Most Popular Crime Fiction Books of 2026

Dr. Wren Muller #3

The Butcher Legacy

Alaina Urquhart

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 11, 2026

Chief Inspector Gamache #21

Miss Wolcott's Ghost

Louise Penny

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 2026

6:20 Man #4

All In

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 10, 2026

Orphan X #11

Antihero

Gregg Hurwitz

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Mike Bowditch #16

Storm Tide

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 30, 2026

Holmes, Margaret & Poe #3

The Girl in the Lake

James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 6, 2026

Peter Ash #9

The Dark Time

Nick Petrie

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

March 10, 2026

Joe Pickett #26

The Crossroads

C. J. Box

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 24, 2026

Detective Inspector Nick Dixon #16

Seeing Red

Damien Boyd

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 11, 2026

Lincoln Rhyme #17

The Collateral Heart

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 17, 2026

Walter Nash #2

Hope Rises

David Baldacci

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 14, 2026

Zig and Nola #3

The Viper

Brad Meltzer

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 2026

Women's Murder Club #26

26 Beauties

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 4, 2026

Hidden Norfolk #17

Keep No Secrets

J M Dalgliesh

Crime Fiction · Thriller

October 8, 2026

Detective Karen Hart #12

Lie To Me

D. S. Butler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 8, 2026

DCI Logan Crime Thrillers #22

Better the Devil

JD Kirk

Crime Fiction · Thriller

July 30, 2026

Cork O'Connor Mystery #22

God's Country

William Kent Krueger

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 18, 2026

Edison Bixby #1

Murder by Design

Lee Goldberg

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 2026

Lucas Davenport #36

Revenge Prey

John Sandford

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 7, 2026

Not a Word

Linwood Barclay

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 25, 2026

DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller #19

Cross Cut

Rhys Dylan

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 2026

The Charlie Trust legal thrillers #2

CONTEMPT OF COURT

Jake Needham

Crime Fiction · Thriller

January 20, 2026

Nikki Hunt #11

Save Her Family

Stacy Green

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 19, 2026

The Misty Isle #7

The Missing Dead

J M Dalgliesh

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 2, 2026

Ellie McEwan Mysteries #3

The House of Mystery

Joy Ellis

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 19, 2026

Boston Crime Thriller #7

The Sinner Saint

Brian Shea

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 1, 2026

Catalina #2

Ironwood

Michael Connelly

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

May 19, 2026

Dear Debbie

Freida McFadden

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 2026

Jesse Stone #23

Robert B. Parker's Big Shot

Christopher Farnsworth

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Roy Grace #22

Dead in Three Two One

Peter James

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 2026

The Specialists #3

Chaos Man

Andrew Mayne

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 24, 2026

Caspian Anderson #3

The Elias Conspiracy

Simon Gervais

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 7, 2026

The Martini Club #3

The Shadow Friends

Tess Gerritsen

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 25, 2026

Jason Drake #9

The Assassin's Shadow

Auston King

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

February 28, 2026

Alex Delaware #41

Jigsaw

Jonathan Kellerman

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 3, 2026

Jack Reacher #31

Chain Reaction

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 2026