The Best Mystery & Thriller Books of 2025

If given the opportunity to solve a high-profile mystery, would you be the one to crack the case? Or would you take a backseat and let the sleuths do their thing? The only way to find out is to immerse yourself in the best mystery & thriller books from 2025. There are globe-trotting mysteries, edge-of-your-seat thrills, cozy cases and enough tension to keep you guessing until that final page.
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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.
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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.
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A small-town lawyer gets caught up in a race to catch a killer and reclaim his own innocence in John Grisham’s latest.
The Impossible Fortune (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Thursday Murder Club Series #5)
Richard Osman
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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