The most popular thriller & suspense books of 2025

Thrillers keep you reading with danger, tension and a clock that is always running. Where a mystery asks who did it, a thriller asks what happens next and whether anyone gets out in time. Expect conspiracies, chases, double lives and twists, in courtrooms, spy networks and quiet suburbs alike. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Hungerstone
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Hungerstone

Kat Dunn

2025 · 2026 edition

336 pages

Thorn Season
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Thorn Season

Kiera Azar

Published 2025

464 pages

The Plunge
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The Plunge

Lila Raicek

2025 · 2026 edition

336 pages

The Standout
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The Standout

Laurel Osterkamp

Published 2025

333 pages

Pride or Die
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Pride or Die

C. L. Montblanc

Published 2025

336 pages