crime thriller novel
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concept
A crime thriller novel is a fast-paced, suspense-driven story that follows the investigation and unfolding of a serious crime, often involving high stakes, moral ambiguity, and unexpected twists.
Observed surface forms (10)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Reacher novel | 16 |
| Roy Grace novel | 9 |
| legal thriller novel | 6 |
| heist novel | 3 |
| crime novella | 2 |
| Alex Cross novel | 1 |
| FBI thriller novel | 1 |
| comic crime novel | 1 |
| crime fiction book | 1 |
| historical crime thriller novel | 1 |
Instances (176)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Memory Man | — |
| Dead Man’s Grip | — |
| Not Dead Yet | — |
| Need You Dead | — |
| Find Them Dead | — |
| Dead Man’s Time | — |
| Child 44 | historical crime thriller novel |
| The Apprentice | — |
| The Mephisto Club | — |
| The Keepsake | — |
| Ice Cold | — |
| The Silent Girl | — |
| Last to Die | — |
| Die Again | — |
| I Know a Secret | — |
| The Killing Place | — |
| Listen to Me | — |
| Camino Island | — |
| Finders Keepers | — |
| End of Watch | — |
| The Cinderella Murder | — |
| Ripper | — |
| Never Tell | — |
| All Day and a Night | — |
| Dead Connection | — |
| Angel’s Tip | — |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | — |
| Dead Lies Dreaming | heist novel |
| Murder Inside the Beltway | — |
| An Event in Autumn | crime novella |
| Roses Are Red | — |
| Violets Are Blue | — |
| Four Blind Mice | — |
| The Big Bad Wolf | — |
| London Bridges | — |
| Mary, Mary | — |
| Double Cross | — |
| Cross Country | — |
| Cross Fire | — |
| Cross My Heart | — |
| Hope to Die | — |
| Cross Justice | — |
| Criss Cross | — |
| Deadly Cross | — |
| Alex Cross Must Die | — |
| 2nd Chance | — |
| The 5th Horseman | — |
| The 6th Target | — |
| The 8th Confession | — |
| The 9th Judgment | — |