If you’re looking for a book review, series list or perhaps just a bit of inspiration, here is where you can find all the book posts in the crime and thriller genre.
Within the Crime and Thriller genre, you’ll find book lists by authors such as Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena, and series lists such as Alex Cross Books in order.
2025 looks set to be a great year for crime novels. With exciting new releases from bestselling authors like Lisa Jewell, Richard Osman and Stephen King, this upcoming year promises plenty of gripping thrillers to keep you hooked.
The Christmas Appeal is a novella by Janice Hallett. It serves as a sequel to the bestselling novel, The Appeal.
It follows the Fairway Players as they prepare for their holiday production of Jack and the Beanstalk. This time, however, the Christmas cheer is mixed with tension, petty rivalries, and unexpected drama when a body is discovered onstage.
Welcome to the world of Christmas mystery books, where cosy crime mingles with the wonder of yuletide, crafting tales that’ll have you perched on the edge of your seat.
The Last Thing to Burn is a novel by bestselling author Will Dean.
The stor follows Thanh Dao, a woman held captive on a remote farm in the English countryside by a man named Lenn, who has taken everything from her—her freedom, her name, and her identity.
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is a darkly comedic novel that was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2019.
The Appeal is the debut crime novel by Janice Hallett. It was was awarded the CWA Debut Dagger of 2021 and was a Sunday Times’ Bestseller, Waterstones’ Thriller of the Month and Sunday Times’ Crime Book of the Month.
The Mystery Guest is a novel by Nita Prose and is the second book in the Molly the Maid series.
This novel brings back Molly Gray, now the esteemed Head Maid at the opulent Regency Grand Hotel. Her orderly world is disrupted when renowned mystery author J.D. Grimthorpe drops dead on the hotel’s tearoom floor.
Devil’s Breath is a mystery novel by Jill Johnson and the first book in the Professor Eustacia Rose Mysteries series.
I first came aware of the book when it was selected for the Between the Covers book club and I was instantly intrigued by the premise.
Tall Oaks is the debut crime novel by Chris Whitaker, published in 2016.
The story is a mystery set in a small American town, where the disappearance of a young boy unravels the secrets, struggles and eccentricities of its quirky residents.
Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher is a suspenseful novel that follows the story of Charlie and Silas, two high school students who wake up one day with no memory of who they are or how they got there.