Top new crime books in October 2025
Last updated:
October 31, 2025
October 2025 featuring new releases by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Louise Penny, Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon, Patricia Briggs, John Grisham, Chevy Stevens, Patricia Cornwell, Julia Whelan, Elizabeth Evans, Freida McFadden and many more.
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The Witching Hour: From the creators of The Haunting Season and The Winter Spirits comes a spellbinding new collection of original haunted tales by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Andrew Michael Hurley, Catriona Ward
From the creators of The Haunting Season and The Winter Spirits comes a brand new collection of ghostly talesThere is something peculiar about the hour after midnight.It is the time when darkness reigns.And strange things roam the earth.In this dazzling collection of new and original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring this hour to vivid, spine-tingling life...horror · gothic · fiction · fantasy · anthologies · historical-fiction · ghosts · mystery · season-winter · historical -
![The Black Wolf by Louise Penny]()
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.But their relief is short-lived...mystery · fiction · audiobook · crime · contemporary · suspense · law-enforcement · cozy · politics · murder -
![The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly]()
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl...mystery · fiction · crime · legal · suspense · contemporary · thriller · audiobook · noir · technology -
![Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon]()
Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon
Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned Army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge, where she could make the most impact. And it was all going to plan ... until it wasn’t.Upside down after a devastating series of tragedies leads to her medical license being revoked, Maggie has lost her purpose, but not her nerve or her passion...audiobook · mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · contemporary · thriller · psychological · action-adventure · military -
![Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs]()
Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs
The werewolf Asil is gifted five blind dates by some anonymous “friends” in this enthralling novel in stories, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series.Includes two original stories, as well as three previously published stories...urban-fantasy · fiction · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · romance · female-author · urban · mystery · crime -
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![The Widow by John Grisham]()
The Widow by John Grisham
#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart... -
![The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens]()
The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens
The open road beckons.A chance for them to reconnect.Then they make a fatal mistake.It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their broken hearts after a devastating tragedy.They’ve planned the trip perfectly, taken care of every detail. Then they meet two young hitchhikers down on their luck and offer them a ride...north-america · canada · mystery · audiobook · historical-fiction · suspense · fiction · horror · historical · thriller -
![Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell]()
Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell
A serial killer terrorizes Northern Virginia, his ability to come and go baffling those pursuing him with zero success.He disables the victims' WIFI, attacking them in bed, the cause of death exsanguination due to sharp force injuries.This has been going on for six months when Dr. Kay Scarpetta is awakened by her phone in the early morning hours of June 12, her birthday...mystery · fiction · crime · medical · psychological · thriller · supernatural · suspense · serial-killers · book -
![The Room Next Door by Julia Whelan, Elizabeth Evans, Wendy Walker, Full Cast]()
The Room Next Door by Julia Whelan, Elizabeth Evans, Wendy Walker, Full Cast
From the bestselling author of Mad Love and American Girl comes a propulsive new thriller with a spectacular twist and an acclaimed cast. They were best friends forever. Until the night one of them disappeared.In 2010, Brooke Lowry, Carrie Hollis, and Eve Shay were inseparable. But on the Fourth of July, Eve vanished—her case never solved...audiobook · mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · psychological · action-adventure · thriller · killer · drama -
![The Intruder by Freida McFadden]()
The Intruder by Freida McFadden
Who knows what the storm will blow in…Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door is sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.She’s young. She’s alone. And she’s covered in blood... -
