New York Times Book Review Unveils 50 Best 21st-Century Thrillers
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 8
New York Times Book Review Unveils 50 Best 21st-Century Thrillers
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 8
Summary
The New York Times Book Review this week published a ranked list of the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, spotlighting the genre’s standout titles.
Several books highlighted in the accompanying essay include Oyinkan Braithwaite’s “My Sister, the Serial Killer” at No. 6, S.A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears” at No. 8 and Tana French’s “Broken Harbor” at No. 20.
The list also spans subgenres, from police procedurals to fast-paced crime novels and “bad seed” stories, with Lionel Shriver’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin” at No. 14 and William Landay’s “Defending Jacob” at No. 30.
The feature was framed as a reader-service recommendation package, with the Book Review presenting thrillers as enduring escape reading as well as literary standouts.