The Body is a supernatural horror story about a woman who escaped her family’s religious congregation years ago. But Mavis Dwyer is still affected by the trauma of the organization’s strict rules and impossible standards. No matter what, Mavis feels like she can never do anything right, and it’s hard to shake that feeling. Even though she’s happily married to her husband Jerrod, she knows in her heart that she’s not good enough for him and that he could leave her at any moment. After a terrifying brush with death, Mavis’ worst fears are realized. —Emily Martin

Siriwathi Perera is a 28-year-old cab driver in New York who spends her time listening to true crime podcasts. When she becomes the number one suspect after a fare dies in her cab, she calls a previous passenger who is a lawyer. While Perera might be a loner living in the big city, that doesn’t mean she won’t get help from interesting New Yorkers to solve this mystery and clear her name. —Jamie Canaves

In January, the TV series His & Hers started airing, adapted from Alice Feeney’s book of the same name. A couple weeks later, Feeney’s new thriller released—so it’s no surprise it’s gotten a lot of attention. This follows a woman who returns to her home one day to find her key no longer fits the lock, and the woman who opens the door claims to be her husband’s wife. It promises to be a “mind-bending marriage thriller.” This was read by 16,000 Goodreads users this week and has a 4.2 average rating.

The incredible popularity of the Heated Rivalry TV show adaptation is hard to overstate, and we’re all on tenterhooks waiting for season two. What better way to pass the time than picking up the book that inspired it? This was read by almost 17,000 Goodreads users this week and has a 4.3 average rating.

This turned out to be the sleeper hit of 2025: it has kept growing in popularity, seemingly just from word-of-mouth recommendations. Recently, Katie Couric named it the first pick for her new book club. It’s about a woman who has written letters daily her whole life. When someone from her past writes back, she has to reevaluate a painful period in her life and find a way to forgive. This was read by almost 20,000 users this week and has a 4.6 average rating.

This is the first book in Freida McFadden’s Housemaid series, followed by The Housemaid’s Secret and The Housemaid Is Watching. It’s about a housemaid who cleans for a wealthy family, takes care of their child, and lives in their attic bedroom. She’s soon pulled into the family’s dangerous secrets, but her employers may have underestimated what she’s capable of. The movie adaptation is out now. This was read by 22,000 Goodreads users, with a 4.3 average rating.

The latest McFadden thriller is about an advice columnist who has been guiding the women who write to her through dealing with their lackluster or even abusive husbands. When she loses her job and realizes her husband is keeping secrets from her, she decides it’s time for her to take her own advice and get revenge. 49,000 Goodreads users read it this week, and it has a 4.1 average rating.