The New York Times Best Mystery Novels of 2025
by Sarah Weinman

DEAD IN THE FRAME, Stephen Spotswood
AT MIDNIGHT COMES THE CRY, Julia Spencer-Fleming
VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING, Jesse Q. Sutanto
GLORY DAZE, Danielle Arseneaux
NOTES ON SURVIVING THE FIRE, Christine Murphy
HISTORY LESSONS, Zoe B. Wallbrook
HER ONE REGRET, Donna Freitas
DEATH TAKES ME, Cristina Rivera Garza
HEARTWOOD, Amity Gaige
HOLLOW SPACES, Victor Suthammanont