Addictive New Mystery and Thriller Books February 2025

Connor Dalton swept Theodora Scott completely off her feet. How could he not? He was wealthy, charming, and completely intoxicating.

Six months into their whirlwind romance, he takes her to Idlewood, his family’s isolated winter estate, to win over his family. But from the minute she arrives, she knows something is wrong.

There are the threatening messages on her phone, and the footprints in snow beneath her window. And then she finds a photo of her as a child—at Idlewood. As she pieces together fragments of her childhood, she realizes, someone has a secret they’ll do anything to keep hidden.

If Theo wants to stay alive, she needs to uncover what happened. Even if it costs her everything.

When former reality star Maya Miller marries the most eligible bachelor on the planet, public opinion is divided. Is she living the American dream? Or has the party girl married Colin Sterling for his money and pedigree?

When Colin’s cousin is murdered, Maya finds the spotlight amplified even more. Maya is named heiress to the massive family fortune which promptly makes her the prime suspect.

The Sterling family immediately goes into lockdown at their English estate. They say it’s for safety, but Maya knows the only thing they want to keep safe is their secrets.

But who killed Arianna and why did she pick Maya to take her place?

If she wants to survive this family, she will have to discover the answers before the Sterlings find out that Maya has plenty of secrets of her own.

Carl and Roy Opgard have killed their way to the top of their small town. Carl manages a swanky spa hotel and Roy plans on opening an ambitious amusement park.

The only thing that could bring them down is the local sheriff. He believes he has new evidence that can finally tie the brothers to several murders. But Carl and Roy are good at covering their tracks.

And they aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty to do it. With the sheriff hot on their trail, both brothers desperately fight to keep everything they’ve killed for—even if that means the body count is going to rise.

Sariyah Lee Bryant has a unique ability. She can intuit what people need. But when she helps her friend Deja, she disappears, and Sariyah can’t help but wonder if her gift is more of a curse.

Not trusting the police to find her friend, she works with her friends and family to search independently. Then her mom loses her job and her brother faces medical complications.

The only option to help her family and continue searching for her friend is to use her sensing ability for cash.

And if she does that, she may end up in the dangerous place her friend was in before she vanished.

Sterling and Steph are heading to the cliffside Whaleshead Resort to take over the aging restaurant. It’s nerve-racking leaving their beloved Torte and setting out on their own, but they’re excited to put their twist on the menu.

The opening night goes off without a hitch as some old friends from Torte, new guests, and long-term residents all stop by to taste their creations.

Just when Steph is getting ready for the tensest part of the night—pulling out the chocolate soufflé, they hear a scream. Their new boss has fallen down the cliffside trail and died.

It’s obvious this was no accident. Now, the team will have to juggle a murder investigation along with new jobs if they don’t want this opportunity to deflate right in front of their eyes.

George has devoutly cared for his sheep for years. He’s read them books every night, tended to their needs, and kept them safe.

So when the flock finds George dead with a spade sticking out of his chest, they’re determined to get answers. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in possibly the world, they begin their investigation.

With nightly discussions, excursions into the village, and some stakeouts to observe their likely suspects, the sheep are determined to find answers.

What they don’t expect is to confront their sometimes very human struggles with guilt, loss, and unrequired love along the way.

Late one night, in a Brooklyn apartment, Risa Franzone makes a fatal mistake. In a moment of rage, she swings a cast-iron pan at her husband Sal, killing him on the spot.

The only people in the apartment besides the couple are their baby and Risa’s sister. The sisters have a choice.

They can call the police and claim self-defense. Or they can call Sav’s childhood friend to help them and pray he can keep a secret.

 For almost two decades, the three grapple with what happened that night and if they can ever truly outrun the consequences that follow.

When wealthy financier Jessup Quincannon is murdered, shock ripples through 1947 New York City after famed detective Lillian Pentacost is arrested for the crime.

Everyone thinks she’s guilty—especially after it’s clear she had the means, the motive, and left a mountain of evidence. Everyone except Willowjean “Will” Parker. Will knows her boss is innocent.

Now, she just has to prove it. With Lillian locked in New York's most infamous women’s prison, Will begins moving the long list of suspects. This promises to be the trial of the century and time is running out.

Can Will find the evidence she needs to free Lillian? Or will Lady Justice end their adventures for good?

Child psychologist Mina is struggling to gain the necessary experience to become an expert in her field. To make the tedium of her days worse, there’s a heat wave stifling sweeping across Britain.

The only thing taking her mind off her misery is planning her upcoming wedding and attending a grief group to mourn her brother’s death. There, she meets journalist Sam Hunter.

He knows of a thirteen-year-old girl who claims to be haunted by a witch. Sam gets the scoop of a lifetime, the girl will get better, and Mina gains the experience she so desperately needs, along with some money.

But the girl doesn’t get better. And the town she’s in has other ways of dealing with evil.

Ways that outsiders may not understand.

When a teenager goes to the rafting center in search of a missing kayak, he finds a body instead.

The police identify the woman as a local estate agent. And it’s obvious it’s murder.

But who wanted her dead, and why? Meanwhile, a string of burglaries in the upscale part of town has local authorities perplexed.

 Further complicating matters, the successful true-crime podcast #withoutconviction focuses on a ten-year-old case of a married couple murdered in their home.

Are the crimes related? And if so, how?

DC Ffion Morgan and DC Leo Brady have their hands full as they work to find the truth.