Top new crime books out this week: 2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Last updated:
November 8, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Lee Child, Andrew Child, Heather Gudenkauf, Nicole Baart, L.J. Shen, Carlotta Brentan, Brittany Pressley, Ken Cuperus, Cobie Smulders, Charles Finch, Jane E. James, Colleen Coble, Cate Quinn and many more.
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Exit Strategy by Lee Child, Andrew Child
'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' DAILY MIRRORTHE 2025 JACK REACHER THRILLERJack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for.First – a Baltimore coffee shop. A seat in the corner, facing the door. Black coffee, two refills, no messing about...fiction · mystery · military · action-adventure · children · audiobook · suspense · thriller · crime · violent-conflict -
![The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf]()
The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf
A couple’s gender reveal party turns deadly and everyone is a suspect in this gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest...suspense · psychological · fiction · audiobook · thriller · crime · family · law-enforcement · police-procedural · book -
![Where He Left Me by Nicole Baart]()
Where He Left Me by Nicole Baart
From Nicole Baart, the bestselling author of Everything We Didn’t Say, comes a twisty, atmospheric suspense novel about a newlywed whose husband disappears, leaving her isolated in Washington’s North Cascades. College professors Sadie Sheridan and Felix Graham are on sabbatical at Hemlock House, located on a remote mountain homestead established years ago by Felix’s family...fiction · audiobook · suspense · survival · season-winter · thriller · contemporary · kidnapping · crime · psychological -
![Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen]()
Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen
From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a dark age-gap mafia romance. He's Deathless.She's trying to find a reason to live.LilaMy innocence was ripped from me one fateful night under the starless sky.Resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury.My father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder... -
![Forget You Saw Her by Carlotta Brentan, Brittany Pressley, Andi Arndt, Noelle W. Ihli]()
Forget You Saw Her by Carlotta Brentan, Brittany Pressley, Andi Arndt, Noelle W. Ihli
She lost her daughter once. Now, she’ll go to hell and back to find her.Seventeen years ago, Sabina made the most difficult decision of her giving her newborn daughter, Andrea, up for adoption. She’s lived with the guilt ever since, clinging to the hope that Andrea was safe, happy, and loved.Then the letter from the police arrives.Andrea Beaumont is a missing person... -
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![Mistletoe Murders 4 by Ken Cuperus, Cobie Smulders, Raymond Ablack]()
Mistletoe Murders 4 by Ken Cuperus, Cobie Smulders, Raymond Ablack
The much-anticipated return of the hit Audible Original Mistletoe Murders series, featuring Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) reprising her role as cozy crimefighter and year-round Christmas store owner Emily Lane in Mistletoe Murders 4...romance · audiobook · mystery · crime · contemporary · cozy · fiction · suspense · humor · law-enforcement -
![The Hidden City by Charles Finch]()
The Hidden City by Charles Finch
Aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox makes a triumphant return to London from his travels to America to investigate a mystery hidden in the architecture of the city itself, in The Hidden City by critically acclaimed author Charles Finch...mystery · historical-fiction · industrial-era · victorian · law-enforcement · audiobook · crime · amateur-sleuth · historical · fiction -
![Before Us by Jane E. James]()
Before Us by Jane E. James
Packed full of breathtaking twists, the BRAND NEW totally addictive psychological suspense from international bestselling author Jane E. James.The house was meant to be a fresh start.But from the moment we arrived at 13 Rutland Terrace, something felt wrong.My daughter refuses to go near the cellar. The dog won't stop barking. And then I found the photo — a family just like ours... -
![Prowl by Colleen Coble]()
Prowl by Colleen Coble
Prowl, the second book in USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble's Sanctuary series (following Ambush), delivers exactly what her fans the ideal blend of suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat with just the right amount of romance. Perfect for fans of Laura Dave, Allison Brennan, and Dani Pettrey...romance · christian · mystery · suspense · audiobook · fiction · contemporary · animals · multi-pov · law-enforcement -
![The Bridesmaid by Cate Quinn]()
The Bridesmaid by Cate Quinn
From the acclaimed author of The Clinic comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a society wedding turned deadly, for fans of The Unwedding.The Kensingtons invite you to the society wedding of the decade. There's just one hitch. You might not make it out alive...mystery · suspense · fiction · crime · season-summer · thriller · psychological · family · murder · book -
![Snowbound by Jane Henry]()
Snowbound by Jane Henry
An insanely hot, dark & taboo new stalker romance from USA Today bestselling author, Jane Henry, I ran to the woods to disappear.No food. No sleep. No hope.Just a broken heart, a bottle of wine, and a marriage in shambles.Then the gifts started showing up.Firewood stacked neatly outside the door. Homemade food in the fridge and a note with all-too familiar handwriting.He never knocked...romance · dark · contemporary · obsession · forced-proximity · stalking · fiction · friends-to-lovers · crime · organized-crime -
![The Broken Queen by Ashley Munoz]()
The Broken Queen by Ashley Munoz
The final book in the Royals of Rake Forge duet is now here! She was always ours.Ours to protect.Ours to love.Yet, we were forced to watch as she stepped into another’s arms, completely out of reach.We didn’t have any regrets in choosing to revive our father’s deadly legacy…we knew what threat faced this family and how much danger Presley was in... -
