--- title: Top 10 Thrillers of Summer 2017 description: New mysteries from Nicci French, Fiona Barton and more canonical: https://time.com/4800794/top-10-summer-thrillers/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-01T10:42:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:12:22.620Z article:section: Ideas og:title: The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer og:description: New mysteries from Nicci French, Fiona Barton and more og:url: https://time.com/4800794/top-10-summer-thrillers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b9781746ea8a036/6988cfc20a4a22e0989ce6a9/thrillers.jpg?branch=production&width=1012&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1012 og:image:height: 569 og:image:alt: thrillers og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer twitter:description: New mysteries from Nicci French, Fiona Barton and more twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b9781746ea8a036/6988cfc20a4a22e0989ce6a9/thrillers.jpg?branch=production&width=1012&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer > Sponsored content. 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