The Best Mystery & Thriller Books of 2025

Robert Langdon is back! The latest installment in the DaVinci Code saga is a mind-bending, globe-spanning maze of a story. This time, Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization as he uncovers secrets that will change the world forever.

One wrong move… and there’s no turning back. Reese Witherspoon steps onto new thrilling terrain in this highly-anticipated collab with the master of plot twists, Harlan Coben.

A small-town lawyer gets caught up in a race to catch a killer and reclaim his own innocence in John Grisham’s latest.

Richard Osman is back with the fifth installment in his beloved Thursday Murder Club series, and this mystery is more puzzling than ever. Grab your favorite sleuthing gear — there’s another case to solve.

A chilling presence appears in the night carrying a deadly secret. Known for suspenseful storytelling that keeps readers guessing, Freida McFadden does it again with this eerie wilderness thriller.

Edge-of-your-seat thrills and spills (of blood), an action-packed, high-octane quest for vengeance and a family up against the mob. You’ll have to catch your breath after reading.

Louise Penny fans, rejoice! The 20th installment in the award-winning series picks up right where we left off in The Grey Wolf. Sharp, sly and complex, this is one of Penny’s best.

Jackson Lamb & Co. are back in a new Slough House story from Mick Herron. Quirky and suspenseful with a touch of humor, the spies are about to face the ultimate reckoning.

Anonymous letters are delivered to Martha, a dictionary editor, who then sets out to solve a maze of a mystery in this story speckled with clever wordplay.

Who do we become without the people we love? Two women are haunted by their missing sisters and team up in this thriller filled with secrets and plot twists.

Could you solve your own murder before it’s too late? Catch the killer before the countdown ticks its last second in Holly Jackson’s exhilarating adult debut.

A day stuck on repeat can be great or terrible, depending on the possibilities. What if the possibility was solving a murder? With plenty of suspects and limited time loops, will Hisataro find his grandfather’s killer in time?

This brand-new heiress is just getting used to estate-living when the past comes knocking at her door. Captivating and always charming, Kristen Perrin’s latest is perfect for fans of Benjamin Stevenson and Agatha Christie.

Have your cake and eat it too when amateur sleuthing meets The Golden Girls in this quirky murder mystery. Adding a twist to their usual antics, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia deliver plenty of laughs, surprises and everything we missed from the TV show.

All aboard Riley Sager’s latest unrelenting thriller. A story about desperate retribution during one thirteen-hour train ride, this action-packed ticking-clock whodunit will keep you guessing until the very end.

Horror illustrator and YouTube sensation Uketsu invites us into a world of the odd and the macabre in Strange Pictures. An enigmatic thriller that allows readers to solve the mystery right alongside the narrator, this is a perfect puzzle of a story.

Elmore Leonard’s previously unreleased story of a strike brewing in the fields of Texas describes the early days of an unprecedented farmers’ movement and the passionate migrant workers who made up the union.

Among the snowy hills of rural Sweden in December 1999, a brutal murder claims the life of a teenage boy. Two decades later, the community is still searching for justice in this page-turning Nordic crime novel.

David McCloskey offers a sharp story of vengeance. After being recruited for a dangerous mission, one man gets caught in a web of secrets and deceit in this espionage thriller.

Virginia Feito’s latest is a sharp and surreal stay at Ensor House alongside a psychotic governess with an insatiable appetite. Creepy and campy, you’ll read this in a single sitting.

Three women’s lives intertwine when a charming man that seems too-good-to-be-true enters their lives in a twisty new domestic thriller from Lisa Jewell.

Devilishly clever and powered by a charming protagonist, this cozy caper through Paris is a fun and fruitful mystery with the perfect blend of playful and propulsive.

Grief, love and rock and roll. After her musician father’s death, one woman sets out to discover the truth about one mysterious night that haunted her for decades.

When a shocking murder is discovered buried behind the closed doors of the Black Cat Café, only one seasoned sleuth can solve the mystery, and that’s Kosuke Kindaichi.