The New York Times Best Thrillers of 2025
by Sarah Lyall

THE DOORMAN, Chris Pavone
A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, Jennifer Trevelyan
THE IMPOSSIBLE THING, Belinda Bauer
YOUR STEPS ON THE STAIRS, Antonio Munoz Molina
VENETIAN VESPERS, John Banville
DISSOLUTION, Nicholas Binge
THE VANISHING PLACE, Zoe Rankin
THE GOOD LIAR, Denise Mina
THE PREDICAMENT, William Boyd
THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE, Richard Osman

Novel Suspects published a list of Best Thrillers from the editors of The New York Times, but I can find no reference to this list on The New York Times website, so I’m a little suspicious. The top 3 books are the same on both lists, but the rest are different.

THE DOORMAN, Chris Pavone
A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, Jennifer Trevelyan
THE IMPOSSIBLE THING, Belinda Bauer
WHAT ABOUT THE BODIES, Ken Jaworowski
THE GRAND PALOMA RESORT, Cleyvis Natera
THE CATCH, Yrsa Daley-Ward
THE HOUSE ON BUZZARDS BAY, Dwyer Murphy
HEARTWOOD, Amity Gaige
MOCKINGBIRD COURT, Juneau Black
THE MAN MADE OF SMOKE, Alex North
HISTORY LESSONS, Zoe B. Wallbrook
NIGHTSWIMMING, Melanie Anagnos
DEAD IN THE FRAME, Stephen Spotswood