![Kooky Spooky Love by Josie Silver]()
Kooky Spooky Love by Josie Silver
An up-and-coming ghostbuster and her motley crew tackle a devilish high-wire act, aided (or more often, interrupted) by her rakish ex and the sarcastic reporter she can't seem to shake—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Spooky Love.Maplemead Castle is crawling with ghosts, and the new owners need them gone...romance · paranormal · spooky · womens-fiction · fiction · fantasy · sci-fi · supernatural · ghosts · humor -
![The Picasso Heist by James Patterson, Howard Roughan]()
The Picasso Heist by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
There are millions of reasons why Halston Graham became an undercover art thief. The art world ignites with the discovery of a previously unknown Picasso painting. After being hidden away for fifty years in the attic of a French villa, it’s valued at $100 million and put up for auction. Echelon, the Upper East Side auction house brokering the sale, is flooded with interest...fiction · audiobook · contemporary · suspense · siblings · psychological · thriller · heist · crime · organized-crime -
![Silent Bones by Val McDermid]()
Silent Bones by Val McDermid
The new installment in the “relentlessly engrossing series” (Wall Street Journal) finds Karen Pirie and her team investigating the murder of a journalist paved under a motorway—but was it his work or his private life that put him there? Scotland, 2025...mystery · crime · fiction · audiobook · law-enforcement · contemporary · police-procedural · suspense · murder · thriller -
![A Skirl of Sorcery by Helen Harper]()
A Skirl of Sorcery by Helen Harper
Death has a new address—and it’s Kit McCafferty’s.When Kit offers a room to a powerless ban sith who has lost her magic, she sets off a chain reaction across Coldstream’s supernatural streets. Her neighbors are panicking. Dangerous werewolves are on the prowl. And Kit finds herself trying to solve several desperate problems all at once...urban-fantasy · fantasy · magic · audiobook · paranormal · fae · mystery · supernatural · cats · animals -
![Boom Town by Nic Stone]()
Boom Town by Nic Stone
A missing stripper in Atlanta sets off a suspenseful search by her friends, unraveling a web of secrets and power dynamics in the city’s most notorious Black strip club in Nic Stone’s gripping adult thriller debut. Welcome to Boom Town, Atlanta’s most infamous Black strip club, where the air is thick with secrets and the stakes are as high as the heels... -
![Come Through Your Door by Carlene O'Connor]()
Come Through Your Door by Carlene O'Connor
Against the stark beauty of southwest Ireland, Carlene O’Connor’s atmospheric County Kerry mystery series continues, and this time veterinarian Dimpna Wilde must reckon with a stalker whose obsession has turned deadly . . .“Isn’t this how every ghost story begins?” The roads around Dingle are whisper-quiet in the small hours of a rainy night, empty of the tourists who throng the town by day...mystery · siblings · psychological · suspense · murder · whodunit · fiction · supernatural · sci-fi · cozy -
![Eerie Basin by Ivy Pochoda]()
Eerie Basin by Ivy Pochoda
An old haunt in a once-derelict Brooklyn neighborhood harbors terrifying secrets in a wickedly chilling short story by Ivy Pochoda, the award-winning author of Ecstasy.Erin tends bar at the last dive left in gentrified Red Hook, Brooklyn, where old-timers spin tales of the bar’s legacy and the waterfront’s crime-ridden past...urban · new-york-state · horror · fiction · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · supernatural · crime · audiobook -
![My Dark Ever After by Giana Darling]()
My Dark Ever After by Giana Darling
Wrapping up this daring duet, bestselling author Giana Darling takes readers back to Tuscany for another tantalizing mafia romance, where dark players and passions collide to reveal explosive secrets.GuinevereMy trip to Italy shattered my dreams. I just wanted to connect with our family’s roots, but that meant defying my father’s wishes. I was looking for truth and goodness...romance · dark · contemporary · organized-crime · age-gap · action-adventure · crime · fiction · book · adult -
![And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters]()
And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters
From Martha Waters, the author of the “enchanting” (Entertainment Weekly) Regency Vows series, a new historical romance set in 1930s England with a murder mystery twist. In a quaint village in the Cotswolds, Georgiana Radcliffe has accidentally become an amateur detective after helping solve four murders in a single year...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · historical · cozy · fiction · sci-fi · humor · crime · amateur-sleuth -
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![The Devil by Michelle Heard]()
