Best Sidney Sheldon Books

The best books by Sidney Sheldon — 6 titles spanning Thriller, averaging 4.07 BLT stars.

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Sidney Sheldon wrote pulpy, propulsive thrillers that were less interested in realism than in pure momentum — glamour, betrayal, and women navigating power in a world stacked against them. The Other Side of Midnight is the template: sweeping, melodramatic, and impossible to put down, built on lush settings, ruthless characters, and twists that arrive like gut punches. His Tracy Whitney series gave readers one of thriller fiction's more resourceful heroines — a con artist operating in a genre usually dominated by male protagonists. Sheldon's prose is blunt and fast, with almost no interiority; his characters are defined by what they want and what they're willing to do to get it. If you want sophisticated literary fiction, look elsewhere. If you want glamorous, escapist suspense that burns through pages, Sheldon delivers exactly what he promises.

Sidney Sheldon's highest-rated book in our collection is The Other Side of Midnight (4.11 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Sidney Sheldon

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    The Other Side of Midnight

    Midnight • Book 1

    by Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.11 BLT Score (50.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (50.6K)
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    Memories of Midnight

    Midnight • Book 2

    by Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.10 BLT Score (20.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (20.9K)
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    Sidney Sheldon’s Chasing Tomorrow

    Tracy Whitney • Book 2

    by Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.08 BLT Score (7.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (7.3K)
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    Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory: Alexia de Vere in a Fast Moving Suspense Thriller Where Secrets Turn Deadly cover

    Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory: Alexia de Vere in a Fast Moving Suspense Thriller Where Secrets Turn Deadly

    by Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.07 BLT Score (6.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (6.6K)
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    Sidney Sheldon's Angel of the Dark

    by Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.03 BLT Score (10.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (10.4K)
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    Reckless

    Tracy Whitney • Book 3

    by Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.00 BLT Score (4.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (4.6K)
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