9 Best Mystery Books to Read in 2025

9 Best Mystery Books to Read in 2025

If you’re an avid reader who loves to get lost in a world of twists, turns, and dark secrets, the Best Mystery  Books to Read in 2025 will satisfy your craving for intrigue and suspense.

1. The Note by Alafair Burke

A vacation in the Hamptons takes a dangerous turn for three friends with a shared past full of secrets and regrets. May Hanover, once the epitome of a rule-abiding good girl, is reunited with her childhood friends, Lauren and Kelsey...

2. Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger

When Maverick Dillan, the charismatic daredevil, invites a group of contestants to join the ultimate game of hide-and-seek on Falcao Island, what starts as an exciting social media stunt quickly descends into a deadly battle for survival...

3. The Last Days of Kira Mullan by Nicci French

Nancy North is trying to rebuild her life in a new flat with her boyfriend, Felix, after a rough past, but things take a dark turn when their neighbor, Kira Mullan, is found dead, supposedly by suicide. Felix is worried about Nancy’s mental state...

4. The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen

Maggie Bird’s “book group” isn’t your typical club—it’s a secretive gathering of retired spies living quietly in the seaside town of Purity. This summer, their plans are simple: read, sip martinis, and enjoy some casual birdwatching. But trouble arrives...

5. This  Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead

After her father’s sudden death, Jane Sharp finds an unexpected solace in TheRealCrimeNetwork.com, where she forms an online friendship with four amateur sleuths. As the group investigates various cold cases, their world is shaken by the brutal...

6. One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman

When Julia Mann, a cranky ex-actress with a knack for stirring up trouble, discovers a dead body in her swimming pool, she quickly becomes the prime suspect. Having already served time for murder once, the police are convinced she’s back to her old ways...

7. Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay

In this gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of If Something Happens to Me, five families are preparing for an exciting Parents Weekend at a small private school in Northern California, eager to celebrate their children’s first year of college...

8. The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark

Olivia Dumont, a ghostwriter who has spent her career hiding the fact that she’s the only child of notorious horror author Vincent Taylor, is forced to confront a dark family secret when she agrees to ghostwrite her father’s final  book. Vincent, famous not only...

9. Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson

Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years, living a seemingly perfect life in a beautiful Victorian home on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet, Thom is an English literature professor, and their son Jason...

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