Saturday, January 3, 2026

"CrimeReads" -- best gothic fiction of 2025

At CrimeReads Molly Odintz tagged the best gothic fiction titles of 2025, including:
The Haunting of William Thorn, Ben Alderson

After the titular main character catches his fiance cheating on him, only to immediately lose him to a car accident, that’s whiplash enough—he certainly doesn’t need the problems of a haunted country estate to add to his plate. But his fiance has indeed left William Thorne a haunted estate, and there he must go, to process his grief and guilt, and shut himself away from society. The only problem? The estate is really, truly, haunted, and he must team up with a mysterious and handsome visitor to lay the ghosts of the manor to rest, or face the deadly consequences of their fury.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue