Collider has published a ranked list of the ten best thriller novels from the 1990s, a decade the outlet describes as a boom period for the genre thanks to popular subgenres including legal thrillers, serial-killer novels, erotic thrillers and forensic crime fiction. The list highlights books that "hold up today" and remain worth reading for genre enthusiasts, spanning styles from historical fiction to futuristic crime.

Among the entries are James Patterson's "Along Came a Spider" (1993), which introduced detective Alex Cross and later spawned 26 sequels and a film starring Morgan Freeman; J.D. Robb's "Naked in Death" (1995), the first of a now 60-book "In Death" series blending crime fiction with a futuristic 2058 setting; and Patricia Cornwell's debut "Postmortem" (1990), which introduced medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta and helped popularise the forensic-thriller style later seen in shows like CSI.

– Ranks the ten best thriller novels published in the 1990s
– Includes James Patterson's debut Alex Cross novel, "Along Came a Spider" (1993)
– Features "Naked in Death" (1995), start of J.D. Robb's 60-book series
– Highlights Patricia Cornwell's forensic-thriller debut, "Postmortem" (1990)