The Greatest Books of All Time on Danger

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2344 Goblin Market Christina Georgina Rossetti 1862 British English
2682 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2809 Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky 1972 Russian Russian
3324 Cause for Alarm Eric Ambler 1938 British English
4308 Journey Into Fear Eric Ambler 1940 British English
4308 The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie 1922 British English
4471 Nifft The Lean Michael Shea 1982 American English
5188 The Professor Challenger Stories Arthur Conan Doyle 1912 British English
6403 Dark Prince Christine Feehan 1999 American English
6652 The Beast Óscar Martínez 2013 Salvadoran Spanish
8002 The Dreadful Lemon Sky John D. MacDonald 1974 American English
8615 Enrique's Journey Sonia Nazario 2006 American English
9810 No Mercy Redmond O'Hanlon 1997 British English
10764 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
11424 Ice Station Matthew Reilly 1998 Australian English
14170 The Valleys of the Assassins Freya Stark 1934 British English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14984 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
15901 Brazilian Adventure Peter Fleming 1933 British English
17122 The Night Of The Triffids Simon Clark 2001 British English
17122 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17122 The River Of Doubt Candice Millard 2005 American English
17122 As Good As Dead Holly Jackson 2021 British English
17122 The Magpie Lord K.J. Charles 2013 British English
17122 The Black Circle Patrick Carman 2009 American English