Top new crime books in July 2025
Last updated:
July 31, 2025
July 2025 featuring new releases by Shari Lapena, Ruth Ware, Holly Jackson, Michael Robotham, Megan Miranda, Elly Griffiths, Tiffany D. Jackson, Lisa Scottoline, Jo Piazza, Megan Abbott and many more.
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She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena
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![The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware]()
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Women in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe...fiction · suspense · psychological · audiobook · thriller · crime · female-mc · murder · supernatural · animals -
![Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson]()
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Get ready for the unmissable new thriller from the #1 internationally bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder******In seven days Jet Mason will be dead.Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. She’ll do it later, she always says. She has time...mystery · murder · contemporary · crime · young-adult · female-mc · fiction · sci-fi · suspense · book -
![The White Crow by Michael Robotham]()
The White Crow by Michael Robotham
“No one does suspense better.” —Stephen KingAmbitious young police officer Philomena McCarthy, the daughter of London’s most notorious mob boss, returns in the latest propulsive thriller by author Michael Robotham. Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds to become a young officer with the Metropolitan Police because her father and her uncles are notorious London gangsters...fiction · suspense · audiobook · law-enforcement · police-procedural · thriller · 21st-century · murder · crime · psychological -
![You Belong Here by Megan Miranda]()
You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
A decades-old secret that drove a mother from her hometown now threatens her college-bound daughter in this twisty new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda.Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition...north-america · usa · virginia · suspense · fiction · thriller · female-mc · ghosts · supernatural · psychological -
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![The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths]()
The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths
Some murders can’t be solved in just one lifetime.Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they’re frozen—or so their inside joke goes. Nobody knows that her team has a secret: they can travel back in time to look for evidence...mystery · time-travel · fiction · crime · historical-fiction · fantasy · sci-fi · audiobook · historical · industrial-era -
![Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson]()
Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
Get ready for THE (creepy) beach read of the summer! Mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson (The Weight of Blood; White Smoke) makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with this can't-put-it-down murder mystery set on Martha's Vineyard. Think JAWS for a whole new generation!This summer, there's blood in the water...watch out for sharks!Kaylani is a born-and-bred Brooklyn girl...north-america · usa · massachusetts · middle-grade · mystery · audiobook · horror · young-adult · fiction · suspense -
![The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline]()
The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline
#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline crafts a riveting psychological thriller in which a troubled young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate, shrouded in secrets. Can she unravel the mystery before it unravels her? Lately, Julia Pritzker is beginning to think she’s cursed. She’s lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered...mystery · fiction · suspense · psychological · gothic · contemporary · romance · crime · book · adult -
![Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza]()
Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
The #tradwife murder mystery we’ve all been waiting for. From the bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance and the creator of the Under the Influence podcast comes an explosive thriller about two estranged friends, a grisly murder, a sudden disappearance, and the truly shocking revelation that everyone is lying to you about something . . . Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college...north-america · usa · pennsylvania · urban · utah · fiction · audiobook · suspense · contemporary · thriller -
![El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott]()
El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout comes a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit.“Abbott is a superstar of the suspense genre.” —NPRAll I want is to be innocent again. But that’s not how it works. Especially not after the Wheel... -
![Rage by Linda Castillo]()
Rage by Linda Castillo
