Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mollie Kestler (5 Lists)



A Taste for Death by P.D. JamesTrunk Music by Michael ConnellyRatking by Michael DibdinRed Square by Martin Cruz SmithA Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,356 books — 2,095 voters
In a Dry Season by Peter RobinsonThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøRatking by Michael DibdinDeadly Intent by Lynda La PlanteDeath in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
100 Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime
2,413 books — 2,602 voters

The Killing Game by J.A. KerleyBreaking Silence by Linda CastilloThe Broken Window by Jeffery DeaverThe Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael ConnellyThe Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Best Literary Mysteries
2,506 books — 4,482 voters
Child 44 by Tom Rob SmithSecret Prey by John SandfordI, Alex Cross by James PattersonDeath of a Swagman by Arthur W. UpfieldA Good Hanging by Ian Rankin
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,274 books — 15,384 voters

The Fifth Woman by Henning MankellFallen by Karin SlaughterAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. JamesThe Killing Game by J.A. KerleyThe Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
Crime Books That Should Be Movies
1,151 books — 1,006 voters