The most popular dual timeline books of 2025

Dual timeline books move between two periods. A present-day character uncovers a story from the past, and the chapters alternate until the two meet. Historical fiction and family mysteries love this structure, and it makes a book very hard to put down. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Dream State
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Dream State

Eric Puchner

Published 2025

480 pages

Priority A
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Priority A

Les Holliday

Published 2025

360 pages

Blue Ruin
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Blue Ruin

Hari Kunzru

Published 2025

288 pages

The Desk
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The Desk

VICTOR. RUTHENBECK

Published 2025

328 pages

Gloria A Novel
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Gloria A Novel

Andrés Felipe Solano

Published 2025

176 pages

The Catch
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The Catch

Yrsa Daley-Ward

2025 · 2026 edition

352 pages