The Indiependent Top 5 Crime Fiction Books of 2025
by Eleanor Harvey

This is a good list of mostly traditional mysteries.

THE FROZEN PEOPLE, Elly Griffiths
FAIR PLAY, Louise Hegarty
NOT QUITE DEAD YET, Holly Jackson
THE KILLER QUESTION, Janice Hallett
MISS WINTER IN THE LIBRARY WITH A KNIFE, Martin Edwards

Honourable Mentions

ACTUALLY, I’M A MURDERER, Terry Deary
BEAUTIFUL UGLY, Alice Feeney
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER, Ragnar Jonasson