Top new literary-fiction books out this week: 26 Oct - 1 Nov 2025
Last updated:
November 1, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Louise Penny, Vanessa Lillie, Effie Campbell, Amy Rose, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Lancelot Bouchard and many more.
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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 -
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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 -
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Unwell by Effie Campbell
Two women. One asylum. Deadly secrets.When nineteen-year-old Ginny’s mother abandons her at Wellard Asylum, she isn’t sick. She’s pregnant. Behind the iron gates patients cower, the rules are broken, and the basement hides evils that would make monsters squirm. Ginny only has one keep her baby safe, no matter what.Nurse Nancy once believed hospitals were for healing the vulnerable...horror · steamy · sexual-assault · mental-illness · dystopia · dark · cheating · domestic-drama · psychological · thriller -
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Broken Secrets by Amy Rose
18 years later...Eighteen year old Olivia has her California life down to an art. Soccer championships, sneaking glances at the cute goalkeeper, hanging out with her best friends, and the perfect bond with her mom.Well, almost perfect. She’s learned to avoid the topic of her dad - the man whose name makes her mom’s smile fade every time he’s mentioned...romance · betrayal · new-adult · literary-fiction · fiction · contemporary · female-mc · book · adult -
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A Stranger Comes to Town by Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Lynne Sharon Schwartz, author of Disturbances in the Field and Leaving Brooklyn, returns with a psychological novel about memory, identity, and the ways we create ourselves.After being found on a sidewalk, knocked down by a bicycle on Columbus Avenue one block from New York’s Central Park, Joe Marzino remembers nothing, not even his own name... -
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Hot Coffee: A Caffeinated Spicy Romance by Lancelot Bouchard
Every morning, quiet office worker Marcus watches Lena, the cheerful barista, making his coffee. He longs to do something to know if she's more than just service-minded, but is afraid to take the step.Then, a sudden car crash makes their worlds literally collide. Forced to help the shaken Lena Marcus is forced to step out of his comfort zone...
