The best books of 2025

This list is part of the best books of 2025.

Join 1,210 readers and share your 3 favorite reads of the year.

My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Last Patient of the Night

Steve Rush ❤️ loved this book because...

Brilliant. I loved this story for its fast pace and likeable and relatable characters.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Gary Gerlacher ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Last Patient of the Night as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

"Last Patient of the Night is M*A*S*H* meets Detective Harry Bosch. It's a thriller that won't disappoint." –Gregory D. Lee, author of Stinger: An International Thriller

The death of a nameless young woman in his emergency room spurs physician AJ Docker to seek answers. Together with his policeman friend and a police dog, he sets out on a quest for justice for his lost patient, but he discovers more questions than answers as he delves into the criminal world.

Last Patient of the Night is an action packed thriller interspersed with lighthearted stories from the emergency room, featuring a cast…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Sound of Rain

Steve Rush ❤️ loved this book because...

This story captured the true essence of the wow factor with its suspense and many twists.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Gregg Olsen ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Sound of Rain as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Former homicide detective Nicole Foster has hit rock bottom. Driven off the force by her treacherous partner and lover, she's flat broke and struggling with a gambling addiction. All Nicole has left is the dream of a warm bed at a homeless shelter and the haunting memories of three-year-old Kelsey Chase-whose murder case ended her career.

As Nicole obsesses over the old facts, she realizes everything about that case felt off: a disinterested mom, a suicidal pedophile, and too many questions left unanswered. When the little girl's grieving father begs Nicole for help, she's drawn back into the investigation...and given…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Some Choose Darkness

Steve Rush ❤️ loved this book because...

Fantastic story with the best twist of any novel I’ve read. It follows the character’s stories in a then-and-now perspective. Loved it.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Charlie Donlea ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Some Choose Darkness as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A modern master of suspense, critically acclaimed author Charlie Donlea delivers a taut, gripping novel about the deadly secrets hiding in plain sight . . .
 
Forensic reconstructionist Rory Moore sheds light on cold-case homicides by piecing together crime scene details others fail to see. Cleaning out her late father’s law office after his burial, she receives a call that plunges her into a decades-old case . . .
 
In the summer of 1979, five Chicago women went missing. The predator, nicknamed The Thief, left no bodies or clues behind—until police received a package from a mysterious woman named Angela…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Lethal Impulse

By Steve Rush ,

Book cover of Lethal Impulse

What is my book about?

He’s riddled with guilt. She’s annoyed with the status quo.

The death of a crime boss’s daughter forces Detective Neil Caldera to leave NYC. He seeks refuge in the tranquil embrace of a small town, where he finds himself entangled in the labyrinth of a teenage girl’s murder.

Tess Fleishman’s pale skin and extreme weight loss portrays a disease she wants others to see. While inside, a compulsion for Neil fuels her passion to have him or destroy him.

As Neil delves into the heart of the town's secrets, will truth deliver solace? Or will Tess prevail?

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