Soundtracks To NPR's Top 10 Killer Thrillers

Want to pair your reading experience with a musical soundtrack? Thriller author and musician, Daniel Palmer, matches up top thrillers (as chosen by NPR's audience) with their album equivalent.

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by Thomas Harris

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TOMMY by The Who

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It’s all about metamorphosis: caterpillar to moth, man to woman, a deaf, dumb and blind boy into the Pinball Wizard

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson

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IN OUR NATURE by Jose Gonzales

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ABBA just doesn’t fit the mood of Larsson’s book as well as this other Swedish born musician.

KISS THE GIRLS by James Patterson

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THE BEST OF ART TATUM by Art Tatum

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Alex Cross must be a fan of the greatest jazz piano player of all time.

THE BOURNE IDENTITY by Robert Ludlum

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BACK IN BLACK by AC/DC

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Kick ass music for a kick ass hero who is back in Black Ops…get it?

IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote

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I'M YOUR MAN by Leonard Cohen

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Both Capote and Cohen "love the inner music that words make."

THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown

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AQUALUNG by Jethro Tull

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These creative works dwell on the dour musings of God and faith.

THE SHINING by Stephen King

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The Shining Original Soundtrack

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Oh for crying out loud, the film was awesome and so was the book.

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie

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52nd STREET by Billy Joel

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Did you know the “Queen of Crime” was also a pianist and a singer?

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER by Tom Clancy

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BORIS GODUNOW by Modest Mussorgsky

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A great story about a Russian submarine should be paired with a great Russian opera.

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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DIAMOND DOGS by David Bowie

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Doyle's book aims to solve the mystery of the supernatural dog and Bowie's dog-themed album is certainly out of this world.

Daniel Palmer is the author of four critically acclaimed suspense novels. He's also a recording artist, accomplished blues harmonica player, and lifelong Red Sox fan. For more, visit Daniel's website and follow him on twitter.