille· 1975
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#43
mystery-thriller
More Stories to Remember -- Volume II
Thomas Bertram Costain· 1958
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#44
mystery-thriller
Short Stories
Schweikert, Harry Christian· 1925
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#45
mystery-thriller
Trent's Last Case
E. C. Bentley· 1900
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#46
mystery-thriller
Jezebel's Daughter
Wilkie Collins· 1880
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#47
mystery-thriller
Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler· 1940
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#48
mystery-thriller
Death at the president's lodging
J. I. M. Stewart· 1936
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#49
mystery-thriller
Nancy's Mysterious Letter
Leslie McFarlane· 1932
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#50
mystery-thriller
The Big Clock
Kenneth Fearing· 1946
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