In this gripping new installment of the Edgar Award winning series, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal double murder that takes her into the dark underbelly of society and exposes the dangers of Amish lives gone wrong.Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt...mystery · suspense · fiction · crime · audiobook · law-enforcement · police-procedural · murder · military · female-mc -
![Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells]()
Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover..sci-fi · fiction · space · space-opera · robots · lgbtq · action-adventure · humor · ai · female-author -
![Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair]()
Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair
The first in an all-new fantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. In this biting, feminist retelling of Lilith's story, Lilith will rise from the ashes of her former life to destroy the ancient power that stole everything she loves.She is the beginning and the end.She is peace and chaos.She is terror knocking at the gates...romance · fantasy · retellings · new-adult · fiction · organized-crime · suspense · crime · book · adult -
![The Good Liar by Denise Mina]()
The Good Liar by Denise Mina
In this provocative mystery from beloved crime writer Denise Mina, new evidence in an old murder case leads a forensic scientist to an impossible Would you still do the right thing if you knew it would cost everything you loved? Doctor Claudia O’Sheil is approaching the podium at an elegant fundraiser, where she is expected to give a speech about how her forensic science evidence helped...mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · suspense · murder · thriller · substance-abuse · killer · psychological -
![Guess Again by Charlie Donlea]()
Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
On the 10th anniversary of a teenage girl’s disappearance, her cold case breaks open in dangerous ways…and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town all over again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.For fans of Riley Sager, Anna Downes, Alex Finlay, Stacy Willingham, and Karin Slaughter...fiction · suspense · thriller · cold-case · audiobook · psychological · law-enforcement · police-procedural · contemporary · crime -
![Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi]()
Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi
Knives Out meets Saltburn in this wickedly plotted thriller where a group of friends play a deadly game that unwraps a motive for murder, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Alex Michaelides. Anatol invites five of his oldest friends to his family home in the Wiltshire countryside to celebrate his thirtieth birthday. At his request, they play a game of his invention: Motive Method Death...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · thriller · audiobook · cozy · murder · amateur-sleuth · psychological -
![What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham]()
What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham
What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham is the latest mystery in the bestselling Tom Thorne series, and this time, a killer is targeting the police. Is it payback? And is it justified?“Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime . . .”The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful...crime · serial-killers · mystery · fiction · suspense · law-enforcement · police-procedural · murder · book · adult -
![Nikola: A Dark College Romance by Jason Clarke, Eva Winners, Lucy Rivers]()
Nikola: A Dark College Romance by Jason Clarke, Eva Winners, Lucy Rivers
I was the dutiful daughter. Or at least that was what it looked like from the outside. Deep inside, I was suffocating. I longed for something I didn’t know how or where to find. But I kept my façade firmly in place while I searched for answers. Until one New Orleans night changed it all... -
![No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe]()
No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe
A queer romantic thriller pitched as The Lost City meets a modern Thelma & Louise, in which a rural PI finds herself on the trail of the one who got away with her heart, and with murder; years after a horror-show sweet 16 party that ended with the girls in love and that good-for-nothing boy in the ground, the two women find that they didn't bury him–or their feelings for each other–deep... -
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![Immoral: Park Avenue Kings, Book 3 by Charlie David, Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine, Sean Masters]()
Immoral: Park Avenue Kings, Book 3 by Charlie David, Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine, Sean Masters
He was sent in to seduce a monster. He didn’t expect to fall for the man beneath.Benoit Olivier has always played the part—charming, cunning, and impossible to pin down. As one of the Park Avenue Kings, he’s used to being the watcher, the flirt, the wild card...romance · mlm · forced-proximity · contemporary · crime · lgbtq · audiobook · enemies-to-lovers · found-family · billionaire -
![Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt]()
Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt
