Make sure to peruse NPR's list of the top 100 thrillers, as chosen by NPR listeners.The tops picks were:
1. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
3. Kiss the Girls, by James Patterson
4. The Bourne Identity, by Robert Ludlum
5. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
6. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
7. The Shining, by Stephen King
8. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
9. The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy
10. The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I have to admit the winning entry, Silence of the Lambs, is the only book that ever caused me to leave the lights on. However, Hell House by Richard Matheson is the only book that actually made the hair rise on the back of my neck.
What is the most thrilling book you have read?
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I thought The Red Dragon, also by Thomas Harris, was scarier than Silence of the Lambs. I remember I screamed out loud when I turned the page and saw what happened!
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