Elle’s 29 Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025

NEEDY LITTLE THINGS, Channelle Desamours
ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME, Sarah Harman
THE MAID’S SECRET, Nita Prose
FAIR PLAY, Louise Hegarty
JULIE CHAN IS DEAD, Liann Zhang
RIDDLE OF THE JEWELED CIPHER, L. J. Alson
MARBLE HALL MURDERS, Anthony Horowitz
THE DARK MAESTRO, Brendan Slocumb
THE DOORMAN, Chris Pavone
THE LAST FERRY OUT, Andrea Bartz
THE GHOSTWRITER, Julie Clark
KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby
MURDER TAKES A VACATION, Laura Lippman
THE HOUSE ON BUZZARDS BAY, Dwyer Murphy
DON’T LET HIM IN, Lisa Jewell
EL DORADO DRIVE, Megan Abbott
THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11, Ruth Ware
WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE, Karin Slaughter
THE GRAND PALOMA RESORT, Cleyvis Natera
CLOWN TOWN, Mick Herron
GRAY DAWN, Walter Mosley
THE KILLER QUESTION, Janice Hallett
THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE, Richard Osman
OXFORD SOLU CLUB, Jinwoo Park
THE SCAMMER, Tiffany D. Jackson
WILD ANIMAL, Joel Dicker
THE BONE THIEF, Vanessa Lillie
A CASE OF LIFE AND LIMB, Sally Smith
BEST OFFER WINS, Marisa Kashino