Jon Lymon’s Top Novels of 2025

Obviously, my 2025 novel Seller V tops my best books of the year list, but the judges (my conscience) have told me I can’t vote for my own writing.

So here’s a run down of the books I’ve read or that have been read to me (via Audible) in 2025, in order of preference:

BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

1. ANY HUMAN HEART – William Boyd

2. THE KELLERBY CODE – Jonny Sweet

3. MEN IN LOVE – Irvine Welsh

4. SO MUCH LIFE LEFT OVER – Louis de Bernieres

5. AUTUMN: THE LONDON TRILOGY – David Moody

6. END GAME – Jeffrey Archer

7. ZOMBIE FALL OUT – Mark Tufo

8. SHARPE’S TRAFALGAR – Bernard Cornwell

9. NIGHTINGALE HOUSE – Steve Frech

10. THE FELLOWSHIP OF PUZZLEMAKERS – Samuel Burr

11. THE LONG SHOE – Bob Mortimer

12. WORLD WAR Z – Max Brooks

To be fair, all these books have something to recommend them, so even those toward the bottom of the list are worthy of a read.

And so is the novel I released in 2025 – Seller V, although I would say that, wouldn’t I!