New Mystery and Thriller Books for October 2025

I’m here to run down the New Mysteries and Thriller Books for October 2025! It’s Spooky Season which means we can enjoy ALL the thrilling, chilling books! Which of these New Mysteries, Thrillers, and Suspense Books for October 2025 are you going to love? Let’s find out!

Photo collage of the major new mystery and thriller titles for fall 2025

New Mysteries and Thriller Books for October 2025

Table of Contents

New October 2025 Mysteries and Thriller Books by Subgenre
New October 2025 Mysteries and Thriller Books by Release Date
New Books In Series (if included)
New October-December 2025 Historical Mystery Books

This list will include mostly standalone titles, with a few books that are sequels or series installments for books I have reviewed before.

Some of these links are affiliate links, which means I may receive a small percentage of qualifying purchases.

October 2025 Mysteries and Thrillers by Subgenre:

I don’t typically include this much paranormal fiction, but it’s October!

Police procedural: Sharp Force, The Black Wolf, Dead Man Blues, Sisters Curse
Popcorn Thrillers: The Intruder, Midnight Knock, Deadly Book Club
Legal Thrillers: The Proving Ground, The Widow
Psychological Thrillers: Keep This for Me, The Hitchhikers, Long Way Down, She’s Going to Pay
Paranormal Suspense: Alchemy of Secrets, If the Dead Belong Here, Haunting of Payne’s Hollow, Happy People Don’t Live Here, Magus of Sicily
Cozy Mysteries: Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife, Murder Two Doors Down, How To Talk to Your Dog About Murder (scroll down for a whole list of new installments in cozy mystery series!)
New Paranormal Cozy Mysteries: Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic and Murder, Book of Autumn
Horror: The Graceview Patient

Photo collage of new mystery and thriller releases for October 7 2025

New Mystery and Thriller Books for the Week of October 7 2025

Cover of Keep This For Me which shows a woodsy scene tinted green

Keep This for Me by Jennifer Fawcett

I’m excited about this one and will be reading it soon. A woman tracks her mother’s possible connection to a serial killer. Thinking maybe this will have A Flicker in the Dark vibes but I’ll let you know!

My readers guide for Keep This For Me is here!

Cover of Sharp Force which shows an old stone building at night

Sharp Force (Kay Scarpetta # 29) by Patricia Cornwell

Well, well. Look at me reading Kay Scarpetta like it’s 1994 again. Curious to see how Scarpetta is faring in 2025. Will she have aged, like Michael Connelly has let Bosch age, or will she be forever 40???

Check out my review of Sharp Force!

Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic and Murder by Kiri Callaghan

This cozy paranormal mystery sounds super cute, and if you are looking for more books like this, be sure to check out my list of books with cozy, witchy fall vibes!

Cover of The Intruder which shows an broken window with raindrops on it

The Intruder by Freida McFadden

I have been a little disappointed by McFadden’s books lately, but I am high on my library request list and am going to try this. If you’re reading it too, let me know!

Update: My Readers Guide to The Intruder is UP.

I see on Goodreads that there are 4-5 star reviews but a lot of threes. Which camp am I in?? Read my ?Quick Take, linked above, and find out!

Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

This is the highly anticipated adult title by the author of two YA series: Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart.

Alchemy of Secrets seems to be a paranormal Dark Academia sort of story. I also requested it from the library so I will let you know what I think.

If you’ve read it, leave me a comment!

New Fall Thriller for October 2025: The Hitchhiker by Chevy Stevens

The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens

I have no idea why I requested this book! I hate scary books like this. Maybe summer me was thinking I’d enjoy this for Halloween?

Wow. I liked this more than expected! Check out my Review of The Hitchhikers!

If The Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust

This mystery about a missing Native American girl seems to have a paranormal slant. It looks interesting!

Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd

Another paranormal mystery for October!

Murder Most Haunted: a cozy locked room mystery. A drawing of a manor house on a blue background

Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

I’m excited to try this cozy locked room mystery set at a country weekend at an English manor!

This turned out to be more of a Christmas mystery, so I’m putting it off for a bit, but will report back!

NEW COZY PUZZLE BOOK: Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards

I LOVED Clue as a child so of course I had to request this one.

I liked but didn’t love this one! Here’s my Goodreads review.

Photo collage of new mystery and thriller releases for October 14 2025

New Mystery and Thriller Books for the Week of October 14 2025

Cover of Gone Before Goodbye which shows a woman's face half obscured and with a ghostly blue glow

Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

A lot of people in my comments are not fans of some of Reese’s mystery and thriller picks (though she did pick The Guest List, Wrong Place Wrong Time, and The Last Mrs. Parrish.)

Want my thoughts on what she and Harlan Coben came up with? Check out my Readers Guide to Gone Before Goodbye?