Top new crime books out this week: 17 Aug - 23 Aug 2025
Last updated:
August 23, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Addie E. Citchens, Sulari Gentill, Jo Nichols, Hannah Richell, Sheridan Anne, Ava Gray, Davidson King, Natasha L. Black, L.A. Gallagher, Brook Wilder and many more.
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Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
The sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi town in this taut Southern family drama.Reverend Sabre Winfrey, shepherd of the Seven Seals Baptist Church, believes in God, his own privilege, and enterprise. Besides the barbershop and radio station he owns, he has an iron hand on every aspect of Dominion, Mississippi, society...north-america · usa · mississippi · fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · contemporary · family · religion -
![Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill]()
Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill
On a train, there are only so many places to hide…Crime fiction author Joe Penvale has won the most brutal battle of his life. Now that he has finished his intense medical treatment, he and his twin sister, Meredith, are boarding the glorious Orient Express in Paris, hoping for some much-needed rest and rejuvenation...europe · western-central-europe · france · urban · mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · contemporary · murder -
![The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols]()
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols
The perfect summer read, full of charm and heart, written in the vein of The Thursday Murder Club or Only Murders in the Building but with a southern California twist.Mrs...north-america · usa · california · mystery · cozy · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · humor · murder -
![One Dark Night by Hannah Richell]()
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell
When a body is found the day after Halloween, a small British community must reckon with its past and the dangers lurking in its present in this spine-tingling novel from “not to be missed” (Hayley Scrivener, author of Dirt Creek) author Hannah Richell...mystery · crime · suspense · psychological · fiction · murder · audiobook · horror · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
![Sacred Vow: A Dark Age Gap Romance by Sheridan Anne]()
Sacred Vow: A Dark Age Gap Romance by Sheridan Anne
Sometimes the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and in the case of Caesar Di Rozé and his son, Zephyr, it couldn’t be more true.I didn’t intend for my one-night stand with Zeph to lead me back to his father’s place, but the moment it did, it was over for me. Caesar Di Rozé is a silver fox with the most delicious dark stare I’ve ever seen...romance · dark · contemporary · steamy · age-gap · cheating · domestic-drama · new-adult · vigilante · justice -
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![The Italian Reckoning by Ava Gray]()
The Italian Reckoning by Ava Gray
I used to believe in the badge.That justice was clean.That criminals belonged behind bars.Then The Painter killed me.Wrapped me in plastic. Painted my face like his final masterpiece.But I survived. Barely.Now he’s back…And this time, his reckoning is personal.My captain says I’m imagining things.My precinct wants me off the case.They think I’m obsessed...romance · organized-crime · steamy · contemporary · anti-hero · action-adventure · fiction · crime · book · adult -
![Last One Standing by Davidson King]()
Last One Standing by Davidson King
AngelI’ve been through a lot with my brothers—from sinister politicians to stalkers and serial killers. The craziest of all has been watching them fall in love with their soulmates. Our lives are dangerous, so it’s a miracle one of us found love, let alone four. As the only one still single, I’ve accepted a future of loneliness.Until one night, a drag show changes everything...romance · mlm · found-family · lgbtq · audiobook · action-adventure · torture · abuse · suspense · humor -
![Wrong Number. Right Don. by Natasha L. Black]()
Wrong Number. Right Don. by Natasha L. Black
I texted the wrong number.He texted back.Now the Bratva owns me.It was supposed to be a rant to the date who stood me up.Instead, I got Sergei Volkov.Cold. Ruthless. Powerful.The kind of man you don’t say no to.He took me to dinner.Then took me apart in bed.No names. No strings.Just the best night of my life.I never expected to see him again..romance · contemporary · dark · medical · action-adventure · organized-crime · age-gap · steamy · alpha-mc · friends-to-lovers -
![Reveal Me by L.A. Gallagher]()
Reveal Me by L.A. Gallagher
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Gallagher is THE QUEEN of s3xual-tension-filled page turners! I swear it. Her books get hotter and hotter." –Elodie Hart, author of the booktok bestselling 'Alchemy' series.My life is a prison of protocols and paparazzi—an occupational hazard of being a princess of England...romance · dark · forced-proximity · royalty · steamy · billionaire · organized-crime · contemporary · multi-pov · fiction -
![Only for Him by Brook Wilder]()
Only for Him by Brook Wilder
“We’re one soul split between two bodies, fated like constellations to chase each other until the sky collapses and we collide.”Giselle Cantiano thought that becoming a homicide detective was supposed to give her a way out of the grief haunting her since she was a little girl.Instead, all she’s found are dead ends and nights filled with endless anger, regrets, and guilt...contemporary · organized-crime · stalking · suspense · steamy · anti-hero · vigilante · justice · crime · gothic -
![Unholy Union by Lana Sinclair]()
Unholy Union by Lana Sinclair
Born into hatred. Bound by marriage. Consumed by a forbidden fire.I was a pawn to end a mafia war. A peace offering from my father to his bloodthirsty rivals. Nothing more than a pretty plaything for the ruthless heir to the throne held by our enemies. Cato Valente is a monster, and I’m the pet trapped inside his gilded cage. Cold, cruel, and cunning, he demands a loyal and obedient wife... -
![Covert: A Why Choose Mafia Romance by Christina Sterling]()
Covert: A Why Choose Mafia Romance by Christina Sterling
Nikki's life is unraveling. Jobless, broke, and without a support system, she stumbles into a receptionist position at Ruthless Ink—a gritty tattoo shop where every artist carries secrets inked deeper than skin.Axel is the cocky motocross rebel with a hacker’s brain and a flirt’s grin.Beckett is the brooding giant who avoids women at all costs—because the last one destroyed his life...reverse-harem · boss-employee · workplace · contemporary · outlaws · organized-crime · fiction · romance · polyamory · crime -
![Bratva's Vow by Gianni Holmes]()
Bratva's Vow by Gianni Holmes
Monsters don’t let go of the ones they love.They'll hunt you. They'll abduct you. They'll chain you to them.It starts as an internship.Becomes a summer fling.Then it twists,from the happiest moment of my lifeinto something dark.Maxim Morozov is not just powerful.Not just rich. Not just ruthless.He's Bratva.By the time his lies unravel, it’s too late.He's already marked me as his...romance · mlm · dark · crime · lgbtq · contemporary · found-family · organized-crime · age-gap · multi-pov -
![Vendetta by Eve Newton]()
Vendetta by Eve Newton
Rival syndicates have laid siege to our walls, bribed half the porters, and trained rifles on every stained-glass window. The Sanctuary Statute still holds—and my Court, now owns every staircase.So we weaponise the curriculum.The enemy has been granted “diplomatic access” to the Garden Party, certain that British decorum will keep the croquet lawn blood-free...romance · reverse-harem · organized-crime · crime · mystery · steamy · dark · fiction · new-adult · polyamory -
![Broken Beta by Calliope Stewart]()
Broken Beta by Calliope Stewart
A Brother's Best Friends Mafia RomanceIn my silent world, they were everything.After my brother died, Elio, Dante, Nicolo, and Ranieri were my protectors, the only ones looking out for me in the cruel landscape of the Amante family.They were my everything, but I wanted more.But they were supposed to be off-limited—unattainable because they were once my brother’s beloved pack members...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · organized-crime · multi-pov · male-mc · female-mc · dark · alpha-mc · contemporary -
![Marked & Bred by the Bratva by Imani Jay]()
Marked & Bred by the Bratva by Imani Jay
She didn’t just rent an apartment. She stepped into her stalker’s trap.Ava thinks she’s alone. Safe. But I’ve been inside her walls since day one. Watching. Touching. Waiting. And the second I saw her spread those sweet thighs in her sleep? I was done waiting.She doesn’t know I already own her. Doesn’t know she’s been mine from the second she walked through that door...steamy · contemporary · organized-crime · stalking · alpha-mc · age-gap · fiction · insta-love · captivity · suspense -
![He Should Be Mine by Jessica Jackman]()
He Should Be Mine by Jessica Jackman
The only man I want is the one man I can’t have.Molly is beautiful. Feisty. Sensual. Passionate.A pretty boy who knows his trade.He is also the very epitome of high-maintenance. Rude. Stroppy. Always aiming to unnerve people with his brazen words and attitude.It makes me want to hold him tight and show him he doesn't need to put on an act. Not with me.But he belongs to my boss...romance · mlm · slow-burn · dark · forced-proximity · crime · lgbtq · abuse · organized-crime · age-gap -
![Depths of Desire: A Vampire Mafia Romantasy Novel by A.X. Ballantyne]()
Depths of Desire: A Vampire Mafia Romantasy Novel by A.X. Ballantyne
Trusting the wrong person could cost me everything.I’m on the run, determined to avoid the same fate as my two best friends, who married into a powerful Mafia family. I book passage on a containership leaving Italy, bound for the new world, hoping to disappear and start over. I’ve saved up for years, prepared to change my name and vanish...romance · vampires · crime · kidnapping · organized-crime · murder · paranormal · dark · fiction · book -
![Monsters Carve Thrones by Adeline Humphries]()
Monsters Carve Thrones by Adeline Humphries
Monsters Carve Thrones is the savage and emotional second book in the Crowned Monsters series—a story of survival, obsession, and the kind of love that leaves a body count. Adela Sinclair is not a woman you cage.Kidnapped by a former ally of the man she helped destroy, Adela is thrust into a nightmare across the ocean, where cruelty wears a suit and monsters don’t bother hiding their teeth... -
