Free and Discounted Mystery & Thriller Books
Prepare for suspense, excitement, and plenty of tense situations within these mystery and thriller selections! From high-speed thrillers to tense caper stories to fascinating police procedurals, these books will keep you entertained and enthralled for hours on end. Here's a selection of mysteries, legal thrillers, crime thrillers, spy thrillers, mystery thrillers, cozys and more!
Free: The BC Killer
A big-time killer with a cryptic agenda crosses a small-town lawyer with a personal problem. Nail-biting, seat-gripping suspense leads to an inevitable showdown! Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Scarry Inn
Convinced they are the victims of a sick, practical joke, Heidi and her three friends are resigned to spending the night at The Scarry Inn, even though the atmosphere is anything but welcoming. Surely the owners, Dick and Thelma Scarry, are simply trying to drum up business for their new motel by terrifying the guests. ... Read more
The Fugitive’s Trail
In the lobby of a prestigious Wall Street investment firm, one man is dead and another seriously injured. The man accused of the crime now a fugitive. When the Director of the FBI personally orders Special Agent Sean Kruger to New York City to find the fugitive, Kruger questions the reason. Told to shut up ... Read more
Stark: A Harry Stark Mystery
A brilliant young geologist is bludgeoned to death after his firm reports a mammoth gold find. Homicide detective Harry Stark must determine whether the man was killed because he was going to expose the report as a fake, or did a twisted romantic affair lead to his murder? $3.92 on Kindle.... Read more
eMOTION: Forced Pair
Marion Dent is a sociopath for hire, contracted to kidnap a girl named Fifth. When he is betrayed by those who hired him, Dent flees with Fifth, protecting her as he struggles to unravel the mystery behind her unique talent to force her emotions on others – and how it ties into his own clouded ... Read more
Bad Guys Don’t Win
Janet Maple and Dennis Walker make a good team: she is a top-notch investigator, and so is he. There is just one glitch: both are attracted to each other, and both refuse to admit it. Will Janet and Dennis solve the biggest case of their careers or will their attraction to each other get in ... Read more
Free: The Burden of Truth
A car accident shattered the ankle and first marriage of probation officer Gillian Jones. In her mid-thirties, Gillian is remarried and her life would be perfect if only she had a child. Her 17-year-old probation client, Jessica Coffers, abandoned her baby as a newborn. Jessica is now raising the rescued infant, although some people in ... Read more
Taking on Water
James is a social worker with a troubled past who meets Tucker, a down-on-his-luck New England lobsterman. The two men and their families live in a New Hampshire coastal town that’s caught amid a squall of drugs and violence. As James and Tucker become close, their fates, and the fate of their loved ones become entangled ... Read more
Free: Marshland
A man investigating his friend’s suicide uncovers a web of secrets and betrayals. From Kirkus review: “A worthy twist on the standard amateur-detective tale…scenes are concise and engaging, and the complex plot never feels convoluted. A remarkable detective novel, thanks in part to its sincere, exemplary protagonist.” Free on Kindle.... Read more
When Justice Calls (A Henry Biggston Thriller Book 1)
You can take the Ranger out of the Army, but you can’t take the military out of the man. When innocent lives are in danger, justice will be served. Army Ranger Henry “Biggs” Biggston just can’t seem to fit in. The recently discharged vet desperately wants to put his specialized skills to good use. And ... Read more
The Fall of El Pantera
The Fall of El Pantera is a ripping yarn that looks at Irish society in an absolutely honest, absolutely merciless way. Revenge, murder, corruption and the destructive power of fame and wealth are all dealt with in this contemporary thriller set between Ireland, London and Spain. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Walk-in Investigations, Streaming Sarah
