28 Nov 2025
Mystery & Thriller Reads for Your Holiday TBR List
Settle in with six gripping mysteries and thrillers perfect for long weekends, quiet nights, and winter unwind time. These stories blend addictive twists with atmospheric suspense, giving you plenty to savor between holiday plans. Ideal for readers looking to add a little intrigue to their seasonal reading stack.
Cinnamon and the Clue in the Cardamom (The Catmint Chronicles Book 1)
by Amanda Sterczyk
Release Date: November 6, 2025
After heartbreak, Rowan retreats to Cresswell-on-Wyrd to revive her late aunt’s café—only to find Aunt Betty’s secret recipe book missing. With wary villagers, the odd Catmint Council, and Cinnamon, a cat who talks near cardamom, Rowan uncovers charms, secrets, and a mystery that may change her future.
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Frontier Vengeance (Frontier Series Book 4)
by Michael Cardwell
Release Date: November 24, 2025
Danny Coogan, now a U.S. Marshal and weeks from becoming a father, uncovers a grisly secret mid-takedown—the murdered son of a colleague. His off-the-books hunt exposes millions in stolen cash, a growing body count, and a ruthless adversary who won’t be taken alive. Only one of them walks away.
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1953: The Shadow of Tunguska (Wings of Time Book 3)
by Szymon Kościanowski
Release Date: November 2, 2025
Korea burns, and the Cold War ignites. U.S. Marine Captain Jack Kostanov is drawn into a mission erased from every record — one that could tip the balance of world power. From aircraft carriers to the frozen Tunguska, he races against time, technology, and betrayal.
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Forget You Saw Her (Ask for Andrea)
by Noelle West Ihli
Release Date: November 4, 2025
Across the country, notes taped to restroom stalls read, “On a date that isn’t going well? Ask for Andrea at the bar. We’ll make sure you get home safe.” But Andrea—the girl behind the campaign—didn’t make it home safe. She disappeared without a trace at seventeen. The police labeled her a runaway, and the case went cold. That is, until her mother, Sabina, starts digging for answers.
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Judge and Jury (A Rain City Legal Thriller Book 7)
by Stephen Penner
Release Date: November 16, 2025
Seattle attorney Dan Raine is hired by an old friend, Judge Michael Hawkins, to help with a delicate family matter. Hawkins’s son has been romancing Lydia Szabo, the daughter of a local crime lord, and now owes her brother a large sum of money.
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You’ll Never Know
by Caleb Stephens
Release Date: November 18, 2025
When his wife and unborn child are abducted, Grant Wilson races against the clock in this pulse-pounding thriller packed with riddles, danger, and the desperate fight to save his family, perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty’s The Chain.
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