Top new crime books in January 2025
Last updated:
January 31, 2025
January 2025 featuring new releases by Teresa Driscoll, Melinda Leigh, Fiona Davis, Heather O'Neill, Freida McFadden, Alafair Burke, Alice Feeney, Damien Boyd, Joseph Finder, Samantha Crewson and many more.
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Close Your Eyes by Teresa Driscoll
Finding missing children is Matthew’s job—but this time it’s his own daughter who’s disappeared.When private investigator Matthew Hill picks up the call from his wife, Sally, his world comes crashing down. Their eight-year-old daughter, Amelie, is missing. One second, she was there, the next, she was gone.It’s the very nightmare they’ve been dreading... -
![Track Her Down by Melinda Leigh]()
Track Her Down by Melinda Leigh
For Sheriff Bree Taggert, a gruesome double murder exposes the secrets of the dead in a shocking novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.A teenager returns home from work and finds her parents shot to death in their bed. Responding to the call, Sheriff Bree Taggert realizes the crime wasn’t a burglary gone wrong. The couple was executed...romance · mystery · suspense · audiobook · crime · fiction · contemporary · family · small-town · law-enforcement -
![The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis]()
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · fantasy · action-adventure · audiobook · crime · literary-fiction · sci-fi -
![The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill]()
The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill
“The Capital of Dreams is not so much a novel to read but one to live (and dream) in. A dark, wistfully comic fable that's as imaginative as it is poignant. An entire world that only Heather O'Neill could create.”—Iain Reid, bestselling author of We Spread and FoeFrom the hugely acclaimed author beloved by literary lights, including Emily St...fantasy · fiction · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · dystopia · historical · myths · humor · coming-of-age · crime -
![The Crash by Freida McFadden]()
The Crash by Freida McFadden
The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.She never arrives at her destination...mystery · fiction · crime · thriller · season-winter · suspense · kidnapping · psychological · book · adult -
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![The Note by Alafair Burke]()
The Note by Alafair Burke
A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history. It was meant to be a harmless prank.Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail...new-york-state · fiction · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · psychological · thriller · friendship · crime · book -
![Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney]()
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
“Her best book yet.” —Harlan CobenThe million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . . and revenge.Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing... -
![Deceived by the Light by Damien Boyd]()
Deceived by the Light by Damien Boyd
An innocent man framed. A case closed. A serial killer free to kill again.It is 1985. Detective Inspector Mungo ‘Bob’ Willis is being forced out of Avon and Somerset Police on medical grounds. His career is in tatters, his body broken, his mind shattered, and his partner—DS Lizzie Harper—dead in a sting operation gone wrong...mystery · historical-fiction · thriller · law-enforcement · fiction · police-procedural · crime · audiobook · serial-killers · murder -
![The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder]()
The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder
"Joseph Finder has written some of the finest spy novels of our time, and he just keeps getting better...fiction · espionage · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · politics · thriller · crime · romantic-love · family -
![Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter by Samantha Crewson]()
Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter by Samantha Crewson
A woman with a violent past gets a chance at redemption in this upmarket suspense debut, perfect for fans of Lisa Taddeo and Tiffany McDaniel.Thirteen years ago, Providence Byrd threw the family car in reverse and ran over her mother. Even though she survived, that single instant of teenage madness made Providence a felon and irrevocably altered her life...mystery · fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · suspense · crime · contemporary · thriller · family · literary-fiction -
![Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood]()
Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood
Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party with the MADS committee but no one remembers seeing him disembark...mystery · audiobook · fiction · cozy · crime · murder · killer · contemporary · law-enforcement · thriller -
