Romantic Suspense Books of the 1970s
The 33 most-read romantic suspense books first published between 1970 and 1979, led by Touch Not the Cat (1976), Lord of the Far Island (1975) and Domino (1979).
This list collects 33 books from the 1970s by 24 authors, published between 1970 and 1979. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

Touch Not the Cat
Mary Stewart

Lord of the Far Island
Eleanor Burford

Domino
Phyllis A. Whitney

Reilly's Woman
Janet Dailey

The Girl at Smuggler's Rest
Lucy Gillen

House of Many Shadows
Barbara Michaels

The House of Kuragin
Constance Heaven

The Turquoise Mask
Phyllis A. Whitney

The Stone Bull
Phyllis A. Whitney

The Mirror
Marlys Millhiser

The Mark of Merlin
Anne McCaffrey

Greygallows
Barbara Michaels

Relentless Storm
Claire Lorrimer

Savannah Purchase
Jane Aiken Hodge

The Devil on Lammas Night
Susan Howatch

Loving Sands, Deadly Sands
Charity Blackstock

The Chaperone
Ethel Edison Gordon

The Face in the Shadows
Velda Johnston

Stranger by the Lake
Jennifer Wilde

Red Adam's lady
Grace Ingram

Betrayal at Blackcrest
Jennifer Wilde

Raven's Forge
Gwendoline Butler

Trouble on the Thames
Victor Bridges

Haunting Me
Charity Blackstock

Secret at Jester Moor
Roberta ROLEINE

Jamintha
Jennifer Wilde

Her Bodyguard
Mallory Kane

Midnight At Mallyncourt
Jennifer Wilde

Killer Body
Elle James

Meet a Dark Stranger = Whisper in the Darkness
Jennifer Wilde

Nine Buck's Row = Susannah, Beware
Jennifer Wilde

Mistress Devon
Virginia Coffman

The passions of Medora Graeme
Elsie Lee