The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Death and the Conjuror

James Withey ❤️ loved this book because...

A great reimagining of the golden age of crime. Clever, great characters and well written.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Tom Mead ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Death and the Conjuror as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best Mysteries of 2022 Selection

In this "sharply-drawn period piece" (New York Times), a magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes

In 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study, and there seems to be no way that a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, the Scotland Yard detective on the case calls on retired stage magician-turned-part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. For who better to make sense of the impossible than one who…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Comfort of Ghosts

James Withey ❤️ loved this book because...

The last in the series of Maisie Dobbs books. Tied up all the loose ends and a great book in its own right.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Jacqueline Winspear ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Comfort of Ghosts as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow!

The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear’s ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series.

“An outstanding historical series.”—The New York Times

“Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with the psychology of criminals and victims.”—The Historical Novel Society

Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future.

London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Liar in the Library

James Withey ❤️ loved this book because...

Funny, great characters, lovely whodunit.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Simon Brett ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Liar in the Library as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. JAMES

'King of the witty village mystery' Daily Telegraph

'Perfect entertainment' Guardian

Fethering has everything a sleepy coastal town should: a snug English pub, cosy cottages, a little local library - and the occasional murder . . .

Bestselling author Burton St Clair, complete with soaring ego and wandering hands, has come to town to give a talk. But after his corpse is found slumped in his car, he won't be leaving. Jude is the prime suspect; she was, after all, the last person to see Burton St…


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How to Sort Your Self-Esteem

By James Withey ,

Book cover of How to Sort Your Self-Esteem

What is my book about?

Featuring 40 simple, practical and often amusing techniques, this book will help strengthen your sense of self-worth.

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