Top 100 books of 2025

Jack Reacher wakes up injured, handcuffed and with no memory of how he got there. Mistaken for an accomplice, his captors plan to interrogate him – unaware that Reacher is about to turn the tables in explosive fashion.

On a routine flight, a mysterious woman predicts passengers’ deaths, altering lives forever. Liane Moriarty explores fate, grief and control in a gripping, thought-provoking tale of destiny and choice.

In 1992 Chicago, a man mysteriously dies after being questioned in hospital. Jack Reacher, newly demoted, is tasked with uncovering the truth. As he investigates a decades-old secret, Reacher must choose between justice by the book – or his own way.

A man long thought dead is now the prime suspect in a double murder. Myron Bolitar must uncover the truth behind his former client’s mysterious reappearance, diving into a deadly conspiracy of secrets and lies in Harlan Coben’s gripping new thriller.

In 1968 Virginia, a racially charged murder trial unites two unlikely lawyers – one white, one Black – in a fight against injustice. David Baldacci’s gripping courtroom drama explores race, morality and the pursuit of true justice in a deeply divided era.

Renée Ballard uncovers a DNA link to a serial rapist, but legal obstacles and a stolen badge threaten her career. She turns to Harry Bosch and his daughter Maddie for help, uncovering deeper secrets in a cold case that could unravel everything. Michael Connelly delivers suspense at its finest.

After her parents’ suspicious deaths, Betsy Odom is caught between police doubts and her powerful uncle’s criminal ties. Travis Devine, on the run himself, is tasked with protecting her – but soon finds the case deadlier than expected in David Baldacci’s twist-filled political thriller.

Retired investigator Steve Wheeler is pulled back into action when his daughter-in-law Amy, guarding a famous author on a remote island, sends an SOS. A murder, stolen money and a global chase follow in Richard Osman’s thrilling new mystery packed with heart and humour.

Orphaned and surviving the Blitz, Charlie meets Molly, a returning evacuee, in war-torn London. Together with a grieving bookseller, they seek solace at The Book Keep – but secrets from their past threaten to tear them apart in this gripping WWII-era mystery.

Thea Fox, a gifted game designer with psychic abilities, returns to her childhood home for a fresh start. But the killer who murdered her parents – and shares her mind-reading power – is still out there, seeking revenge in this chilling, suspenseful tale of trauma, love and danger.