The best new suspense books of 2025 (chosen by suspense authors)

Loved by 4 people

Broken Country

By Clare Leslie Hall ,

Loved by 2 people

Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse

By Jaime Jo Wright ,

Loved by 2 people

Ruthless Creatures

By J.T. Geissinger ,

Loved by 1 person

Hidden Miles

By Claire Kingsley ,

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

Loved by 1 person

Reckless Miles

By Claire Kingsley ,

Loved by 1 person

The Couple Before Us

By Daniel Hurst ,

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Loved by 1 person

Burning Rivals

By Voni Harris , Lisa Phillips , Susan May Warren

Loved by 1 person

Days You Were Mine

By Clare Leslie Hall ,

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

Caught Up

By Navessa Allen ,

Loved by 1 person

Wildflowers

By Kylie Scott ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Loved by 1 person

To Cage a Wild Bird

By Brooke Fast ,

Loved by 1 person

Remain

By Nicholas Sparks , M. Night Shyamalan ,

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

The Cliff House

By Greta Boris ,

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

By Josh Pachter (editor), K. L. Murphy (editor),

What You Made Me Do

By Barbara Gayle Austin ,

Poison Pill

By Anthony Lee ,

The Hannah Document

By Laura Swan ,

The Secessionist's Wife

By Wolf Bahren ,

The best new suspense books of 2025

The books our community loved the most.

Broken Country

Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse

Ruthless Creatures

Hidden Miles

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

Reckless Miles

The Couple Before Us

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

The Expert Witness

Burning Rivals

Days You Were Mine

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

The Expert Witness

Wolf Magick

Caught Up

Wildflowers

New books from our members

The Expert Witness

Wolf Magick

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

The Expert Witness

Wolf Magick

The Inhabitants

To Cage a Wild Bird

Remain

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

The Expert Witness

Wolf Magick

The Inhabitants

Last Stop

Agents of Secrets & Lies

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

The Expert Witness

Wolf Magick

The Inhabitants

Last Stop

Agents of Secrets & Lies

The Stillwater Murders

Rubies of the Viper

Servant

New books from our members

The Cliff House

Fear No Evil

The Expert Witness

Wolf Magick

The Inhabitants

Last Stop

Agents of Secrets & Lies

The Stillwater Murders

Rubies of the Viper

Servant

Crime in the Old Dominion

What You Made Me Do

Poison Pill

The Hannah Document

The Secessionist's Wife