Best Crime Fiction of 2025
The Financial Times
by Barry Forshaw

KILL YOUR DARLINGS, Peter Swanson
THE GOOD LIAR, Denise Mina
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
THE BURNING GROUNDS, Abir Mukherjee
MAKING A KILLING, Cara Hunter

Best Thrillers of 2025
The Financial Times
by Adam Lebor

THE POET’S GAME, Paul Vidich
APPOINTMENT IN PARIS, Jane Thynne
MOSCOW UNDERGROUND, Catherine Merridale
RED WATER, Jurica Pavicic
THE PROTOCOLS OF SPYING, Merle Nygate