Top new crime books out this week: 25 Jan - 31 Jan 2026
Last updated:
January 29, 2026
This week featuring new releases by John Marrs, Michelle Heard, Annelise Ryan, Emily Kimelman, C.R. Jane, Christopher Huang, Rachel Taff and many more.
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Dead in the Water by John Marrs
From the multi-million copy bestselling author comes a chilling tale about life flashing before your eyes—including terrifying scenes you don’t remember.When Damon survives a near-drowning, his life flashes before his eyes. Every memory is crystal clear—except one. A dead boy. A face he can’t place. A moment he doesn’t remember living. At first he tells himself it’s a trick of the mind...suspense · serial-killers · crime · fiction · psychological · murder · thriller · mystery · book · adult -
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Forceful God by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. TBA.. -
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Monster in the Moonlight by Annelise Ryan
Do werewolves exist? That’s the question skeptical cryptozoologist Morgan Carter has to answer in the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling mystery series.The discovery of a dead body along Bray Road in Wisconsin sparks rumors of The Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf-like creature that is said to inhabit the area.The dead woman has been mutilated by some kind of large animal...cozy · horror · mystery · fiction · supernatural · paranormal · suspense · female-mc · monsters · female-author -
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Feral Vengeance by Emily Kimelman
Declan will die if he kills me. The community I belong to—my tribe—is strong and ruthless. Vengeful.Consuela or Declan could kill me right now. I don't have a gun. Either of them could raise their weapons, aim, fire. They could soak this carpet with my blood, spatter it across their shirts, mist droplets in their hair.But they don’t want to and not just because they don’t want to die... -
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Don't Say Mafia by C.R. Jane
Jagger Thatcher's book. Blurb to come. Release date will be moved up.* Jagger Thatcher is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her.Don't Say Mafia is a mafia romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane... -
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A Pretender's Murder by Christopher Huang
Colonel Russell before the War had four sons; now he has four widowed daughters-in-law, each facing the aftermath in her own iconic way...mystery · historical-fiction · crime · amateur-sleuth · thriller · historical · suspense · fiction · book · adult -
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Paper Cut by Rachel Taff
A compelling suspense debut about a woman infamous for escaping a cult as a teenager, whose future is threatened when dangerous secrets come back to haunt her—perfect for fans of Jessica Knoll and The Girls .Lucy Golden is a true-crime icon, infamous for the murder she committed while escaping a California cult twenty years ago...suspense · cults · fundamentalism · thriller · psychological · crime · coming-of-age · literary-fiction · murder · fiction
