Collider ranks 10 thriller book series it considers the greatest of all time, highlighting franchises whose memorable characters and suspenseful stories have influenced film and television. The list argues that recurring detectives, heroes and villains give thriller readers both self-contained mysteries and longer-running worlds to revisit.

– Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series is ranked first.
– The series contains more than 30 novels and short stories about a nomadic former military policeman solving crimes across America.
– Each instalment is designed to work as a standalone thriller, blending action with mysteries involving local corruption, conspiracies and military intelligence.
– Its popularity has led to film adaptations starring Tom Cruise and a television adaptation.