title: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads
author: David Morrell
description: For casual readers, scholars, or librarians, this anthology is the best go-to source for thriller interest. ForeWord Reviews<br /><br />This is an essential reference book. Library Journal, Starred Review<br /><br />"This entertaining collection starts with Lee Child's thoughts on Theseus and the Minotaur (1500 B.C.) and ends with Steve Berry's take on Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code (2003). In between are some thought-provoking essays by contemporary stars of the thriller field."
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  Praise for Ruth Ware’s instant _New York Times_ bestseller
  
   _THE TURN OF THE KEY_
  
  Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Finalist | Starred reviews in _Booklist_ ,
  _Library Journal_ , and _Publishers Weekly_ | Named one of the best books of
  the year by _Reader’s Digest_ , the New York Public Library, the _Washington
  Post_ , Literary Hub, [PBS.com](http://www.PBS.com), _PopSugar_ , and
  CrimeReads | Included in _HuffPost_ ’s “Best Books to Give as Gifts This Year”
  and _Good Housekeeping_ ’s “Best Books to Give as Gifts This Season” | One of
  _Newsweek_ ’s “Books to Curl Up With This Fall” | One of _Buzzfeed_ ’s “13
  Thrillers We Couldn’t Stop Thinking About in 2019” | Included in _O, The Oprah
  Magazine_ ’s “23 Chilling Thriller Books That’ll Keep You Turning the Page” |
  A _Library Journal_ “Essential Title” of 2019
  
  “A superb suspense writer.… Ware is a master at signaling the presence of evil
  at the most mundane moments.… Ware pulls out a stunner on the penultimate 