With a panel of celebrated authors—Megan Abbott ... and influential mystery and thriller books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s This project is led by Lucy Feldman, Annabel ...

There are best-selling authors, and then there are mega-best-selling authors: writers who have sold 100 million copies or more, such as Ken Follett, Nora Roberts, James Patterson and Stephenie Meyer.

Which is why TIME set out to create a definitive list of the English language’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time. We began in early 2023 by recruiting leading authors to sit on ...