Barnes & Noble Best Mystery & Thriller Books of 2025

This list seems to be skewed towards best-sellers more than critically acclaimed books, with the exception of the Mick Herron, S. A. Cosby, Richard Osman and Louise Penny books (even though these books also sell very well).

THE SECRET OF SECRETS, Dan Brown
THE WIDOW, John Grisham
THE INTRUDER, Freida McFadden
GONE BEFORE GOODBYE, Harlan Coben & Reese Witherspoon
THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE, Richard Osman
THE BLACK WOLF, Louise Penny
THE MAN WHO DIED SEVEN TIMES, Yasuhiko Nishizawa
MURDER BY CHEESECAKE, Rachel Ekstrom Courage
NOT QUITE DEAD YET, Holly Jackson
CLOWN TOWN, Mick Herron
THE PERSIAN, David McCloskey
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
THE MISSING HALF, Ashley Flowers
GUILTY BY DEFINITION, Susie Dent
WITH A VENGEANCE, Riley Sager
PICKET LINE (The Lost Novella), Elmore Leonard
HOW TO SEAL YOUR OWN FATE, Kristen Perrin
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD, Christopher Carlsson