52 week Mystery/Thriller Challenge 2025

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4 participants (100 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

This is a challenge to read one mystery/thriller per week (52 for the year). This is open ended in the fact that you can pick the trope, whether it's a classic or new, etc. I mainly created to get through my TBR for this genre.

Challenge Books

All books added
Danger Close by Cameron Curtis

Danger Close

Breed #1

Cameron Curtis

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction thriller
The House of Footsteps by Mathew West

The House of Footsteps

Mathew West

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent

Lying in Wait

Liz Nugent

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates

Dead of Winter

Darcy Coates

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin

The Amendment

The Arrangement #2

Kiersten Modglin

214 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

Strange Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb

The End of Temperance Dare

Wendy Webb

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

Little Secrets

Jennifer Hillier

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
The Couple at the Lake House by James Caine

The Couple at the Lake House

James Caine

216 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Crash by Freida McFadden

The Crash

Freida McFadden

309 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced