Top new crime books out this week: 19 Oct - 25 Oct 2025
Last updated:
October 25, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Michael Connelly, Patricia Briggs, John Grisham, Val McDermid, Natasha Knight, K.C. Crowne, Mary Robinette Kowal, Sam J. Miller, Joe Hill, Elle Thorpe, Richard Swan and many more.
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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 -
![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 -
![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... -
![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 -
![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 -
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![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 -
![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 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 -
![Death at the Door by Olivia Blacke]()
Death at the Door by Olivia Blacke
The odd couple of crime-solving returns in Olivia Blacke’s Death at the Door, where a ghost and her living roommate find another mystery on their doorstep.Ruby Young is slowly adjusting to her new life in Boston. A big part of that is her unexpected roommate—the ghost of the woman who lived there before...mystery · ghosts · cozy · paranormal · fantasy · young-adult · supernatural · crime · fiction · murder -
![Huntsman by Naima Simone]()
Huntsman by Naima Simone
Welcome to the dark world of The Hunted Kingdom where the daughters of modern-day mob families are reimagined fairytale princesses like you’ve never seen before. In Huntsman, family is power... and power is everything.Nine years ago, my aunt took everything from me.My world. My throne. My mother...romance · fantasy · dark · retellings · crime · enemies-to-lovers · fiction · organized-crime · vigilante · justice -
![Possess Me by Piper Stone]()
Possess Me by Piper Stone
I have a rule about dating men like him. Too bad he doesn't follow rules.I've spent enough time around rich, powerful men that I thought I knew the type.Until I walked in on Vissarian Dmitriyev in the shower.This bratva billionaire didn't just tell me I'd be having a drink with him... -
![Betrayed in the Dark by Ashley Elizabeth]()
Betrayed in the Dark by Ashley Elizabeth
Betrayed.With one letter, that’s what he did to me,irrevocably splitting my heart down the middle,causing everything we once shared in secret to become nothing more than a distant memory.One I try desperately to forget.So, imagine my shock when my brothers stood before meto tell me who my new bodyguard would be while I fought back tears,pretending my heart had never belonged to him.And only him...forced-proximity · romance · mental-illness · bodyguard · organized-crime · billionaire · multi-pov · suspense · dark · crime -
![Love Bleeds Red by Lauren Greene]()
Love Bleeds Red by Lauren Greene
He's been searching. She's been surviving. Now they'll burn it all down.Leon Colter has been living a lie for eighteen months—pretending he's not in love with his best friend's sister, pretending he doesn't blame himself for her disappearance, pretending he's not hanging on by a thread. When their search finally leads him back to England, he finds his past holds more secrets than he ever knew...comedy · action-adventure · crime · vigilante · justice · suspense · fiction · romance · kidnapping · book -
![The Sister's Curse by Nicola Solvinic]()
The Sister's Curse by Nicola Solvinic
There’s something in the water in Bayern County…When mysterious drownings plague her small town, a detective haunted by her serial killer father must uncover whether revenge, ancient legends, or something darker lurks beneath the surface.Lieutenant Anna Koray thought she'd finally found solid ground and escaped her past as the daughter of a notorious serial killer...mystery · horror · suspense · murder · psychological · killer · witches-wizards · magical-realism · contemporary · crime
