May is going to be a great month for readers, with a lot of hot new books releasing.
In this post, we’ll be covering new book releases in May by the most popular authors on Book Notification. These are authors who are followed the most by Book Notification users. Let’s look at a few key dates:
May 6th:
The first big Tuesday release day will see a new standalone by the most popular author on Book Notification, Freida McFadden, titled “The Tenant”. When it comes to Freida, do you even need a descirption? You know by now that you’re going to be getting an addictive psychological thriller that you’ll fly through in a day!
Great to see a new thriller by Alex Finlay, author of If Something Happens To Me. His new thriller is titled “Parents Weekend”, when a group of five kids from five different families go missing.
And while a standalone, “Parents Weekend” features FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller, who has appeared in previous Finlay books.
For fans of the Guild Hunter series by the NYT bestselling author Nalini SIngh, the 17th full-length entry, “Archangel’s Ascension”, is out today.
May 13th:
If you’re looking for some laughs on May 13th, then be sure to pick up the latest novel by Carl Hiaasen, titled “Fever Beach”. This brings Carl’s usual sense of humour, while tackling the current American culture.
The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories series is a delightful one by Alice Hoffman, and the latest entry is out on this date. Part of Amazon Original Stories, the 4th story in this series is titled “The Bookstore Family”.
The third book in the Susan Ryeland series by Anthony Horowitz is out on this day. Susan is freelancing at a London publisher, working on the last job she’d ever want to do – in “Marble Hall Murders”.
May 20th:
One of the masters of horror, Dean Koontz, has a new standalone out on this day. “Going Home in the Dark” is the story of buried secrets and childhood fears.
Speaking of horror, Linwood Barclay is known more for his thrillers, but he is entering into an entire new genre with “Whistle”, which is a supernatural chiller about a son and mother who move to a small town seeking a fresh start, only to discover a mystery train set which causes strange visions and disturbing events.
And of course, the big news on this day, and possibly the biggest of the month, is an entirely new series by Michael Connelly. It features Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell, and the first book in the series is titled “Nightshade”.
May 27th:
We know there are a lot of Walt Longmire fans out there, and you won’t have to wait too much longer for the 26th entry in that fantastic series, as “Return to Sender” comes out on the last big Tuesday release day of May.
The prolific and wonderful Nora Roberts releases “Hidden Nature” on this day as well, which is the story of an injured cop who is going after two twisted killers.
And it’s on pretty much every Most Anticipated Book List of 2025, “Never Flinch” by Stephen King, which is the 7th novel in the Holly Gibney universe.
Those are just some of the many great books coming out in May by the most popular authors on Book Notification. Here is the list of these and more: