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A list highlights thriller novels from each year of the 2010s
The list looks back at thriller novels published during the 2010s and picks one for each year.
Its 2010 choice is Walter Mosley’s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.
The novel follows 91-year-old Ptolemy, who has dementia and investigates his grand-nephew Reggie’s murder after an experimental treatment briefly restores his memory.
A 17-year-old orphan named Robyn helps care for him.
The next selection named is S.J. Watson’s 2011 novel Before I Go to Sleep, about a woman whose memory resets when she falls asleep.
The list frames these books as examples of how thrillers can build suspense through mysteries and personal struggles, not only through action.
Collider published a list of thriller novels it describes as the best from each year of the 2010s.
The article says the decade saw a resurgence of thrillers.
Its 2010 selection is The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley.
The novel follows a 91-year-old man with dementia who uses an experimental treatment to investigate his grand-nephew’s murder.
The article also names Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson as its 2011 selection.
- Who
- Collider writer Michael Block presents the list.
- What
- The article highlights thriller novels from each year of the 2010s. The supplied text names selections for 2010 and 2011.
- When
- Published October 11, 2026, at 03:39 UTC.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The article says it aims to celebrate thrillers from the decade.
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- Outlet
- Collider
- Publication date
- October 11, 2026
- 2010 selection
- The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley
- 2011 selection
- Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
- Ptolemy Grey's age
- 91 years old
Sources
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