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 ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

Loved by 1 person

Reckless Miles

By Claire Kingsley ,

Loved by 1 person

The Couple Before Us

By Daniel Hurst ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

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 ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Loved by 1 person

Caught Up

By Navessa Allen ,

Loved by 1 person

Wildflowers

By Kylie Scott ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

Loved by 1 person

To Cage a Wild Bird

By Brooke Fast ,

Loved by 1 person

Remain

By Nicholas Sparks , M. Night Shyamalan ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

Agents of Secrets & Lies

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

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

Agents of Secrets & Lies

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

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

Poison Pill

By Anthony Lee ,

Rahila's Secrets

By Judit Neurink ,

The Expert Witness

By Julia Stone ,

The Stillwater Murders

By Victoria Twead ,

Last Stop

By Gloria Oliver ,

Crime in the Old Dominion

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

Agents of Secrets & Lies

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

Fear No Evil

By Rebecca Hartt ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Wolf Magick

By Paula Cappa , Joanna Halerz (illustrator),

Poison Pill

By Anthony Lee ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

What You Made Me Do

By Barbara Gayle Austin ,

The Hannah Document

By Laura Swan ,

The Secessionist's Wife

By Wolf Bahren ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

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

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

Reckless Miles

The Couple Before Us

New books from our members

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

The Stillwater Murders

Burning Rivals

Days You Were Mine

New books from our members

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

The Stillwater Murders

Last Stop

Caught Up

Wildflowers

New books from our members

The Stillwater Murders

Last Stop

New books from our members

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

The Stillwater Murders

Last Stop

Crime in the Old Dominion

To Cage a Wild Bird

Remain

New books from our members

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

The Stillwater Murders

Last Stop

Crime in the Old Dominion

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Fear No Evil

New books from our members

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

The Stillwater Murders

Last Stop

Crime in the Old Dominion

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Fear No Evil

Rubies of the Viper

Wolf Magick

Poison Pill

New books from our members

Rahila's Secrets

The Expert Witness

The Stillwater Murders

Last Stop

Crime in the Old Dominion

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Fear No Evil

Rubies of the Viper

Wolf Magick

Poison Pill

Servant

What You Made Me Do

The Hannah Document

The Secessionist's Wife

The Inhabitants