The Devil by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. EnzoDoes she know who I am?'No.'Have I killed for her?'Yes.'Stalker?'Absolutely.' JennaI've worked the night shift at the local gas station for years, and nothing exciting ever happens. That is, until a tall dark stranger comes in to buy a coffee... -
![Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward]()
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward
Set in the unforgiving maw of the Rocky Mountains, Nowhere Burning is the latest harrowing novel from bestselling author Catriona Ward, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and the hit series Yellowjackets.A refuge for lost children may also be their prison.In the middle of the night, Riley pulls her younger brother Oliver out of bed, and the two run away from home...horror · fiction · mystery · season-summer · rural · crime · suspense · psychological · thriller · supernatural -
![The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie]()
The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie
When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate...from bestselling author Vanessa Lillie.In the hours before dawn at a local summer camp, Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker receives an alarming call: newly discovered skeletal remains have been stolen...north-america · usa · rhode-island · mystery · fiction · suspense · indigenous-mc · contemporary · horror · thriller -
![You Can't Stay by S.T. Ashman]()
You Can't Stay by S.T. Ashman
From the author of I Kill Killers comes another gripping thriller, packed with an original plot and shocking twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Not everything lost should be found.When Aubrey's older sister disappears without a trace, no one cares—not for a struggling addict.But Aubrey can't let the only family she has left fade away without answers... -
![Pretty Pink Poison by Shain Rose]()
Pretty Pink Poison by Shain Rose
I was promised to his brother. But it’s Bane Black who owns me.They said he’d protect me through my long engagement.Watch me. Guard me. Keep me on a leash.Instead, he stalks. He breaks. He consumes … And I enjoy letting him.Bane is heir to an Italian mob family that enforces loyalty with fear and power with blood. But he’s not just their mafia prince.He’s their executioner. Merciless. Meticulous... -
![The Villain by Natasha Knight]()
The Villain by Natasha Knight
My life changed the moment I saw Cassian Trevino standing in the shadows of my father’s study.A ruthless villain in a suit, he’s the head of a rival mafia family.I should have been safe.Instead, I was trapped by the man my brother betrayed.Cassian came for blood.But he took me instead.Now I’m his possession.His obsession.He demands my surrender. He wants my body, my heart and soul...romance · enemies-to-lovers · dark · crime · audiobook · steamy · abuse · organized-crime · age-gap · forced-proximity -
![The Pawn by Natasha Knight]()
The Pawn by Natasha Knight
I rule a kingdom built on blood.Brutality is my legacy.The moment I saw Allegra Moretti, I knew I had to have her.The night I planned to make her my wife, my enemies attacked.They took her from me.They did not know the monster they unleashed.I burned the world down to bring her home.Now, I’ll go to war for her.I will tear our families apart and I will deliver her enemies to her in pieces...romance · dark · enemies-to-lovers · crime · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · organized-crime · age-gap · revenge -
![Dance of Defiance: A Dark MM Mafia Romance by Jagger Cole]()
Dance of Defiance: A Dark MM Mafia Romance by Jagger Cole
A night meant for violence and vengeance turns into something far more twisted and deviant…I was raised to be brutal.Hard. Tough. Unmerciful.In the Bratva, men don’t crave other men. Good thing I’m straight.And if I say that enough times, six inches from the mirror, it usually sounds true.That is, until I go into the woods looking for monsters, and find something far harder to escape from...romance · mlm · dark · enemies-to-lovers · found-family · crime · contemporary · organized-crime · angst · grumpy-sunshine -
![The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts]()
The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts
Love in the Time of Serial Killers meets The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window in this delightful romp about a recently broke divorcée who moves in with her housebound mother only to spend their days spying on her grumpy, mysterious and sexy new neighbor... -
![Masked Seduction by K.C. Crowne]()
Masked Seduction by K.C. Crowne
She’s my defiant assistant.Forbidden. Off-limits.Until the night she crosses into my exclusive club.And suddenly, every rule I’ve set goes to hell.At the office, Jenna’s a hellraiser.Sharp-tongued, fearless, always testing how far she can push me...romance · steamy · organized-crime · age-gap · dark · contemporary · billionaire · suspense · alpha-mc · fiction -
![Unruly Obsession by Kia Carrington-Russell]()
