The most popular crime & justice books of 2025

Books about crime and justice are fascinated by the line people cross. Murderers, thieves, detectives, lawyers and victims all have their stories, in fiction and in true accounts. They ask who did it and why, and whether the law can ever really put things right. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Watching You
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Watching You

Helen Sarah Fields

2025 · 2026 edition

352 pages

Making a Killing
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Making a Killing

Cara Hunter, Brian Christensen

Published 2025

368 pages

Crooks
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Crooks

Lou Berney

Published 2025

384 pages

Feeders
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Feeders

Matt Serafini

Published 2025

406 pages

Wild Rum
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Wild Rum

Tripp Ellis

Published 2025

276 pages

Wild Torque
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Wild Torque

Tripp Ellis

Published 2025

320 pages

The Fifteen
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The Fifteen

William Geroux

2025 · 2026 edition

400 pages

Gunner
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Gunner

Alan Parks

Published 2025

288 pages

A Bitter Wind
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A Bitter Wind

James R. Benn

Published 2025

384 pages