10 Exciting New Mystery and Thriller Books for April 2025

Eleven years ago, high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband against the murder of his mistress. Since then, she’s changed careers, has a new husband, and has started a family.

But after she discovers Bob had a one-night, she immediately files for divorce. Only, things turn ugly. New evidence in her ex-husband’s case emerges, putting Sarah back in the spotlight.

And when Bob’s fling turns up missing, all bets are off.

In a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, is it possible to achieve the perfect divorce? Or will Bob and Sarah uphold one of their vows: ‘til death do us part?

Finding a dead man in her tea shop was the best thing that’s ever happened to Vera Wong. Business is booming and her son is dating none other than Officer Selena Gray.

Still, without a murder mystery, things are a bit boring. When she comes across a young woman with a missing friend, Vera wants to help. And fate is on her side.

While cat-sitting, she finds a file in Selena’s briefcase about the death of an enigmatic influencer—the same person the woman is looking for.

But the problem is, no one actually knows who this influencer truly is. Everyone, even his parents, claims not to know him.

Vera is determined to solve this mystery, especially if it would help her future daughter-in-law at the same time.

On Mackinac Island, cars aren’t allowed, but sipping on a Gibson with three onions at the witching hour is highly encouraged. But not everything is idyllic on the island.

When Mimi gets an invitation to a charity auction, it’s the perfect reason to ask her heartbroken granddaughter to join her for the weekend. She doesn’t tell her that the invitation comes with a blackmail threat.

As if the auction wasn’t going to be tense enough, a storm traps everyone at the mansion.

Then the host’s body is discovered. And then another.

Everyone has secrets. But someone has one worth killing for. 

There’s nothing Jessamine Bricker loves more than a plan. That’s why her marriage proposal business is thriving. She always has plans, contingency plans, and enough lists to make sure everything stays on track.

Including covering the rising rent in her office building. When she accepts a job for her snobby high school friend and her wealthy fiancé, Jessamine finds herself on a pre-bridal retreat that feels more like a horror movie than a retreat when she finds a dead body in the sauna.

Now, Jessamine has to unravel the mysteries lurking in the mountains before all of her well-laid plans are canceled—permanently.

When Rose’s cousin decides to elope in Miami, it’s all hands on deck trying to balance the groom’s snobby family with the traditional St. Olaf wedding guidelines.

Otherwise, her cousin may never be welcomed home again! The girls all pitch in and by the start of the tea-and-fish kickoff, there’s not a herring out of place.

Dorothy even found a date—though what looked good on the VHS dating service isn’t so great in real life. But when he’s found dead face-first in a cheesecake, everyone is a suspect.

The four best friends stick together once more, this time to find a killer and get the happy couple wed before anyone from St. Olaf gets lost in Miami.

When 42-year-old Valerie Gillis disappears 200 miles from her destination on an Appalachian hiking trail, all she leaves behind are fractured but poetic letters to her mother detailing her battle against the elements.

Maine State Game Warden Beverly is tasked with leading the search while a 76-year-old birdwatcher in Connecticut participates in her own armchair investigation from afar.

As the three women’s story converge, a terrifying truth begins to emerge: Valerie’s disappearance may not be an accident.

It may have been the perfect crime.

Thirteen years ago, ice hockey star Jimmy Baker almost killed an opponent. He quit the game and now works as a Zamboni driver for his hometown amateur team in Bitterfrost, Michigan.

But one morning, he wakes to the smell of blood and is quickly arrested for a brutal double homicide.

He has zero memory of the night in question and the evidence against him is mounting. Is he capable of such an atrocious crime?

As his defense attorney races against the prosecution to uncover the truth, Jimmy searches his soul.

Because he already knows he’s capable of taking one life. The only question is did he take two?

The car crash destroyed Sasha's life, ending both her career as a pianist and her friendship with Abby, who was driving. But when Abby is found dead, Sasha must confront her secrets and her past.

As Detective Sam Tierny looks into the case, he finds disturbing details. Abby had been running for her abusive ex and had tried to reach out to Sasha, who had ignored her calls.

Overcome by grief and guilt, and with a killer still on the loose, Sasha is determined to get to the truth of what happened to her best friend. 

Oliver Popp manages his autism by carefully planning his itinerary when he is sent on assignment for Offbeat Traveler magazine.

But when his first feature assignment sends him to D.C. to cover the latest in tourism trends, his meticulous planning is about to hit a curve ball.

To start, Ricky, the project photographer is gay and flirty and throws him off-balance from the start. Then there’s the congressional hearing that has all of the city abuzz.

Throw in a billionaire and an old acquaintance and Oliver might be at his limit. Until his acquaintance is killed in a crash—one she might have seen coming.

Now, Oliver and Ricky have a new agenda in mind: solving a murder.

Business has never been better for third-generation Atlanta matchmaker Nura Khan. Her exclusive client list has an impeccable track record.

Normally, a single matchmaker would raise eyebrows, but her childhood best friend is willing to stand in as her fiancé, keeping her secret hidden.

Only, perhaps her feelings aren’t quite so pretend. But when a carefully constructed wedding implodes, Nura finds herself the target of increasingly terrifying events.

With her best friend at her side, she is determined to hunt down whoever is targeting her before they not just destroy her career, but end it for good.