A finance bro on a mission, an eerie demonic possession and a meditation on life’s hardships — here are PEOPLE's picks for the best books of August 2025.

'The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective' by Jo Nichols

Fans of The Thursday Murder Club will love this cozy mystery in which a group of misfits try to clear their landlady’s name after a dead body turns up.

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'Leverage' by Amran Gowani

Wall Street whiz kid Ali Jafar rides high as a hedgefund analyst until he loses a major chunk of cash and gets blackmailed by his boss into a life-threatening race to earn it back. A pulse-pounding plot propels a narrative steeped in the language and culture of tech bros. The poignant personal journey of Ali, who endures racism and fantasizes about suicide, makes this an exciting and timely

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