If you are kind of a person who turns to book to get their adrenaline pumping through the blood, Austin Macauley is here to provide you with a fix for your addiction. Austin Macauley Publishers brings you an amazing collection of thriller books, to make your hearts to race and pulses to jump. From the sub-genre of crime thrillers, mystery thrillers, spy thrillers, psychological thrillers to sci-fi and supernatural thrillers, we have covered it all!

Go through the exciting list of the best thriller books we bring you. Pat your back for the books you have read and add the unfamiliar ones to your reading list. This list includes some of the most-read and most-loved psychological thriller books as well. We are sure your thirst for reading some of the best psychological thriller books will be satisfied here.

Note: The list is organized alphabetically and represents only a handful out of hundreds of thriller books Austin Macauley has published so far. If you have read and enjoyed a book which is not listed here, please let the world know about it!

1. An III Wind by Dave Allis

Another one from the best crime thriller books of all time! An accomplished doctor with a perfect life finds herself in the middle of a sinister plot which can make London uninhabitable for a thousand years. She discovers appalling secrets that embroil her in a world of extortion, blackmail, murder, political chicanery and pitiless revenge.
 

2. Cambridge Blues by Peter Pugh

A good old school style thriller book with two best friends at the centre of the investigation and the sinister Inspector Cotting, Michael being attacked and left for dead and Jonathan accused of murder. An interesting tale with a nasty ex-wife and some girlfriends from past thrown it in the mix of crime investigation.
 

3. Cameron's Bluff by Seth Bird

Scott is caught in a paradox, where reality reflects his dreams and people from his dreams show up in his life, but how can he prove these people are really from his dreams? An awakened ability leads him and his friends via the mysterious tree to the Large Hadron Collider and, in turn, a road of unimaginable distress. An intense fast-paced psychological thriller book you will enjoy, to say the least.
 

4. Secrets of the South by C. S. Arle

A set of three exciting stories about the alteration in time and space dimensions, mysterious new worlds, alien creatures and space travelling adventures. A thriller books’ series by Austin Macauley to acquire, highly recommended for those who enjoy Sci-fi, alien invasion and space war fiction.
 

5.  Convergence: Towards Immortality by Anthony Carilla

It is the year 2038 and the world has entered a period of great scientific discovery and achievement. A bewitching story of Laura, Alessandro and other brave individuals whose destinies become intertwined through a series of significant archaeological and scientific undertakings. It makes for one of the best thriller books which take a leap in time and bring us perspectives from the far future.

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6. Death of a Grey Man by Robert Leslie

This is a spine-chilling crime thriller book. When Sandy Gray's father's murdered body is left in an Edinburgh tourist spot and the police investigation stalls, he wants to know the reason why? Sandy, along with Billy, his friend and ever present sidekick, share the pursuit that moves the action from Scotland's Capital to the Border Country. This book will keep you hooked till the end with Sandy's funny dry humour and witty sarcasm.
 

7 and 8. Devastation and Retribution by Daniel D. Longdon

An Austin Macauley sequel about a world disturbingly similar to us, as if a distorted reflection is filled with civil unrest, divided class and corrupt leaders. Albion a planet ruled by corrupt rulers, confronted by Jason de Silva, which breaks out a civil war. Duke Benedict heads the king’s army in a desperate attempt to save the royalist cause and way of life. This political thriller book series will give you the vibe of reading historical fiction. 
 

9. Emergence by Oxney King

It’s 2043: As mankind begins to invade outer space and colonize Mars and Moon. A solar storm ejects vast amounts of material, some of which is heading towards Earth. This creates a panic, unmatched by the alien creatures encountered by mankind soon after. A fascinating choice of a book recommended by Austin Macauley for those who enjoy ‘End of the World’ and Alien War kind of adventures.
 

10. Fatal First Contact by Adam T Davie

Ryan, a private security agent, best from his field finds himself kidnapped by an alien race of beings. Ryan will risk everything, including his life to carry out this extraordinary mission and face his greatest challenge ever. Unbeknown to Ryan, the consequences of his success or failure will reach not only back to Earth, but his own family. This thriller book blends thrill with courage and dedication.
 

11. Gemma Makes Her Mark by Ian Marsh

One of the most cleverly written thriller books, Austin Macauley will recommend you to take on long boring travels and trips.  Mark, a sociopathic murderer and deceitful probation officer Gemma, fall into a romantic relationship. Gemma decidedly uses Mark to take revenge from her own mother. After she has achieved her means, Gemma is ready to ditch Mark, but he wouldn’t let her go that easily.

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12. Harry by Malcolm Roscow

Austin Macauley brings you an exciting novel from the best thriller books we have, which can serve equally well for providing awareness on cybercrime and educating teenagers about the dark side of the web.  Fifteen-year-old private schoolboy, Harry Hughes finds himself in a life-threatening danger when his parents consent to let him witness for abduction against a gang operating out of a Middle-Eastern embassy in London. When the Arab’s lawyers fail to get their clients released from custody, Eastern European thugs emerge from the woodwork and start to threaten and intimidate the family, leading to four people losing their lives. A thoroughly engaging page-turner Austin Macauley is thrilled to share with the reading community.
 

13. Hunted by Robert Woods

Austin Macauley presents you with a thriller book which is one of its kind and will leave you wanting for more. Most of the Earth’s population has been wiped out. Mark is one of those few, surviving in crippling isolation. His existence is purposeless. He scavenges for what he can, whilst doing everything to avoid the Hunters, deadly creatures that stalk through the ruins in search of prey. Then one day, Mark finds a child which he takes and raises him as his own. It won’t be long before they face a new threat – one far more dangerous than Hunters – that will push that decision to its breaking point.
 

14. Kertamen by Mauro Martone

Kertamen is one of the best fast-paced thriller books involving recurrent darkness, some moral dilemma and portal-stepping into Jerusalem in 30 A.D. Seen primarily through the eyes of Detective Inspector Chuck Kean of the Drug Squad. The underground investigation quickly becomes entangled within the foundation roots of a much bigger political conspiracy encased within the 2014 Scottish Referendum.
 

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15. Kevin Doyle R. I. P. by Les Clarke

An exciting Austin Macauley book with very much believable characters. A thrilling tale of a man with questionable morals, and useful connections wrapped in criminal history and a past of drug abuse. One fine day Kevin decided to go fishing, instead, he stumbles upon an absurd discovery which sets off a chain of events that culminates in blackmail, torture and multiple murders!
 

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16. Misty Kicks the Breeze by David Riaz Zaman

Misty Kicks the Breeze is a romantic thriller, a contemporary 'western' noir where the stranger, a damaged girl, arrives in a small town, starts a relationship with a loser, and through the course of 24 hours turns the town's inhabitants inside out. A person is not a place.
 

17. Murder Secret by C. T. Mitchell

This is for all those readers who love serial killers based psychological thriller books. A serial killer is on the loose but the killings started a decade ago. However, with five murders in the past eighteen months, the town's residents are petrified. The killings are identical - all black, drug using, female prostitutes. Jo Boston-Wright unearths a vital clue that links a quiet, retired ex-Military police officer to the killings.

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18. Ordinarily Unthinkable by Eddie Mann

A fast-paced, exciting novel with a man with a mysterious past at its centre. Grant seeks revenge on those responsible for the senseless deaths of his wife and daughter. Who is responsible and will Grant exact revenge on those who he loved and lost?
 

19. Planet Phenexus by Tenike Marie

A marvel of Sci-fi genre about a planet which shares a deep connection with planet Earth. Hall family start to develop strange powers, and the family suddenly find they are no longer on Earth. The Halls are able to shift between planet Phenexus and planet Earth but they must learn to control their powers and to face their fears if they are to take their place alongside the Phenexians. Bonus: There is a space war coming up.
 

