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The Best Crime & Thrillers of 2025 According to Waterstones

In Waterstones' own words: "From Richard Osman to Holly Jackson, here are the crime novels and thrillers we've loved this year."
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10 Marchfield Square (Nicola Whyte)
10 Marchfield Square
1
Nicola Whyte
A Case of Life and Limb (Sally Smith)
A Case of Life and Limb
2
Sally Smith
A Schooling in Murder (Andrew Taylor)
A Schooling in Murder
3
Andrew Taylor
Actually, I'm a Murderer (Terry Deary)
Actually, I'm a Murderer
4
Terry Deary
Broken Country (Clare Leslie Hall)
Broken Country
5
Clare Leslie Hall
Clown Town (Mick Herron)
Clown Town
6
Mick Herron
Death at the White Hart (Chris Chibnall)
Death at the White Hart
7
Chris Chibnall
Death in the Arctic (Tom Hindle)
Death in the Arctic
8
Tom Hindle
Don't Let Him in (Lisa Jewell)
Don't Let Him In
9
Lisa Jewell
End Game (Jeffrey Archer)
End Game
10
Jeffrey Archer
Exit Strategy (Lee Child & Andrew Child)
Exit Strategy
11
Lee Child & Andrew Child
Gunner (Alan Parks)
Gunner
12
Alan Parks
Hotel Ukraine (Martin Cruz Smith)
Hotel Ukraine
13
Martin Cruz Smith
It Should Have Been You (Andrea Mara)
It Should Have Been You
14
Andrea Mara
Little Red Death (A. K. Benedict)
Little Red Death
15
A. K. Benedict
Marble Hall Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Marble Hall Murders
16
Anthony Horowitz
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe (Seishi Yokomizo)
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe
17
Seishi Yokomizo
Murder Most Haunted (Emma Mason)
Murder Most Haunted
18
Emma Mason
Never Flinch (Stephen King)
Never Flinch
19
Stephen King
Nightshade (Michael Connelly)
Nightshade
20
Michael Connelly
Not Quite Dead Yet (Holly Jackson)
Not Quite Dead Yet
21
Holly Jackson
She Didn't See It Coming (Shari Lapena)
She Didn't See It Coming
22
Shari Lapena
Strange Pictures (Uketsu)
Strange Pictures
23
Uketsu
The Art of a Lie (Laura Shepherd-Robinson)
The Art of a Lie
24
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Burning Grounds (Abir Mukherjee)
The Burning Grounds
25
Abir Mukherjee
The Compound (Aisling Rawle)
The Compound
26
Aisling Rawle
The Cut (Richard Armitage)
The Cut
27
Richard Armitage
The Frozen People (Elly Griffiths)
The Frozen People
28
Elly Griffiths
The Hallmarked Man (Robert Galbraith)
The Hallmarked Man
29
Robert Galbraith
The Impossible Fortune (Richard Osman)
The Impossible Fortune
30
Richard Osman
The Impossible Thing (Belinda Bauer)
The Impossible Thing
31
Belinda Bauer
The Killer Question (Janice Hallett)
The Killer Question
32
Janice Hallett
The Killing Stones (Ann Cleves)
The Killing Stones
33
Ann Cleves
The Last Death of the Year (Sophie Hannah)
The Last Death of the Year
34
Sophie Hannah
The Long Shoe (Bob Mortimer)
The Long Shoe
35
Bob Mortimer
The Man Who Died Seven Times (Yasuhiko Nishizawa)
The Man Who Died Seven Times
36
Yasuhiko Nishizawa
The Murder at World's End (Ross Montgomery)
The Murder at World's End
37
Ross Montgomery
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer (Ragnar Jónasson)
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
38
Ragnar Jónasson
The New Neighbours (Claire Douglas)
The New Neighbours
39
Claire Douglas
The Protest (Rob Rinder)
The Protest
40
Rob Rinder
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