Unruly Obsession by Kia Carrington-Russell
A ruthless bodyguard. A forbidden obsession. A dangerous game of fake dating with the Mafia.LilyI never thought I’d be involved with the Italian Mafia.My association with them has made me a target, so they’ve appointed one of their most ruthless to be my bodyguard... -
![The Marionette by Terry Fallis]()
The Marionette by Terry Fallis
Bestselling and beloved author Terry Fallis' tenth novel, The Marionette, introduces readers to a new hero, James a world-famous thriller writer whose life takes an unexpected turn from the pages of his novels into the perilous world of espionage...fiction · mystery · literary-fiction · satire · thriller · humor · military · politics · crime · action-adventure -
![Your Hate, My Claim by Syn Blackrose]()
Your Hate, My Claim by Syn Blackrose
SimonI HATE Carlos Silva.He’s arrogant, bossy and does everything he can to get under my skin whenever he’s around me.But, it appears I’m about to find out that the line between love and hate fades after a while.However, that’s not the only problem. What do you do when your past stops you from being you?Will I survive when the past and present collide?CarlosI love how he hates me.Simon. My Simon...romance · mlm · forced-proximity · organized-crime · mystery · revenge · literary-fiction · fiction · lgbtq · crime -
![Bitter Past by C.J. Carmichael]()
Bitter Past by C.J. Carmichael
A missing woman. A small-town sheriff. A cold case no one wants solved.Twenty years ago, a young hiker vanished in the Montana wilderness. No body. No suspects. No answers. New sheriff Zak Waller has always believed it was murder—now, he finally has the power to prove it. But without evidence, he’s chasing a ghost... -
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![Red Star Hustle / Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal, Sam J. Miller]()
Red Star Hustle / Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal, Sam J. Miller
Two expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future science fiction universe, from two award-winning authors known for their gripping plots and unforgettable characters—a short novel and a long novella that will thrill fans of space adventures, mystery, and intergalactic intrigue in this Saga DoubleRed Star Hustle Aran, a happy-go-lucky high-class escort, is on the run after he’s framed for...sci-fi · fiction · lgbtq · action-adventure · audiobook · space · space-opera · polyamory · space-travel · anthologies -
![King Sorrow by Joe Hill]()
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Arthur Oakes is a reader, a dreamer, and a student at Rackham College, Maine, renowned for its frosty winters, exceptional library, and beautiful buildings. But his idyll—and burgeoning romance with Gwen Underfoot—is shattered when a local drug dealer and her partner corner him into one of the worst crimes he can imagine: stealing rare books from the college library...horror · fantasy · fiction · dragons · dark · dark-fantasy · spooky · ghosts · suspense · supernatural -
![Reaper and Ruin by Elle Thorpe]()
Reaper and Ruin by Elle Thorpe
An explosion shatters the night. The three men I love are thrown from the bluff into the raging sea below.And one of them can’t swim.But the fall isn’t the only thing trying to kill us.Every step we take, danger stalks closer.Every breath we steal, the killer waits in the shadows.When he rips someone I love away from me, the fragile family I’ve fought to build begins to unravel...romance · reverse-harem · mlm · dark · contemporary · serial-killers · found-family · suspense · age-gap · stalking -
![The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell]()
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
The White Octopus Hotel follows Anna, an art valuer, who is asked by an old man to value a strange ornamental white octopus as his dying wish.As she investigates, she follows its trail to the wreck of a glamourous art deco hotel, once known for a collection of magical artefacts...romance · fantasy · fiction · historical-fiction · magical-realism · time-travel · historical · mystery · small-town · paranormal -
![The Scour by Richard Swan]()
The Scour by Richard Swan
Fifteen years before the events of The Justice of Kings, Vonvalt and Bressinger investigate the imprisonment of a fellow justice for murder...fantasy · fiction · horror · mystery · grim-dark · historical-fiction · crime · male-author · dark · dark-fantasy -
![His Forbidden Obsession by Michael Dean, Silvia Violet]()
His Forbidden Obsession by Michael Dean, Silvia Violet
From the moment I see Lorenzo, I want him. He’s dangerous, part of the infamous Theriot family who runs the New Orleans crime scene.I have no doubt he’d enjoy destroying me. He hates my father almost as much as I do.The danger I’m in at home frightens me, but when Lorenzo sends shivers down my spine, it turns me on. He becomes my fantasy, the man I long for, the one who might save me...