20. Queen Maeve by John Henry Rainsford

The gates of the Otherworld are thrown open and the spirits of the dead return to the land of the living. It isn’t long before things take a dramatic turn for the worse and havoc is wreaked. War is raged, blood is spilt; how will it end?
 

21. Rat Bait by Richard Ward

A tense thriller book which follows the activities of Zack Garroway as he pursues a one-man crime spree after being released from prison. As the local police’s net begins to close in, Zack goes to stay with his ex-naval uncle while the heat dies down, but Zack's complete disregard for society and individuals leads him into dangerous waters.
 

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22. Ready by Tom McNab

In 1995, American decathlete Marty Luther Jones discovers that he has been ingesting a cocktail of drugs which causes him to seriously question his true ability. Suddenly he finds himself haunted by the ghost of Jim Thorpe, a Native American athlete/football player of the early 20th century. The Aetherians, a spiritualist society, transport him back to 1911, where he finds that black existence is much harder. Marty then faces the problem of returning to the present with Mary Lou, the love of his life.
 

23 and 24. RIP – Synergy, RIP – Crimson by Len E. Hooke

The sequel Austin Macauley will highly recommend to those who enjoy a mix of haunting ghosts and murder investigations. The uncovering of a rogue spirit who is taking young lives in a brutal fashion for no apparent reason and in an almost undetectable manner and to restore equilibrium to the spiritual realms. Fresh series of killings drag Inspector Judy Marchant deeper into the mix, to a point where she must question her sanity and re-evaluate God’s true creative intentions. Dealing with many aspects of the human condition and soul, spirit and energy are explored along the way, will leave you wanting for more…
 

25. Rizzo's World by Leonard Durso

Rizzo, a New York journalist separated from his famous wife, and his best friend Cemal is murdered in Turkey. With the help of Cemal's cousin Meral, an enthusiastic and surprisingly resourceful Turkish journalist finally works out who was responsible for the crime; but will he be able to solve the puzzle of why and instigate retribution before he and his family become victims themselves?
 

26. Room 13: Between Hell & Redemption by Richard Cruttwell

Stephen Caldwell is forced to do his time in prison for the murder of a mysterious blond girl, whose body is found in the bathroom of his hotel room he was staying in. He stands by that he was framed for the murder and starts his personal investigation after his release. A suspense thriller from Austin Macauley which is highly recommended.
 

27. Scavengers by Alessandra Melville

The year is 2088. A virus has killed countless people and the world swelters in a relentless heat wave. In a small, isolated compound in Australia, Olivia Taylor volunteers to search for meat and other humans outside the secure walls of her home. Accompanied by four other teenagers, Olivia sets off from the presence of her changed mother. Olivia and her team struggle a triumphant return to their home.
 

28. Secret Island by Christopher Hayes-Brown

Christopher and David while travelling to Egypt, come across Atlantis. As mercurial as it is eerily familiar. Its people are proud guardians of all life on earth, from the dinosaurs they have given refuge to, to the eagles they revere.
 

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29. Sepulchre by Lee Kenneth Prior

Alistair discovers an alien craft, only 3.2 light years away from Earth, which will lead him to his own astonishing, unremembered history. Gabriel, captain of the Crucible, has fought a war in the galaxy for aeons is thrilled to meet Al. Gabriel and Al must work together to defeat the deadly Sepulchre, the 'Ultimate expression of biotechnology', whose taint has left millions of people destroyed, with changed DNA and no memory of being human; but is she truly evil?
 

30. Spain, Guard my Bones by Jack Thompson

Austin Macauley presents another one from the best crime thriller books.  This is about corruption at the larger scale and street crimes. Journalist Charlie Barrow originally intends to explore Spain as a tourist, to relax and escape from the pressures of work. But after his arrival in Castillo, where a mass grave of Civil War victims has been discovered, Barrow can't resist the temptation to follow his gut and seek answers. Dodging bullets, Arab bodyguards, and untrustworthy officials, the shambling journalist seems certain to face many triumphs as well as the loss of friendships, loves and hopes.

