--- description: New mysteries from Nicci French, Fiona Barton and more title: The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b9781746ea8a036/6988cfc20a4a22e0989ce6a9/thrillers.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2017 10:42 AM CUT  Henry Holt; Berkley; William Morrow by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2017 10:42 AM CUT **_Magpie Murders_** By Anthony Horowitz A book editor tries to solve a murder in this mystery within a mystery. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1409158365/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_Wolf on a String_** By Benjamin Black In Prague in 1599, an arriviste gets mixed up in deadly court drama. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1627795170/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_The Hole_** By Hye-young Pyun This story, about the aftermath of a car crash, is a Korean take on Misery. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1628727802/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_Dark Saturday_** By Nicci French A psychotherapist treats a woman accused of killing her family. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062676660/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_The Lost Ones_** By Sheena Kamal Fifteen years after giving her up for adoption, a woman searches for her daughter. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062565907/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_The Child_** By Fiona Barton A journalist tries to confirm the identity of an unearthed child’s skeleton. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593077717/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_Since We Fell_** By Dennis Lehane After an on-air meltdown, a journalist becomes a shut-in and faces new frights. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062129384/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_The Lying Game_** By Ruth Ware Four childhood friends reunite as adults in the wake of a murder. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501156004/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_The Destroyers_** By Christopher Bollen A grieving man seeks solace by moving in with a friend–who vanishes. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062329987/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") **_The Force_** By Don Winslow A dirty cop in the NYPD comes under investigation by the feds. Buy it [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062664417/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4800794/top-10-summer-thrillers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4800794/top-10-summer-thrillers/"},"headline":"The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer","datePublished":"2017-06-01T10:42:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:12:22.620Z","description":"New mysteries from Nicci French, Fiona Barton and more","url":"https://time.com/4800794/top-10-summer-thrillers/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b9781746ea8a036/6988cfc20a4a22e0989ce6a9/thrillers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b9781746ea8a036/6988cfc20a4a22e0989ce6a9/thrillers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"thrillers","caption":"","creditText":"Henry Holt; Berkley; William Morrow","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4800794/top-10-summer-thrillers/","name":"The Top 10 Thrillers to Read This Summer"}}]}] ```