![Elf on the Edge by Alina Jacobs]()
Elf on the Edge by Alina Jacobs
Hire a hitman to take out my cheating ex? It was an eggnog-fueled mistake, I swear! On Christmas Eve, my perfect fiancé stands up at the altar to declare his pure undying love… for my evil stepsister.Cue public humiliation, a ruined wedding, and me crawling back to my small hometown to work minimum wage at my granny’s Christmas café.Just living the holiday dream...romance · audiobook · fake-relationship · contemporary · slow-burn · sports · organized-crime · humor · fiction · holidays -
![Born into Madness: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sonja Grey]()
Born into Madness: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sonja Grey
“A safe word? That’s so cute that you think a word could keep you safe from me.”CYNI met him the night three men tried to hurt me.Sasha Melnikov appeared wearing a skull mask... beautiful, brutal, merciless.He made sure they never would again.Then he looked at me.And every instinct screamed to run.But instead of killing me, he took me home.He said I was safe.He lied... -
![Festive Fugitive by K.A. Merikan]()
Festive Fugitive by K.A. Merikan
I didn’t expect my Christmas gift to be six-foot-two, a trained killer, and obsessed with me.EliOne bullet. One dead man. And now my wreck of a life is spiraling out of control.The bastard deserved it, but I’m just a regular guy. I botched the escape, and since I killed him while wearing a Santa costume, they call me the Festive Fugitive. Cute...romance · mlm · dark · crime · forced-proximity · lgbtq · audiobook · contemporary · fiction · organized-crime -
![Sire by Kelly Finley]()
Sire by Kelly Finley
They say, "The Devil may care." Oh, I do. I made a deal with the devil, our father, to protect my brothers.I made a deal with God as a minister. I'll do anything to save others.Until I met her, my parishoner, my forbidden salvation.I'm a beast. I'm ex-Bratva. I'm the oldest and most damned.I'm Sire.The third book in the Belles & Bratva Beasts series is coming soon... -
![Savage Empire by K.L. Mann]()
Savage Empire by K.L. Mann
Apollo and Rayna’s book! *cover coming... -
![The New Year's Party by Jenna Satterthwaite]()
The New Year's Party by Jenna Satterthwaite
New Year’s Eve hits different in your thirties. Especially when the party ends in murder. It used to be an annual thing—the raucous New Year’s party full of games and hors d'oeuvres. But for Olivia and her friends, the chaos of their thirties has really challenged the definition of annual. It’s been a few years since the close friends were last…close. But this year is gonna be different...mystery · fiction · psychological · murder · contemporary · suspense · sci-fi · family · breakup · domestic-drama -
![Watch Me Break by V.E. Huntley]()
Watch Me Break by V.E. Huntley
He's aways watching. She's starting to want him to.What do you do if you have an injured raccoon with a boob fetish, dead bodies being dropped in your driveway, and a masked stalker who watches you, breaks into your bedroom at night, and takes your body to heights you didn’t know were possible? If you’re Dr... -
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![Sinful Mafia Santa by Alix Key]()
Sinful Mafia Santa by Alix Key
Of all the adult clubs in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. Aeryn Reardon. My best friend’s little sister. The woman I’ve spent ten years trying to forget.It’s the week before Christmas, the anniversary of the night her brother died on the hockey rink, sprawled before my skates. The night I lost them both... -
![Rescued By An Alien Rogue by Rae Laniley]()
Rescued By An Alien Rogue by Rae Laniley
I may have recently discovered there’s an entire universe out there, but right now, nothing exists but Tavryn.BanjoThere’s nothing like winning a singing competition and making your life-long dream come true… and then finding out you’ve been drafted for the Human Relocation Program.My family needs that prize money. All I have to do is make it back to Earth and record an album in one year... -
![His Enemy's Daughter: An Age Gap Forbidden Mafia Romance by DC BEKS]()
His Enemy's Daughter: An Age Gap Forbidden Mafia Romance by DC BEKS
I ran from an arranged marriage…And straight into the hands of my father’s worst enemy.Mauricio Barone is the devil they whisper about in fear.Cold. Calculating. Criminal royalty.The ex-con who spent fifteen years locked up for a crime tied to my father’s betrayal.Now he’s freeAnd I've walked straight into his arms.I should be terrified.Instead, I’m tempted.By the hands that grip too tight.. -
![His Nephew's Ex by DC BEKS]()
His Nephew's Ex by DC BEKS
I caught my boyfriend in bed with my best friend on his birthday.So, I traded him for his silver-fox uncle…And ran straight into a waking nightmare.Simeone Codella.The Italian king of New York’s underground.And the man who promised me protection...In exchange for my obedience.I should’ve walked out that door.But his touch lights up the frozen parts of me I didn’t know existed... -
![Lord Of Vengeance: a dark mafia enemies to lovers romance by Lia Kardin]()
Lord Of Vengeance: a dark mafia enemies to lovers romance by Lia Kardin
They call him the devil in Prada, chaos in tailored skin. A ghost prowling the streets of California with vengeance and mayhem in his veins. Rodion doesn’t make mistakes, and when he hunts, he doesn’t miss. When his trail leads to Alessia Romero, he doesn’t hesitate to strike.Alessia knows how to charm with a smile and the perfect cup of coffee... -
![Slaughtered Firefly: A Dark Romance Novel by F. King Hayes]()
Slaughtered Firefly: A Dark Romance Novel by F. King Hayes
SUMMER:I was supposed to be the mafia princess, but instead he groomed me to be torn down, broken, used and abused by those he allowed. It all led to training for my proper role, my father’s favorite plaything. But now, something has changed within me.In a bold move, I lashed outCOLE:The bastard son of a politician meant a condoned life for me...romance · crime · murder · fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · organized-crime · serial-killers · book · adult
