Top new crime books in April 2025
Last updated:
April 30, 2025
April 2025 featuring new releases by David Baldacci, Matthew J. Sullivan, Abigail Dean, Layne Fargo, Vanessa Lillie, Belinda Bauer, Dervla McTiernan, Abbi Waxman, Amity Gaige, James Patterson, Liz Lawson and many more.
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Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes David Baldacci’s newest novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved book shop owner and two teenagers scarred by the second world war, and the healing and hope they find in one another. Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · urban · historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · ww2 -
![Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew J. Sullivan]()
Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew J. Sullivan
A lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. Welcome to Soap Lake, a town to rival Twin Peaks and Stephen King’s Castle Rock.When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake, Washington, for her husband’s research, she expected old-growth forests and craft beer, folksy neighbors and the world’s largest lava lamp...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · horror · small-town · murder · fantasy · literary-fiction -
![The Death of Us by Abigail Dean]()
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean
Bringing together the slow-burn simmer of psychological suspense and the propulsive drive of crime thrillers, The Death of Us is the story of a marriage turned inside out by a violent encounter that sets fire to the hairline faults that were there from the start.Late on a summer’s evening when they are thirty years old, husband and wife Edward and Isabel’s home is invaded by a serial killer...fiction · mystery · crime · audiobook · suspense · contemporary · psychological · thriller · mental-illness · serial-killers -
![Desperate Deadly Widows by Layne Fargo, Vanessa Lillie, Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan]()
Desperate Deadly Widows by Layne Fargo, Vanessa Lillie, Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan
10 hours, 12 minutesThe widows are back! Big hair and bigger lies collide in the highly anticipated follow-up to Audible’s best-selling Young Rich Widows, where nothing’s more dangerous than a widow with nothing left to lose... -
![The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer]()
The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
From the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner and Booker longlisted author Belinda Bauer comes this sweeping tale of obsession, greed, ambition, and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred years.How do you find something that doesn’t exist?1926. On the cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there...mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · crime · audiobook · historical · friendship · thriller · action-adventure · outdoors -
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![The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan]()
The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan
For years the boglands of Northern Europe have given up bodies of the long-deceased. Bodies that are thousands of years old, uncannily preserved. Bodies with strange injuries that suggest ritual torture and human sacrifice.When a corpse is found in a bog in Galway, Cormac Reilly assumes the find is historical. But closer examination reveals a more recent story...mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · law-enforcement · suspense · murder · police-procedural · 21st-century · contemporary -
![One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman]()
One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman
“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily GiffinA cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill...mystery · fiction · cozy · contemporary · suspense · audiobook · crime · animals · sci-fi · amateur-sleuth -
![Heartwood by Amity Gaige]()
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as a search and rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination...north-america · usa · maine · mystery · fiction · suspense · outdoors · literary-fiction · contemporary · thriller -
![25 Alive by James Patterson]()
25 Alive by James Patterson
The twenty-fifth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder...mystery · fiction · audiobook · crime · suspense · murder · law-enforcement · police-procedural · killer · female-author -
![Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson]()
Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson
Two years ago, the murder of a neighbor tore three best friends apart--now the killer is going to walk free and the ex-friends are going to have to face the past--and each other--in another twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The AgathasGrace, Henry, and Ally grew up together on the same block...mystery · young-adult · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · suspense · crime · murder · thriller · small-town -
![Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli]()
Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli
Ten children, abducted in broad daylight—and buried alive. Sage and her sister won’t make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that’s only the beginning of the nightmare.New bus driver Jessa blames herself for what happened. She couldn’t protect the kids she was supposed to deliver to daycare, just like she couldn’t protect her own daughter three years ago...mystery · audiobook · fiction · horror · suspense · crime · psychological · thriller · true-crime · survival -
![Hello, Juliet by Samantha M. Bailey]()
Hello, Juliet by Samantha M. Bailey
In a dark thriller from USA Today bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey, a TV reunion brings costars back for the drama and betrayals their viewers once craved—and this time, the stakes are deadly.Ivy Westcott fled LA as her acting career imploded. In a flash, she lost her first love and chosen family—her Hello, Juliet castmates. But she never discovered who turned her closest friends against her...north-america · usa · california · urban · audiobook · suspense · fiction · psychological · dark · thriller -
