EPISODE · Aug 23, 2026 · 59 MIN
Episode 176 - NYT 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century
from Well-Read · host Ann Cox and Halle Carlson
Like many readers, we’re eager to talk about the recent list of the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, according to the New York Times. But we have a lot of questions… Books and other media mentioned in this episode: The New York Times: The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century The New York Times: The 100 Best Books of 21st Century Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The New York Times: Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of 21st Century The New York Times: Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century People Magazine The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Stieg Larsson books Jo Nesbø books Jussi Adler-Olsen books Ruth Ware books Harlem Trilogy series by Colson Whitehead Don Winslow books Freida McFadden books Carl Hiaasen books Sarah Pinborough books Ruth Rendell books The Window in the Window by A.J. Finn The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Verity by Collen Hoover Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell John Marrs books The One by John Marrs The Marriage Act by John Marrs James Patterson books The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Along Came a Spider by James Patterson Daniel Silva books Ann’s picks: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane – Mystic River by Dennis Lehane – Shutter Island (film) All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Witch Elm by Tana French Halle’s picks: The Push by Ashley Audrain – The Whispers by Ashley Audrain – The Things You’ll Never Know by Ashley Audrain Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush – @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram Halle: Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty – Read with Jenna – Jaclyn Moriarty books – Nicola Moriarty books Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop
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Like many readers, we’re eager to talk about the recent list of the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, according to the New York Times. But we have a lot of questions… Books and other media mentioned in this episode:The New York Times: The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st CenturyThe New York Times: The 100 Best Books of 21st CenturyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe New York Times: Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of 21st CenturyThe New York Times: Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st CenturyPeople MagazineThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyStieg Larsson booksJo Nesbø booksJussi Adler-Olsen booksRuth Ware booksHarlem Trilogy series by Colson WhiteheadDon Winslow booksFreida McFadden booksCarl Hiaasen booksSarah Pinborough booksRuth Rendell booksThe Window in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Housemaid by Freida McFaddenVerity by Collen HooverWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterNone of This Is True by Lisa JewellJohn Marrs booksThe One by John MarrsThe Marriage Act by John MarrsJames Patterson booksThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonDaniel Silva books Ann’s picks: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane– Mystic River by Dennis Lehane– Shutter Island (film) All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Witch Elm by Tana French Halle’s picks: The Push by Ashley Audrain– The Whispers by Ashley Audrain– The Things You’ll Never Know by Ashley Audrain Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush– @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram Halle: Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty– Read with Jenna– Jaclyn Moriarty books– Nicola Moriarty books Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop
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