In Dogged Pursuit, David Rosenfelt takes readers back to the start of this beloved series as Andy Carpenter begins his career as a defense attorney in Paterson, New Jersey.Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson... -
![Writers and Liars by Carol Goodman]()
Writers and Liars by Carol Goodman
In the latest thrilling suspense novel from Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author Carol Goodman, a group of mystery authors gathers on a secluded Greek island for a writers retreat, only to discover that their enigmatic host has been murdered and everyone present is a suspect...mystery · fiction · murder · crime · heist · sci-fi · amateur-sleuth · psychological · suspense · action-adventure -
![Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh]()
Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh
The hunt for a stealthy predator takes a damaged J-Psy to the heart of falcon territory in this new Psy-Changeling Trinity novel from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh...Justice-Psy Eleri Dias knows the end is near for her, her mind one step away from fatal psychic exposure...romance · paranormal · fantasy · sci-fi · poc-author · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · fiction · action-adventure · crime -
![The Laughing Dead by Jess Lourey]()
The Laughing Dead by Jess Lourey
Two murder investigations, decades apart, threaten to expose a cold case agent’s darkest secrets in a pulse-pounding thriller by the Edgar Award–nominated author of The Taken Ones.The bodies of three teenage girls are found in central Minnesota—each with her mouth fixed in a ghoulish grin, smiling at a deadly joke no one can hear...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · crime · thriller · killer · young-adult · psychological · literary-fiction -
![Dead Line by Marc Cameron]()
Dead Line by Marc Cameron
Deputy U.S. Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki brave a brutal and unforgiving Alaskan winter on a desperate manhunt that takes a blood-chilling twist in New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Marshal Marc Cameron’s breathless, taut new wilderness adventure thriller for fans of Paul Doiron, CJ Box, Taylor Moore, and William Kent Krueger.Deputy U.S...mystery · suspense · fiction · action-adventure · killer · western · crime · outdoors · politics · assassinations -
![Asylum Hotel by Juliet Blackwell]()
Asylum Hotel by Juliet Blackwell
When a mysterious figure shows up in the photograph an architect takes of the derelict Seabrink Hotel, ghostly encounters and murder are unleashed.Aubrey Spencer loves photographing classic old buildings and abandoned places that hold old secrets. The Hotel Seabrink, perched overlooking the sea, is one such place. Currently abandoned but scheduled for a major renovation, it has a torrid history...mystery · contemporary · fiction · psychological · paranormal · ghosts · supernatural · murder · sci-fi · horror -
![The Kingpin's Call Girl by Annika Martin]()
The Kingpin's Call Girl by Annika Martin
I'm not a call girl; I’m a college student—playing dress-up to find my sister.One night. One assignment.Get invited to the table. Memorize names. Get out.Easy—until he walks in.Luka Zogaj isn’t just powerful.He’s lethal. Savage. Worshipped and feared like a god.And when he sees me, he buys me.Not for a night. For two weeks.Now I’m living a double life—student by day, owned by a monster by night...romance · contemporary · dark · enemies-to-lovers · audiobook · suspense · organized-crime · age-gap · alpha-mc · blackmail -
![Ignite by Luna Mason]()
Ignite by Luna Mason
Are you ready to enter the Decadence Chase? Once you enter the woods, you become both the hunter and the prey. Cover and blurb to be revealed. This is Conan & Hallie’s story. A standalone dark Irish Mafia romance, with a primal game of survival...romance · dark · contemporary · found-family · fiction · organized-crime · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · insta-love -
![Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch
"This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…" All Detective Constable Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland.He’ll need one once this is over… check. some...fantasy · urban-fantasy · audiobook · fiction · mystery · crime · magic · supernatural · paranormal · humor -
![His Playground by Kylie Kent]()
His Playground by Kylie Kent
AntoniaBlood. Pain. Tears. Despair. Hate. All words I associate with those around me. But it’s true what they say. You can’t choose your family. And mine? Well, I don’t think anyone would choose them.I’m the daughter of a notorious Don. A daughter who is nothing more than a piece of meat to be used as a bargaining chip. Which is exactly what my father has done... -
![Runner 13: A Thriller by Amy McCulloch]()
Runner 13: A Thriller by Amy McCulloch
**Pre-order the gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of Breathless, based on her own extraordinary ultra-running experience**It’s the ultimate test of two-hundred-and-fifty miles in the brutal heat of the Sahara, with only the supplies you can carry on your back.Adri is ready...mystery · fiction · audiobook · suspense · sports · contemporary · psychological · crime · action-adventure · survival -
![Untouched by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Untouched by Nyssa Kathryn
