The Best Mystery & Thrillers of 2025

The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon--a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger." --New York Times Book Review"Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about." --The Atlantic"Dark, riveting, and accomplished." --Washington PostAward-winning, New York Times bestselling author S....

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he's back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to...

There's someone at your front door - should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new thriller from global sensation and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, Freida McFadden!Who knows what the storm will blow in...Casey's cabin in the...

The spine-tingling bestseller that has taken Japan by storm--an eerie fresh take on horror for fans of Hidden Pictures and Junji Ito, in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches. An exploration...

The first collaborative novel by Oscar-winning actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author and Reese's Book Club/Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and # 1 international bestselling author and TV creator Harlan Coben.Author: Reese Witherspoon, Harlan CobenISBN-10: 1538774704ISBN-13: 9781538774700Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 352Format:...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder--now a hit Netflix series--returns with her first novel for adults: an "irresistible" (The Washington Post) thriller about a young woman trying to solve...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Two women haunted by their sisters' unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie. This edition includes a bonus chapter set...

This is an upcoming Fall 2025 title from Minotaur Books.Author: Louise PennyISBN-10: 1250328179ISBN-13: 9781250328175Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Pages: 400Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d

The first novel in the all-new Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series! When Dorothy's obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf-themed wedding Rose is hosting. Things are heating up, and...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay...A thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won't see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!"--G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murdle...

An ingenious Japanese crime novel with a brilliant Groundhog Day twist: a teenager's time-loop race to solve--and possibly prevent--his grandfather's murder! Contemporary Japanese legend Yasuhiko Nishizawa makes his English-language debut with this slick, funny murder mystery which adds a sci-fi twist to an age-old...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A haunted past. A train with no stops. Thirteen hours to reckon with the truth. In 1954, Anna Matheson boards a luxury overnight train bound for Chicago that she's commissioned, along with a list of names and a...

Author: Richard OsmanISBN-10: 0593653254ISBN-13: 9780593653258Publisher: Pamela Dorman BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2025Pages: 368Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father's car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt...

Author: Ashley FlowersISBN-10: 0593726987ISBN-13: 9780593726983Publisher: BantamLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he's back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to...

THE AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Two decades after a string of unsolved murders in a working-class town, another body turns up, ripping apart friendships and community--a captivating mystery and graceful investigation of brotherhood and family by a renowned criminologist "Carlsson is far and away my...

Author: Mick HerronISBN-10: 1641297263ISBN-13: 9781641297264Publisher: Soho CrimeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2025Pages: 333Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder--now a hit Netflix series--returns with her first novel for adults: a twisty thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder. In seven days Jet Mason will be...

"A TANTALISING MYSTERY FOR WORD SLEUTHS AND CRIME FANS ALIKE" -Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal"A NATIONAL TREASURE" - Richard OsmanShe knew there'd be ghosts in Oxford, she just didn't think they'd make their way to the dictionary.Oxford, England. After a decade abroad,...

The first major release in nearly a decade from the late New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard: the never-before-published story of a budding agricultural strike in Texas, the racial tension brewing in the fields, and what happens when brutality from "the man" goes...

The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon--a...

Kamran Esfahani, a Persian Jewish dentist from Stockholm, dreams of starting afresh in California. To finance his new life, he agrees to spy for Mossad in Iran, working with a clandestine unit tasked with sowing chaos and sabotage inside the country. He soon finds...

The first collaborative novel by Oscar-winning actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author and Reese's Book Club/Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and # 1 international bestselling author and TV creator Harlan Coben.Author: Reese Witherspoon, Harlan CobenISBN-10: 1538775158ISBN-13: 9781538775158Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 416Format:...

Author: Kristen PerrinISBN-10: 059347404XISBN-13: 9780593474044Publisher: DuttonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2025Pages: 368Format: Hardcover

Author: Louise PennyISBN-10: 1250328195ISBN-13: 9781250328199Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/25/2026Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron return in the brilliant new book by #1 bestseller Richard Osman in his record-breaking series The Thursday Murder ClubAuthor: Richard OsmanISBN-13: 9798217168934Publisher: Random House Large Print PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2025Pages: 589Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsLarge Print

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this unforgettable suspense novel that combines the storytelling talents of Academy Award-winning actor Reese Witherspoon and internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben, a woman is trapped in a deadly conspiracy--where uncovering the truth could cost her everything....

Author: Riley SagerISBN-10: 0593472403ISBN-13: 9780593472408Publisher: DuttonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 336Format: Hardcover

Author: Ashley FlowersISBN-13: 9798217070312Publisher: Random House Large Print PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 435Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.88dLarge Print

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "May be the best Slow Horses book to date."--The Wall Street Journal THE NEW NOVEL IN THE SERIES BEHIND SLOW HORSES, AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV Jackson Lamb and the bad spies of Slough...

"Wonderfully innovative. . . . Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels."--G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller Murdle"Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror."--Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of...

"A tantalizing mystery...for word-sleuths and crime-fans alike." --Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The AppealShe knew there'd be ghosts in Oxford, she just didn't think they'd make their way to the dictionary.Oxford, England. After a decade abroad, Martha Thornhill has returned home to the city...

The 20th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series.Author: Louise PennyISBN-10: 1250403324ISBN-13: 9781250403322Publisher: MacMillan AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Format: CDWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d

One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Twelve years later, she's ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family's downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia...

Kamran Esfahani, a dentist living out a dreary existence in Stockholm, agrees to spy for the Mossad after he's recruited by Arik Glitzman, the chief of a clandestine unit tasked with running targeted assassinations and sabotage inside Iran. At Glitzman's direction, Kam returns to...

Kristen Perrin is back with the second novel in her Castle Knoll series. Annie Adams is caught in a new web of murder that spans decades, returning us to the idyllic English village that holds layers of secrets. Present day: Annie Adams is just...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder--now a hit Netflix series--returns with her first novel for adults: a twisty thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder. In seven days Jet Mason will be...

The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon--a prominent...

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father's car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt...

Author: Elmore LeonardISBN-10: 0063498782ISBN-13: 9780063498785Publisher: William Morrow Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2025Pages: 224Format: PaperbackLarge Print