Most Popular Mystery Books of 2025

Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2

Holmes Is Missing

James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 6, 2025

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Ace Atkins

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

December 2, 2025

The Oligarch's Daughter

Joseph Finder

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 28, 2025

The House Saphir

Marissa Meyer

Fantasy · Young Adult · Mystery · Romance

November 4, 2025

Wild Instinct

T. Jefferson Parker

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 11, 2025

Detective Tommy Kelly #1

Cold Island

Peter Colt

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2025

She Didn't See It Coming

Shari Lapena

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 29, 2025

With a Vengeance

Riley Sager

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 10, 2025

Parents Weekend

Alex Finlay

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

May 6, 2025

You Killed Me First

John Marrs

Mystery · Thriller

March 4, 2025

Fade #2

Fade In

Kyle Mills

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 29, 2025

Slough House #9

Clown Town

Mick Herron

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

September 9, 2025

Temperance Brennan #24

Evil Bones

Kathy Reichs

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

November 18, 2025

Kay Scarpetta #29

Sharp Force

Patricia Cornwell

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 7, 2025

Stranger Times #5

Ring the Bells

C. K. McDonnell

Paranormal Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Mystery

October 9, 2025

Arliss Cutter #7

Dead Line

Marc Cameron

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 29, 2025

Sean Duffy #8

Hang on St. Christopher

Adrian McKinty

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 4, 2025

Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #3

The Tin Men

Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille

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

October 28, 2025

Cotton Malone #19

The Medici Return

Steve Berry

Mystery · Thriller

February 11, 2025

The Martini Club #2

The Summer Guests

Tess Gerritsen

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 18, 2025

Nora Kelly #5

Badlands

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

June 3, 2025

Ali Dawson Mysteries #1

The Frozen People

Elly Griffiths

Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 8, 2025

Gabriel Allon #25

An Inside Job

Daniel Silva

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 15, 2025

Scot Harvath #24

Edge of Honor

Brad Thor

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 1, 2025

Joe Pickett #25

Battle Mountain

C. J. Box

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 25, 2025

Whistle

Linwood Barclay

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

May 20, 2025

Chief Inspector Gamache #20

The Black Wolf

Louise Penny

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 28, 2025

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #20

The Big Empty

Robert Crais

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 14, 2025

The Lost Bride Trilogy #3

The Seven Rings

Nora Roberts

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Mystery · Romance

November 18, 2025

The List

Steve Berry

Mystery · Thriller

July 22, 2025

Don't Let Him In

Lisa Jewell

Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

June 24, 2025

North Falls Thriller #1

We Are All Guilty Here

Karin Slaughter

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 12, 2025

Damascus Station #4

The Persian

David McCloskey

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

September 30, 2025

Music and Murder Mystery #4

Bat Out of Hell

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, David Bruns, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Charles Todd, C. J. Kidlacz

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery

July 15, 2025

Doc Ford #28

Tomlinson's Wake

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 26, 2025

Mackenzie Clyde #1

Dead Money

Jakob Kerr

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 28, 2025