Most Popular Crime Fiction Books of 2026

Discover popular Crime Fiction books published in 2026, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Capello Family Series #3

Blood Ties

Emma Tallon

Crime Fiction · Thriller

June 15, 2026

The Bloody MacGregors #2

Pride

Atkinson Heather

Crime Fiction

May 4, 2026

A Shaw Connolly Mystery #2

Restless Bones

Gillian French

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Evil Intentions #2

Chilled to the Bone

Phil M. Williams

Crime Fiction · Thriller

March 3, 2026

Evil Intentions #1

Without a Trace

Phil M. Williams

Crime Fiction · Thriller

February 3, 2026

A Flynn Martin Thriller #2

Two Truths and a Lie

Mark Stevens

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 7, 2026

City Streets Mysteries #3

Trapped

D. E. Beckler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 14, 2026

City Streets Mysteries #1

Missing

D. E. Beckler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 2026

City Streets Mysteries #2

Hunted

D. E. Beckler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 15, 2026

Angelhart Investigations #3

I'll Be Watching You

Allison Brennan

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 15, 2026

Alexander Gregory Thrillers #7

Obsession

L.J. Ross

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 3, 2026

Detective Tommy Kelly #2

The Driftwood Bones

Peter Colt

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 23, 2026

Mason Pierce #2

The Cinderblock Associate

Michael Stagg

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 4, 2026

Callie Munro Thrillers #2

The Blackbird Conspiracy

Tariq Ashkanani

Crime Fiction · Thriller

August 14, 2026

DS Liam Kilshaw #2

The Replacement

Matt Brolly

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 10, 2026

Stockingham & Pike #1

The Murder at World's End

Ross Montgomery

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 6, 2026

Malcolm Gee Mysteries #2

Victim's Voice

Henry James Kaye

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 13, 2026

Mercy Gale #2

Blacker Than Midnight

Robin James

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 22, 2026

Spenser #54

Robert B. Parker's Framed

Mike Lupica

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 24, 2026

Alex Hayes Legal Thrillers #5

The Silent Gavel

L.T. Ryan, Laura Chase

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

January 13, 2026

DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers #23

Left for Dead

David J. Gatward

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 28, 2026

Detective Katie Scott #15

Sing Her to Sleep

Jennifer Chase

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 16, 2026

Detective Inspector Declan Walsh #25

Digging Your Grave

Jack Gatland

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 26, 2026

Bear & Mandy Logan #8

Beneath the Frozen Sky

L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 10, 2026

A DS Walker Thriller #5

Hero

Patricia Wolf

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 20, 2026

Stone Barrington #67

Deep Water

Brett Battles

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 2, 2026

Stella LaRosa #5

Silver Bullet

L.T. Ryan, Kristi Belcamino

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

May 26, 2026

The Norfolk Murders #6

Death on the Norfolk Express

Ross Greenwood

Crime Fiction · Thriller

May 7, 2026

Detective Josie Quinn #24

Stolen Family

Lisa Regan

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 9, 2026

Walt Longmire Mysteries #22

The Brothers McKay

Craig Johnson

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 26, 2026

North Falls Thriller #2

The Secrets We Hide

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 11, 2026

Detective Kim Stone #23

Wicked Women

Angela Marsons

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 14, 2026

Ryan Kaine #14

On the Trail

Kerry J. Donovan

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 13, 2026

Rachel Hatch #15

Switchback

L.T. Ryan, Brian Shea

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 7, 2026

A Leopold von Herzfeldt Case #2

The Girl and the Gravedigger

Oliver Pötzsch

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Thriller

February 24, 2026

Michael Bennett #18

Delusional

James Patterson, James O. Born

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

August 17, 2026