Doppelgänger teaches Detective to stream the dead. It’s like “Ghost Whisperer” meets “Fringe.” In 2035 Portland, Oregon, a Homicide Detective awakens from a coma after a near death experience. She realizes she is now able to see into a parallel world and reaches out to her doppelgänger to solve her cold-cases. She learns to stream ... Read more
Once Accused, Forever Tarnished
Small town murder. Local cop in love with prime suspect. What could go wrong? You will be guessing right up to the end in this clean suspense story. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Waters and the Wild
Amy’s heard the voices all her life. The doctors insist they’re in her mind. Her mother believes they are fae. Amy knows they have turned deadly. While attending a wedding deep in the Antrim glens, the voices grow darker and their song takes hold. Not sure if she’s mad or if her mother is correct, ... Read more
Going Dark
Gabriel Jets is the CIA’s top agent, a man with a reputation of getting the job done, no matter the price. On a rare visit back to the States, Jets is dispatched to collect a video depicting the kidnapping of four U.S. journalists working undercover in Damascus, Syria. Meanwhile, the U.S. president and his chief ... Read more
Free: To Catch a Bad Guy
Janet Maple’s stellar career ended with a layoff and her boyfriend of almost five years told her that he wants to be just friends. When she lands a job at one of New York’s premier boutique investment firms, Janet begins to hope that her luck is finally turning for the better. Not only is she ... Read more
Free: The Vanishing Wife
How far will a man go to protect his family? Mason Seaforth is about to find out. Mason Seaforth, a mild-mannered accountant, wakes up the morning of his 20th wedding anniversary to find that his wife, Sami, has disappeared. A search of Sami’s computer uncovers a past she has buried for more than 20 years. ... Read more
Free: Seven Days From Sunday
A Thriller Set In The Midst Of Jihad In this fast-paced page-turner, Iraq’s top terrorist makes two promises – a kidnapped American contractor will be executed on a given date, his body dumped in Baghdad’s Green Zone and a major attack will occur in seven days. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Out Of Time, The Dream Traveler (Book One)
When your past calls – Don’t answer, it has nothing to say’. Unless your name is Sean McMillan – in which case you had better answer and listen carefully. Out of Time is the first in a series of books that introduce the reader to Sean McMillan ‘The Dream Traveler’. McMillan is a detective assigned ... Read more
Deal Gone Dead: A Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery
Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving murders, her calling. There’s money buried somewhere on Myrtle Redbecker’s property, and people are dying to find out where. Literally. When Bramblett County, Georgia’s number one realtor Lily Sprayberry finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack dab in the ... Read more
Free: New Corpse in Town (Secret Seal Isle Mysteries, Book 1)
FBI agent Cookie James is enjoying her extended leave from the agency on Secret Seal Isle, managing her quaint inn and flirting with the oh-so-sexy handyman, Dylan Creed…until her sixty-year-old mother goes skinny dipping and is almost drowned by a corpse. A phone call to the sheriff should mean the end of Cookie’s involvement, but ... Read more
Bones of Skeleton Creek
Desperate to earn some money before his landlord evicts him, sleuth Buck McDivit takes a job as assistant county death investigator. He quickly learns that investigating the gruesome death of a ranch hand could cost him more than house and home – maybe even his own life. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Lilac Code
The world of espionage is prepared for double agents, covert missions, and deadly adversaries…but are they prepared for this Texas trio of headstrong women? The adventure continues in Book 8 of the award-winning The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Bordello Justice
Traveling from Massachusetts to California in search of answers to his brother’s mysterious death, Will McKinnon encounters an enchanting woman who plunges him headlong into the fight of his life. Accepting the challenge to be a hero, this city boy rides a horse aptly named Damn You into a harsh land where he doesn’t speak ... Read more
Free: Beasts Shall Reign Over the Earth!
The year is 2018. It’s August. New York City is sweltering, baking under unrelenting heat and humidity. Added to this misery is a wave of grotesque maulings of dogs in Lower Manhattan. NYC Rookie Detective Teresa Rodriguez of the 5th Precinct and her partner and soon-to-retire mentor, Detective Morgan Jackson, set out to solve the ... Read more
Free: The Case of the Death Book
Award-winning author Michael Pickford brings us a delightful new series about a teen lawyer with Holmes-like powers of observation. Samuel Hickson moved from Chicago to Tennessee to attend college. He sought a new roommate because he couldn’t bear to live another week with a bunch of rowdy party animals. Samuel’s neighbor introduced him to a ... Read more
City of Spirits
A house in the French Quarter is rife with spirits as French Quarter sleuth Wyatt Thomas unravels a Garden District mystery and a forbidden love triangle. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Mystery of Julia Episcopa
This novel of ancient and modern Rome follows three women across two millenniums, united to right an ancient heresy and to solve an unspeakable murder. Kirkus calls it “…thoughtful and satisfying…inventive – and highly believable…” Readers Choice says it is “…intriguing and inspiring.” AudioBookReview notes that it is “…an unexpectedly moving mystery.” $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Trial of the Gods
A boy kills a sacred python and provokes the anger of the gods. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Verona Blood
An arranged marriage. A brutal abduction. And a love so forbidden, it might consume them both. Prepare to step into the corrupt, bloody underworld of San Francisco, as Lili St. Germain brings you a modern, dark retelling of Romeo and Juliet. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Grizzly Creek Massacre
Following on from his recent Western successes! Discover something new and exciting from bestselling author Russ Towne. These are Western adventures that are filled with guns, guts and the spirit of the Old West. The Grizzly Creek Massacre Four young men in the cavalry witness a mutiny and brutal murder and are chased by their ... Read more
Snakebite: Alpha Squad (Book 1)
A fast-paced, truly “unputdownable” thriller. Snakebite is full of action, suspense and a large dose of romance! Come on a mission with Phoenix and her Alpha Squad as she deals with amnesia and terrorists, all while trying to impress her formidable commander, General Cobra. Check out this five-star read and see what everyone is talking ... Read more
Free: The Breathtaker
A haunting thriller about a string of murders during tornado season by award-winning author Alice Blanchard. When a tornado slams into Promise, Oklahoma, the town’s terrified residents realize that a killer is moving among them. “A tension-filled thriller that will leave readers spinning.” Milwaukee Journal. Free on Kindle.... Read more
(She’s Got The) Devil In Her Heart
Monk’s in California, in dire straits (no; not the band.) Sal Leon, the gangster, has him captive with an aim to maim. Bonnie may—or maybe not—be an accomplice to that goal, which isn’t a good thing, considering Monk was considering proposing. Lou and Cassidy are still in Chicago, spying on crooked Aldermen, threatened by flooded ... Read more
Free: My Sister And I
A young teenage girl and her Psychotic twin sister must grow up hard and fast in the unforgiving Scottish Highlands as their father – a sick and twisted, violent man, obsessed with the end of the world – teaches them how to survive out in the wild with no one to rely on but themselves. ... Read more
A Kind of Woman
Jacob Barder, a successful New York attorney, returns home to New York after being trapped in Europe during the Second World War and miraculously surviving the Holocaust. Barder does not return alone: with him is his new wife, Rachel, a beautiful blonde woman whom he met in Warsaw shortly after the war – a Jewish ... Read more
Free: Rogue Wave
The offer – $20 billion split between four leading scientists on alternative energies to purchase and then squash their research lines, which include the recent discovery of a powerful new energy source capable of replacing mankind’s reliance on fossil fuels. There’s no doubt their discovery is worth ten times that much. But will any one ... Read more
Unspeakable Grudges
A puzzling series of murders collide with a messy big-money divorce in this taut, vivid thriller set in the dramatic mountains of the Southwest. $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Black Kiss Of Death
Step into the troublesome world of Diamond White, daughter of the infamous Charles White. While Charles has managed to climb his way to the top of the drug trade and organize a Los Angeles-based crime syndicate known as the Great White Organization, he has also managed to make some fierce and very formidable enemies along ... Read more
Gold Envelopes & Murder: Val Masters Wedding Planner Cozy Mystery Series (Book 2)
A dead Best Man. A high profile crime. And a murder charge against the wedding planner. Things never seem to go right in Buckingham Downs, a quaint coastal resort town in California, where when the rich get married, it’s a billion-dollar business. Things certainly aren’t going right for Valerie Masters, her clingy Yorkie, Buttons, and ... Read more