He’s afraid to live and love. She’s afraid not to.Five years ago, Clara Hayes got the diagnosis no one wants: cancer. She fought it and won, but it altered everything. She moved back home, changed her career, and now she approaches life without fear or hesitation. Then her brother’s best friend moves to town. She’s loved Holden for as long as she’s known him...romance · mystery · audiobook · contemporary · suspense · friends-to-lovers · disability · military · small-town · multi-pov -
![Cruel Deception by O.S. Feathers]()
Cruel Deception by O.S. Feathers
Charlotte had just undergone a mastectomy.Marriage was the last thing on her mind.But to honor her grandfather’s dying wish, she agreed to marry the second grandson of New York’s most powerful mafia family.It was supposed to be cold. Strategic. Loveless.Until the veil lifted at the altar—And it wasn’t her fiancé standing there.It was Cassian Moretti.Her fiancé’s older brother...romance · enemies-to-lovers · contemporary · organized-crime · arranged-marriage · abuse · domestic-drama · fiction · crime · book -
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![Vow of Obsession by Lucy Darling]()
Vow of Obsession by Lucy Darling
She floats at my periphery, sweet and innocent, nothing like the life I’m accustomed to. I can’t help but watch her, follow her, love her from afar. Even though I know I shouldn’t.But to keep her safe, I'll make her my wife, regardless of whether she wants it or not. Our marriage may be arranged, but my ring on her finger will serve as protection from this dangerous life... -
![Shattered Truth by Barbara Freethy]()
Shattered Truth by Barbara Freethy
He’s sworn to uphold the law. She’s willing to break every rule to expose the truth. But what they uncover could destroy everything—including each other.When a whistleblower is murdered just moments before a secret meeting, Haley Kenton is caught on surveillance near the scene—making her the FBI’s top suspect in a case that’s far more dangerous than it appears...romance · suspense · mystery · murder · female-mc · fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
![Dance of Devils by Jagger Cole]()
Dance of Devils by Jagger Cole
First he saved my life. Then he claimed my soul.They say he has the heart of the Devil and the body of a god.Kir Nikolayev, the brutal, dark king of New York’s underworld, is infinitely dangerous. Impossibly beautiful.Twenty years older than me.I’m the girl with nothing but a gift for ballet and the secrets I keep.Like that I’m living out of my car.That I take my clothes off for money...romance · dark · forced-proximity · contemporary · steamy · found-family · enemies-to-lovers · organized-crime · age-gap · billionaire -
![There Will Be Bodies by Lindsey Davis]()
There Will Be Bodies by Lindsey Davis
The queen of Roman crime gives us her most gripping case yet.Ten years after the eruption of Vesuvius, the surrounding countryside lies buried and barren. But the destroyed cities and luxury villas on the Bay of Naples are not utterly lost.Flavia Albia and her husband Tiberius Manlius are tasked with restoring one villa and identifying any surviving remains.What they unearth is beyond disturbing...historical-fiction · mystery · historical · fiction · crime · roman-empire · ancient-civilization · fantasy · audiobook · female-mc -
![Darkest Before Dawn by Lee Savino]()
Darkest Before Dawn by Lee Savino
For years I’ve dreamt of my own death. Not any details, just the feel of an explosion, of sparks and smoke blasting into my face. Pain and the sensation of falling.Love feels like that. Maybe not for everyone, but to me, it feels like dying.As I face my death, I hold onto that. My life may be bookended by pain and tragedy but there was a moment when I was loved and I loved in return...audiobook · dark · mystery · stalking · billionaire · killer · serial-killers · suspense · steamy · organized-crime -
![Shadows of the past by R. Nimes]()
Shadows of the past by R. Nimes
For my dark romance girlies who love a broken hero who knows exactly how many freckles you have on your body.MaksimFor years, revenge was my religion. Every breath, every calculated move existed for one to annihilate the man who stripped away my humanity and left me in hell's embrace.Until her.She looked at me like I was something more than the darkness I'd become...romance · forced-proximity · organized-crime · angst · outlaws · slow-burn · contemporary · poc-mc · suspense · fiction -
![Always A Villain by Saige Parker]()
Always A Villain by Saige Parker
I am the Reaper.Death incarnate, the Sovereign’s most lethal weapon.I don’t forgive. I don’t forget.And this time—everyone bleeds.She was supposed to be leverage.The daughter of my enemy.My revenge, collared and chained.But she ruined everything.Now I crave her like I crave violence.And I’ll burn the Sovereign empire to claim what’s mine.Her tears. Her screams. Her soul.I’m not just the villain...romance · dark · enemies-to-lovers · suspense · serial-killers · stalking · organized-crime · age-gap · steamy · crime