![The Psychopath Next Door by Mark Edwards]()
The Psychopath Next Door by Mark Edwards
In this mesmerising thriller from the bestselling author of Keep Her Secret, a family’s fresh start is just the beginning of their nightmare…Ethan Dove’s family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it’s exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood...audiobook · mystery · fiction · suspense · psychological · crime · thriller · serial-killers · murder · book -
![The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless]()
The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless
A woman’s investigation into her sister’s death exposes the dark side of a secret life in a gripping novel of power, money, and murder by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.Sisters Nadia and Cass Brenner are heirs to Ocean House, a decades-old empire that builds superyachts for the rich and emirs, oligarchs, and titans of industry throughout America and Europe...asia · southeast-asia · singapore · urban · washington · austria · fiction · audiobook · suspense · espionage -
![Sin and Redemption by Cora Reilly]()
Sin and Redemption by Cora Reilly
A horrible incident entwined their lives forever.As an enforcer for the Famiglia, Maximus Trevisan has no trouble hurting others, but his life begins to unravel when he’s forced to hurt someone he’s meant to protect.Sara’s plans for her future were simple. Marry the man she was promised to, have several children, and build a happy family... -
![Downstate by Jeffery Deaver]()
Downstate by Jeffery Deaver
Special Agent Constant Marlowe pursues a lead to rural Illinois and finds a hornet’s nest of conspiracy in a pulse-pounding novella by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, where nothing is what it seems.Special Agent Constant Marlowe is in pursuit of “Mr. X,” a key player in organized crime. Her mission is to collar him and flip him into a cooperating witness...mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · law-enforcement · suspense · kidnapping · thriller · female-mc · police-procedural -
![The Lodge by Kayla Olson]()
The Lodge by Kayla Olson
From the author of The Reunion, a cozy rom-com about a writer who decamps to a Vermont lodge for work but finds herself distracted by the charming ski instructor next door.Alix Morgan just got her big break as the ghostwriter of a memoir by Sebastian Green, a former member of the boy band True North...romance · contemporary · womens-fiction · fiction · season-winter · forced-proximity · celebrity · small-town · mental-illness · crime -
![Death in the Arctic by Tom Hindle]()
Death in the Arctic by Tom Hindle
A frozen wilderness.A killer in the skies.When aspiring travel writer Chloé Campbell is invited aboard a luxury airship flying to the North Pole, she thinks she’s bagged the opportunity of a lifetime.But she hasn’t had long to admire the dazzling icy views before a fellow passenger is found dead in their cabin.Trapped at the top of the world, the group agrees a tragic accident has occurred... -
![Cross My Heart by Megan Collins]()
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
She has his dead wife’s heart; the one she wants is his. The author of The Family Plot brings her signature prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband.Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One...fiction · suspense · psychological · thriller · stalking · murder · female-mc · crime · serial-killers · book -
![Severed Heart: The Birth of a Warrior by Kate Stewart]()
Severed Heart: The Birth of a Warrior by Kate Stewart
Once upon a time…There lived an ambitious boy determined to become a man before his time.And a woman and battered soldier who recognized the scars that marred hissoul—scars which mirrored her own.Determined to help shape the warrior within him, it was their inexplicable bond that would forever alter his heart.And the loss of that love that would redefine his destiny...romance · military · contemporary · dark · fantasy · crime · retellings · action-adventure · fiction · book -
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![Save Me, Stranger: Stories by Erika Krouse]()
Save Me, Stranger: Stories by Erika Krouse
From Edgar Award-winning author Erika Krouse, a visceral, dazzling collection of stories set across the globe, about characters desperate for salvation.Erika Krouse's Edgar Award-winning debut memoir, Tell Me Everything, was hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “lyrical, jarring, propulsive,” and The Washington Post as “mesmerizing on every page...asia · southeast-asia · thailand · fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · contemporary · anthologies · crime · humor -
![Cold Storage by Michael C. Grumley]()
Cold Storage by Michael C. Grumley
This program is read by multi-award-winning narrator Scott Brick. AN EXPANSIVE NEW STANDALONE THRILLER IN MICHAEL C. GRUMLEY’S REVIVAL SERIES, EXPLORING HUMANITY’S THIRST FOR IMMORTALITY AT ANY COST.Technology never works well the first time. Or even the second. Army veteran John Reiff is living proof...sci-fi · mystery · fiction · audiobook · time-travel · crime · new-adult · medical · dystopia · contemporary -
![When She's Gone by Rea Frey]()
When She's Gone by Rea Frey
In this haunting story that spans three decades, a young gymnast escapes a kidnapping. Years later, she’s forced to face the past when her own daughter disappears.Cora Valentine has her whole life—and a shot at the Olympics—ahead of her. But when she’s kidnapped on Halloween, her name is splashed across headlines not as an athlete but as a victim...audiobook · suspense · family · fiction · thriller · psychological · law-enforcement · kidnapping · crime · book -
![I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin by Katy Brent]()
I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin by Katy Brent
Your favourite anti-heroine, Kitty Collins, is back! Expect more wit, sass, and, of course, murder…My name is Kitty Collins and I’m a serial killer.I don’t want to kill. It’s just so hard to resist. Some men really, really deserve it.Men like Blaze Bundy, an anonymous influencer spreading misogyny online. He’s making it very hard for me to control my murderous urges...mystery · audiobook · crime · humor · comedy · fiction · contemporary · thriller · suspense · serial-killers -
![Phantom by H.D. Carlton]()
Phantom by H.D. Carlton
The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of dark temptation and dangerous desire by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Cat and Mouse Duet.November 12, 1944. This house holds on to souls for a lifetime. I thought I had given it to my husband when I vowed to love him until the end of time. I lied...romance · dark · stalking · organized-crime · new-adult · steamy · fantasy · suspense · historical · 20th-century -
![The Butcher by Penelope Sky]()
The Butcher by Penelope Sky
I found out my husband of three years had cheated on me and his mistress is the one who told me—because he didn’t have the balls to do it himself.I move out and get a new apartment, a job as a bartender, and try to move on with a broken heart. I wonder where it all went wrong, if I hadn’t been enough for him, if I’d been stupid for marrying him in the first place...romance · dark · contemporary · suspense · crime · steamy · organized-crime · alpha-mc · billionaire · cheating -
![The Art of You by Brittney Sahin]()
The Art of You by Brittney Sahin
A protective hero and his best friend’s fearless sister risk everything as desire and danger collide in this heart-pounding romantic mystery from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin.Hudson Ashford, a former Navy SEAL turned private security expert, has sworn off romance—especially when it comes to his best friend’s sister...romance · military · age-gap · friends-to-lovers · billionaire · organized-crime · forced-proximity · slow-burn · steamy · alpha-mc -
![A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner]()
A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner
A dazzling debut novel set in 1980s New York, when cocaine is as easy to get as ice cream, about one young woman’s summer of infinite possibility—and looming danger.It was the summer of 1986, when the girl was found dead in Central Park behind the Metropolitan Museum—half-naked, legs splayed, arms flung over her head. Larynx crushed... -
![The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen]()
The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen
The caretaker at an isolated mountain hotel finds herself fighting for her life—and sanity—in this twisty, addictive thriller.Kerry’s life is in shambles: Her husband has left her, her drinking habit has officially become a problem, and though the deadline for her big book deal—the one that was supposed to change everything—is looming, she can’t write a word...new-york-state · mystery · horror · fiction · audiobook · suspense · psychological · thriller · season-winter · crime -
![The Seven by Robyn Delvey]()
The Seven by Robyn Delvey
2 bombs. 43 dead. Dozens injured. The trial of the decade has begun…New to the job and with everything to prove, Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Eve Wren is working on the biggest UK trial in decades.Notorious cult leader Patrick Nye and his followers, known as The Seven, are pleading not guilty to detonating a bomb in a London theatre...mystery · crime · fiction · suspense · legal · audiobook · law-enforcement · murder · female-mc · police-procedural -
![The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan]()
The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan
For fans of Tana French and Jane Harper, this debut crime thriller follows a retired police detective who must face down a vicious killer and the memories that haunt her—thirty years after bringing down one of Ireland’s most prolific serial killers.Julia Harte has found the perfect place to disappear: Cuan Beag, a secluded coastal village on the east coast of Ireland...europe · british-isles · ireland · mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · suspense · serial-killers · thriller -
![We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin]()
We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin
From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award-winning author Alison Gaylin comes a slick, riveting, and all too frighteningly plausible tale of psychological suspense where a single mother is desperate to protect her family as they become targets of a group of violent conspiracy theorists.Meg Russo was behind the wheel when it happened...fiction · mystery · horror · suspense · thriller · contemporary · psychological · cults · fundamentalism · crime -
![The Last Trip by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Last Trip by Kiersten Modglin
One last trip before the baby gets here… That’s all the getaway is meant to be. Then the guests arrive. When Calvin and Sadie decide to spend their babymoon in a remote cabin in the snowy mountains before their first child is due, it’s supposed to be a chance for them to connect, relax, and celebrate their future. Before the vacation even gets started, shocking news leaves the couple reeling...audiobook · psychological · suspense · fiction · thriller · crime · season-winter · dark · book · adult -
![Head Cases by John McMahon]()
Head Cases by John McMahon
Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying—and commercial—series debut.FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles...mystery · fiction · audiobook · crime · suspense · contemporary · murder · thriller · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
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![Sia by Eden O'Neill]()
Sia by Eden O'Neill
He’s known as the executioner for one of Chicago’s most dangerous crime organizations…But I know him as my best friend’s father. My name is Sia Reynolds. I’m a girl with an unsettling past, and the outlook of my future seems even bleaker...romance · retellings · contemporary · dark · organized-crime · age-gap · forced-proximity · steamy · black-mc · alpha-mc -
![The Family Inside by Katie Garner]()
The Family Inside by Katie Garner
It takes a special family to turn a home into a nightmare. Since her husband’s unsolved murder three years ago, Iris Blodgett’s life has unraveled. Awash in grief and buried in debt, she can’t pay her mortgage—and now that she’s lost her job, she has no idea how she’ll provide for her unruly teenage daughter, Ellory... -
![Savage by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine]()
Savage by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine
Who are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings...romance · mlm · contemporary · lgbtq · crime · billionaire · forced-proximity · found-family · organized-crime · age-gap -
![Shattered Hearts by Renee Parker]()
Shattered Hearts by Renee Parker
Riley When I left my life as the daughter of the most powerful mob family in New York City, I never imagined I’d be forced to marry my identical twin sister’s fiancé.Even if he’s Finn Gallagher, the family’s heartless, handsome, and intimidating top enforcer. And the only man I’ve ever wanted.But when my sister disappeared on her wedding day, my father demanded I impersonate her... -
![Beautiful Belle and Alpha Grayson by Annie Whipple]()
Beautiful Belle and Alpha Grayson by Annie Whipple
Belle has not had the best life. Most of it she spent taking care of her sick father while her mother ran off to sleep with other men. So you can imagine her frustration when, only a few months after the death of her father, her mother forces her to come spend the holidays with her and her new family...romance · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · vampires · fiction · steamy · kidnapping · fated-mates · magic -
![Grave Danger by James Grippando]()
Grave Danger by James Grippando
Bestselling author James Grippando’s legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back to defend a single mother accused of kidnapping her own child in a perilous case involving politics and international diplomacy that will test his legal expertise and his marriage.Jack Swyteck’s new client fled Iran to Miami with her daughter, and has been accused of kidnapping by her husband... -
![Benji by N.R. Walker]()
Benji by N.R. Walker
Nolan O’Brien is a public prosecutor, and if he ever sees the name Bruno Barbieri again, it will be too soon. After a long week preparing for the trial of the decade, it takes no convincing to hit the men’s club for a few drinks.Except the club wasn’t the only thing he hit that night.Benji Smith works on Wylde Street as a rent boy...romance · mlm · lgbtq · contemporary · crime · steamy · age-gap · forced-proximity · found-family · legal