31. The Man Opposite Has Died by Bill Webster

When the news comes that an old neighbour has died, Lucy and her friends saw it as a befitting time to visit deceased neighbours pond and see his newts. Instead, they accidentally come across a severed finger. A murder investigation sprung up and George’s ghost is more than willing to help. Two men and the widow are involved in the murder. Austin Macauley recommends this book a great introduction towards thrillers for young adults and teenagers.
 

32, 33 and 34. The Queen of the Geraticaian Empire, The Women of Geratica and The Mistress of Geratica by Anne Hampton

An intriguing trilogy of the two parallel worlds of Geratica - Geratica and Geraticai. Geratica is a planet where women have the dominant role. Men, still the stronger of the sexes, are consigned to manual work whereas the women rule in politics, the professions and in royalty. A mid of sinister plans, and movements for ‘men's rights’, some strong female leads and evil ladies make up for a very thrilling plot. A very thrilling sequel with an idiosyncratic central concept of an alternative universe.
 

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35. The Resurrection by Mike O'Neill

This Austin Macauley Excellent Medical Science Thriller is set in the near future, when world-renowned scientist Sir Francis MacLeod, is about to make a startling revelation about the existence of mankind and DNA, instead, he collapses mysteriously. A spookily real fast-paced mystery thriller that exposes the inner workings of the Catholic Church, and corruption within the pharmaceutical industry and proposes answers to some of mankind’s most profound questions.
 

36. The Returners by John Coney

A fascinating tale from the future when man’s attempt to manipulate time and space goes horribly wrong. The space station is destroyed by an explosion only to reappear half a century later in a different part of space. The same year a tourist spaceship is thrown off the course and people start disappearing. Kaila Yildirim, the newly found love of Anstad Deeley also goes missing. In his quest to find his love he unwittingly opens a channel to unknown dimensions.

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37. The Souring of Sweet Charity by V. R. Wilson

This Austin Macauley book tells a thrilling tale of how money can corrupt souls and contradictory good-hearted souls in the world are keeping the balance of good and bad in the world. Gina, a still-grieving widow and Maxim, a philanthropist millionaire, take upon themselves to set the accounts of the huge amount of missing money given to the charity. Little did they know that the charity has been infiltrated by an organised gang of fraudsters who will stop at nothing, including murder, to cover up their misdeeds. Add it to your TBR if you want to boast about having read all the best thriller books of all time.

38. The Woman in the Wind by T.A. Pilkington

Julia is married to a successful psychiatrist, Todd, life was perfect until mysterious things started happening. Todd begins to visit a troublesome patient at night regularly, she wonders about his fidelity. Julia finds disturbing news of something much bigger than expected. In the meantime, a stranger has been following Julia, and her life descends into a chilling search for what is really happening. Call it a psychological thriller book or a mystery thriller, it is going to be just as captivating a read.
 

39. Vanished by Gillian Alice Lock

A surprising tale of mysterious mist, that transports Andrea Baldwins into the 17th century. There she meets another victim of the same mist, Robert. Together they try to figure out what happened to them, and resolve the mystery around the mysterious phenomenon, all the while trying to adjust into a completely different time from their own.
 

40. When Dreams Seem Real by Emma Mai Sowter

Planet Alpha is shadowed by a powerful and corrupt planet: Megalatta. Moma Bara, the elected Supreme Leader of the Alphas tries her best to prevent the impending war, however, she fails. During a fierce battle Megalon, the leader of Megalatta, is killed, and Astra, Moma’s 10-year-old daughter, is assassinated soon. Reborn on planet Earth, many years later, they meet again, with dramatic consequences... With all the potential to be adapted into a movie, it is undoubtedly one of our best thriller books.
 

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