September 2025 Adult Top 10 Picks

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  1. The Impossible Fortune
    by Richard Osman
    Pamela Dorman Books
    Sep 30, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Cozy/General
    Hardback
    The Impossible Fortune
    by Richard Osman
    Pamela Dorman Books
    Sep 30, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Cozy/General
    Hardback
    The unmissable new mystery in the Thursday Murder Club series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix

    Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?

    It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favorite criminal.

    But when Elizabeth meets Nick, a wedding guest asking for her help, she finds the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. And when Nick disappears without a trace, his cagey business partner becomes the gang’s next stop. It seems the duo have something valuable—something worth killing for.

    Joyce’s daughter, Joanna, jumps into the fray to help the gang as they seek answers: Has someone kidnapped Nick? And what’s this uncrackable code they keep hearing about? Plunged back into action once more, can the four friends solve the puzzle and a murder in time?
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  2. The Secret of Secrets
    by Dan Brown
    Doubleday
    Sep 09, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Suspense
    Hardback
    The Secret of Secrets
    by Dan Brown
    Doubleday
    Sep 09, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Suspense
    Hardback
    The world’s most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.

    Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization and hunted by a chilling assailant sprung from Prague’s most ancient mythology. As the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for answers. In a thrilling race through the dual worlds of futuristic science and mystical lore, he uncovers a shocking truth about a secret project that will forever change the way we think about the human mind.
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  3. Framed in Death
    by J. D. Robb
    St. Martin's Press
    Sep 02, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
    Hardback
    Framed in Death
    by J. D. Robb
    St. Martin's Press
    Sep 02, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
    Hardback

    Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb.

    Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his. Come tomorrow, he vows, the city will be buzzing about his work.

    Indeed, before dawn, Lt. Eve Dallas is speeding toward the home of the two gallery owners whose doorway has been turned into a horrifying crime scene overnight. A lifeless young woman has been elaborately costumed and precisely posed to resemble the model of a long-ago Dutch master, and Dallas plunges into her investigation.

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  4. Circle of Days
    by Ken Follett
    Grand Central Publishing
    Sep 23, 2025
    FICTION/Historical/Ancient
    Hardback
    Circle of Days
    by Ken Follett
    Grand Central Publishing
    Sep 23, 2025
    FICTION/Historical/Ancient
    Hardback
    From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.

    A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT
    Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers within their herder community.

    A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE
    Joia, Neen’s sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain.

    A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION
    Joia’s vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life’s work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders—and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare . . .

    Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.
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  5. The Killing Stones
    by Ann Cleeves
    Macmillan
    Sep 30, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
    Hardback
    The Killing Stones
    by Ann Cleeves
    Macmillan
    Sep 30, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
    Hardback
    Detective Jimmy Perez returns in The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera, Shetland, and Two Rivers series.

    When a violent storm descends upon the Orkney Islands, the body of Archie Stout is left behind in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie was a popular, larger-than-life character, making his death a shocking blow to the community.

    Detective Jimmy Perez, no stranger to the complexity of human nature and the darkness it can harbour, is soon on the scene. He counted Archie as a childhood friend, making this case more personal than most. Now living in Orkney with his partner Willow and their son, Perez is soon drawn into the lives of the islanders, many of whom carry secrets. Dark secrets that could have led to the man's murder.

    Here, in these ancient lands where history runs deep, Perez must discern the truth from legend before a desperate and dangerous killer strikes again.
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  6. The Academy
    by Elin Hilderbrand
    Little, Brown and Company
    Sep 16, 2025
    FICTION/Women
    Hardback
    The Academy
    by Elin Hilderbrand
    Little, Brown and Company
    Sep 16, 2025
    FICTION/Women
    Hardback
    From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham: the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.

    It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It’s a seventeen-spot jump – was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let’s just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun—lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night.

    But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn – and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin’s campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology – everyone has something to hide.

    As if high school wasn’t dramatic enough...As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin’s students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand’s fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America’s most satisfying and popular storytellers.
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  7. The Hallmarked Man
    by Robert Galbraith
    Mulholland Books
    Sep 02, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Private Investigators
    Hardback
    The Hallmarked Man
    by Robert Galbraith
    Mulholland Books
    Sep 02, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Private Investigators
    Hardback
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER

    A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detective Cormoran Strike as she's certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend - the father of her newborn baby - who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

    The more Strike and his business partner Robin Ellacott delve into the case, the more labyrinthine it gets. The silver shop is no ordinary one: it's located beside Freemasons' Hall and specializes in Masonic silverware. And in addition to the armed robber and Decima's boyfriend, it becomes clear that there are other missing men who could fit the profile of the body in the vault.

    As the case becomes ever more complicated and dangerous, Strike faces another quandary. Robin seems increasingly committed to her boyfriend, policeman Ryan Murphy, but the impulse to declare his own feelings for her is becoming stronger than ever.

    A gripping, wonderfully complex novel which takes Strike and Robin's story to a new level, The Hallmarked Man is an unmissable read for any fan of this unique series.
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  8. A Slowly Dying Cause
    by Elizabeth George
    Viking
    Sep 23, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Traditional
    Hardback
    A Slowly Dying Cause
    by Elizabeth George
    Viking
    Sep 23, 2025
    FICTION/Mystery & Detective/Traditional
    Hardback
    A new and highly anticipated Inspector Lynley TV series releasing this fall from BritBox

    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.


    Michael Lobb has just been found dead on the floor of his family’s tin & pewter workshop. It’s suspicious enough that his body was found by a representative of Cornwall EcoMining, a company keen on acquiring his family’s land, and it’s made even worse when he’s revealed to have been the majority owner of the business and the sole obstacle preventing a deal from being made. But it doesn’t take long for Inspector Beatrice Hannaford to unearth the layers of estrangement that surrounded Michael in his final days, pointing suspicions elsewhere. In comes Kayla, a young woman half Michael’s age, who has just been made his widow.

    Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are brought in to help solve the crime and search for justice in a community where lust, greed, and family traditions collide with devastating consequences.
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  9. End Game (William Warwick Novels)
    by Jeffrey Archer
    HarperCollins
    Sep 23, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Crime
    Hardback
    End Game (William Warwick Novels)
    by Jeffrey Archer
    HarperCollins
    Sep 23, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Crime
    Hardback

    *Special Collector’s Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a gold foil on board design beneath the dust jacket. Available while stocks last. All pre-orders will receive this edition.*

    William Warwick and Ross Hogan will return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available to pre-order now!

    London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games.​

    But the glare of the spotlight makes London a target for some of the most dangerous people on earth. And the moment the bid is won, an international conspiracy is set in motion to unleash a devastating attack that will leave the world in chaos.​

    One man stands between triumph and disaster: Commander William Warwick, heading up Scotland Yard's elite team. But as he pursues the shadowy organisation, he sets off a deadly game of cat and mouse which will take him from the bustling streets of London to the hidden corridors of power. Can Warwick stop the assassin before the greatest show on earth becomes a catastrophe … ​

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  10. Billion-Dollar Ransom
    by James Patterson
    Little, Brown and Company
    Sep 01, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Suspense
    Hardback
    Billion-Dollar Ransom
    by James Patterson
    Little, Brown and Company
    Sep 01, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Suspense
    Hardback

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel featuring “breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting” (Publishers Weekly).

    Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment.
    Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the streets of Beverly Hills.
    A patriarch wants his family back. The cash, gold, jewels, and crypto are all ready.
    There’s only one problem: a brilliant, very stubborn FBI agent. Special Agent Nicky Gordon doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers.
    Not a dime.

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