![A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
The brilliant detective Ana Dolabra may have finally met her match in the gripping sequel to The Tainted Cup—from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire’s reach, an impossible crime has occurred...fantasy · mystery · fiction · lgbtq · high-fantasy · epic · crime · action-adventure · sword-sorcery · law-enforcement -
![The Saint by Penelope Sky]()
The Saint by Penelope Sky
I drowned to death. I held my breath as long as I could, but then my lungs sucked in water hoping it was air, and it was a painful and brutal ending, an internal drowning, my heart beating so hard desperate for oxygen...until it just stopped. I could never forget it...even if I wanted to.Bastien assumes our relationship is over...romance · organized-crime · steamy · new-adult · alpha-mc · dark · contemporary · fiction · crime · book -
![Beautiful Scar by B.B. Hamel]()
Beautiful Scar by B.B. Hamel
I thought I was getting a surprise birthday party.Instead, it’s a wedding, and I’m the unwilling bride.Tigran Sarkissian is gorgeous brutality in a designer suit, and I’m shocked at how badly I want him from the moment we share our first kiss at the wedding altar.I’m expected to move into his house, sleep in his bed, and carry his baby. No complaints.Except I’m a recluse...romance · contemporary · dark · abuse · found-family · organized-crime · arranged-marriage · age-gap · kidnapping · action-adventure -
![The Cheater's Wife: An Addictive Twisty Psychological Thriller by C.N. Mabry]()
The Cheater's Wife: An Addictive Twisty Psychological Thriller by C.N. Mabry
She turned her husband’s betrayal into a second chance. Now, it might cost her everything.Camille Bell never wanted to raise her husband’s mistake. RJ, the son of Ryan’s most public betrayal, was a constant reminder of everything she lost—the picture-perfect life, the adoring husband, the future she was promised. But instead of casting him aside, she did what no one expected. She made him hers...psychological · suspense · cheating · domestic-drama · thriller · audiobook · secrets · plot-twist · killer · multi-pov -
![Eat, Slay, Love by Julie Mae Cohen]()
Eat, Slay, Love by Julie Mae Cohen
International bestselling author Julie Mae Cohen returns with a delicious new novel about three very different women and what unites the man they’re holding hostageMaking new friends can be murder... Marina gave up her career as a chef to raise her children, but her divorce has left her harried, lonely, and the black sheep of her family. It’s also left her in dire financial straits...mystery · fiction · audiobook · crime · contemporary · humor · suspense · horror · thriller · womens-fiction -
![Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey]()
Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey
From the author of the “irresistible” (Paula Hawkin, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Where the Truth Lies, an atmospheric novel about a young woman who searches for answers after her estranged friend is found dead in the bayou of their rural Louisiana hometown.The Labasques aren’t like other families...north-america · usa · louisiana · fiction · suspense · gothic · audiobook · contemporary · thriller · murder -
![Fair Play by Louise Hegarty]()
Fair Play by Louise Hegarty
For fans of Anthony Horowitz, Tana French, and Sally Rooney, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that’s an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.A group of friends gather at an Airbnb on New Year’s Eve...mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · cozy · contemporary · thriller · murder · family · law-enforcement -
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![A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper]()
A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper
A fast-paced, witty, and delightful new mystery about a marriage proposal planner whose biggest job yet is threatened by a dead body (or two).Jessamine Bricker loves a plan. Contingency plans and pros-and-cons lists are her love language, and because of that, her proposal planning business is thriving... -
![The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose]()
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose
When a daring art heist takes place at the Regency Grand, Molly’s life is threatened. The question is who’s out to get her, and why? Long-buried secrets will be revealed in this intriguing and heartwarming novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest.Molly Gray’s life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined...fiction · cozy · contemporary · suspense · thriller · audiobook · romantic-love · crime · heist · literary-fiction -
![Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale
The fourth book in the Semyonov Bratva series featuring Dima... -
![Into the Gray Zone by Brad Taylor]()
Into the Gray Zone by Brad Taylor
Pike Logan uncovers a geopolitical scheme that has spiraled out of control in India in this latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor. While on a routine security assessment in India, Taskforce operator Pike Logan foils an attempted attack on a meeting between the CIA and India’s intelligence service...fiction · suspense · mystery · action-adventure · espionage · military · thriller · audiobook · technothriller · political-intrigue -
![The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose]()
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling thriller The Perfect MarriageTill death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It’s been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers... -
![The Sin Eater by Onley James]()
The Sin Eater by Onley James
Waylon Boone is no stranger to danger. As the headmaster of the Watch, an elite school hidden in the desert where the wealthy send their psychopathic children to become the perfect covert operatives, he's trained killers, spies, and manipulators...romance · mlm · contemporary · dark · forced-proximity · lgbtq · suspense · mystery · age-gap · grumpy-sunshine -
![Devilish by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine]()
Devilish by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine
In a world where everything is within his grasp, love is the only thing that’s ever eluded him.Lucien Vale is temptation incarnate. Devilishly charming, wickedly confident, and sinfully sexy, he rules Manhattan’s most elite clubs, indulging the city’s darkest desires with a knowing smirk and a whisper of seduction...romance · mlm · forced-proximity · contemporary · found-family · audiobook · lgbtq · age-gap · billionaire · multi-pov -
![Brutal Obsession by Renee Parker]()
Brutal Obsession by Renee Parker
Harper I was supposed to walk down the aisle to Finn Gallagher, heir to the Gallagher mafia. Instead, I walked out of my own life as the favored mafia daughter to start a new one in Hawai’i.On my terms.Now they’ve found me.He’s found me. Cian Mahoney, the most wanted and despised enforcer in the Gallagher Mafia.My nemesis.And the man whose kiss intoxicated me the night I disappeared...romance · forced-proximity · dark · organized-crime · alpha-mc · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · age-gap · sad -
![Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris]()
Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris
The gruesome murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said.August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as the Year Without a Summer...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · industrial-era · regency · audiobook · murder · suspense · crime -
![The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore]()
The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore
A social media influencer's empire is burned to the ground—literally. The top suspects? The five daughters who made her famous."Mother May I" Iverson has spent the past twenty years building a massively successful influencer empire with endearing videos featuring her five mixed-race daughters... -
![When She Was Gone by Sara Foster]()
When She Was Gone by Sara Foster
Was she taken ... or did she run?The pulse-pounding new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of You Don't Know MeRose once walked away from her daughter. Now she may be the only one who can save her.Former London police officer Rose Campbell has been estranged from her daughter, Lou, for almost a decade...mystery · audiobook · suspense · fiction · crime · contemporary · psychological · family · thriller · law-enforcement -
![The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed]()
The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed
A society matchmaker realizes she’s in danger when her clients' weddings are sabotaged in increasingly disturbing ways—an utterly original mystery from New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed.Nura Khan is a third-generation matchmaker in Atlanta and business has never been better. Her exclusive clientele benefits from her impeccable track record...north-america · usa · georgia · urban · romance · mystery · fiction · contemporary · cozy · suspense -
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![See How They Fall by Rachel Paris]()
See How They Fall by Rachel Paris
In this compulsive debut thriller set in Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs, one detective’s investigation into a family tragedy threatens to collapse a powerful dynasty. . . . When Skye married into the wealthy Campbell family, she thought she was entering paradise...mystery · audiobook · suspense · fiction · crime · law-enforcement · police-procedural · family · thriller · whodunit -
![Lyrebird by Jane Caro]()
Lyrebird by Jane Caro
Lyrebirds are brilliant mimics, so if they mimic a woman screaming in terror and begging for her life, they have witnessed a crime... -
![Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom]()
Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom
An electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on a road trip from Chicago to Arkansas to find their conspiracy-theorist father, who has gone missing—for fans of Detransition Baby and Chain-Gang All-StarsThe newly nameless narrator of Make Sure You Die Screaming has rejected the gender binary, has flamed out with a vengeance at their corporate gig, is most likely brain...fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · mystery · audiobook · literary-fiction · horror · thriller · journey · trans-mc -
![This Is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen]()
This Is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen
A unique locked-room debut with a memorable intergenerational relationship and gaming angle, about a grandmother and granddaughter who are snowed in at a lavish party at a mansion where the host has been murdered, and the unlikely sleuthing pair must draw on a unique skillset to navigate a dangerous game togetherWidow Mimi lives on idyllic Mackinac Island where cars are not allowed and a Gibson...mystery · fiction · cozy · audiobook · crime · murder · contemporary · season-winter · thriller · suspense -
![Made Man by Cate C. Wells]()
Made Man by Cate C. Wells
I’ve been in love with my neighbor Wyatt my whole life. He’s sweet. He’s shy. He’d do anything for me.My dad doesn’t approve.See, Wyatt’s dad is a country club type.And my dad?He’s the consigliere of the Corso crime syndicate.And there are some things no good man like Wyatt would ever do—not even for love.“Made Man” is a short story set in the Underboss Insurrection world...romance · contemporary · friends-to-lovers · organized-crime · angst · second-chances · new-adult · steamy · fiction · crime -
![The Husband Before You by A.J. McDine]()
The Husband Before You by A.J. McDine
I thought my first husband died ten years ago. But now he’s back…Opening the front door, I’m stunned to see a familiar face. I never thought I’d see Freddie’s deep brown eyes and crooked smile again. But how is this possible when he died ten years ago…?It took years to move on, but finally my life is almost perfect...psychological · audiobook · family · domestic-drama · thriller · murder · fiction · crime · female-mc · book -
![The High Priestess by Michelle Heard]()
The High Priestess by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.As the eldest daughter of Ilias Dimitrou, I’m next in line to become the head of the Greek mafia. I’m getting good at putting on an act while I learn everything I need to know about the organization, but behind closed doors, I’m terrified...romance · forced-proximity · dark · found-family · contemporary · slow-burn · organized-crime · age-gap · bodyguard · crime
