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: Oh, Sweet Poison
Alona moves into the home of her American fiancé at in St. Louis, nestled in an enchanted woodland. When her wedding ceremony turns to murder, her guests from around the world find themselves locked in together, waiting for the killer to be discovered. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Thirteen, Fourteen… Little Boy Unseen
Alexandra wasn’t delicate and petite like all the other girls. She didn’t want to wear dresses or play with dolls. In school, she was mocked and people thought something was wrong with her. They all thought they were doing what was best for her. The pastor, the therapist, the doctors, and especially her parents thought ... Read more
Blue Charlie Foxtrot
When retired Coast Guard Commander Brice Bannon looks into the apparent suicide of a war buddy, something doesn’t sit well with him. Digging deeper into the troubled young man’s death, Bannon catches the attention of some shady characters and puts him in the middle of a dangerous cover up. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Lost Shadows
Before a mysterious meteor shower creates a doomsday event in Mentis (and the rest of the civilized world), a ten year old boy’s parents protect him by locking him away; frozen in suspended animation for years, while the earth burns. 13 years later, Jay awakens from his slumber and discovers a Dystopian world overrun by ... Read more
The Kirov Wolf
Two of the NYPD’s top detectives hunt the Kirov Wolf, an assassin who has been hiding in plain sight for decades. The murders of Russian dissidents living in New York City threatens to become an international crisis, and the pressure is on to sort through a long list of plausible suspects. International intrigue then takes ... Read more
Duplicity
When a foreign worker casually admits to the murder of a local businessman, detectives in a small Scottish town guess that the victim’s violent death points to a more complex cause. Money appears to be a motive, but will anyone believe that they might be in fact dealing with a crime of passion? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Vixen’s Scream
When a woman from London reports the screams of a girl during the night, knowing better, the local police in the Pennines think nothing of it. Yet when the body of a woman is found in a field, Detective Jack Harris has a hard time convincing the townsfolk and the media it is not the ... Read more
Rik’s
“The entire affair began with sheep brains and falafel — Saddam Hussein’s favorite dish.” It is 1990 and in Baghdad two lovers are separated by the impending First Gulf War. CIA operative Rik Bogart is desperately seeking television correspondent Ingrid Johannson — but is instead picked up by Saddam’s Secret Police and thrown into Abu ... Read more
Emma Beware
Every so often betrayal and love go hand in hand. Gifted athlete and student 14 year old Emma Mae Davenport vanishes after being stalked through mysterious text messages. Will Emma be found in time to celebrate her 15th birthday or will her funeral be held or will she remain missing? Four if her friends armed ... Read more
Wicked Little Secret
Everyone has secrets—ghosts are no exception… Finding her body taken over by a ghost with unfinished business while entertaining a tempting (yet dangerous sounding) invitation from Rick Rowling—her boss—has Amanda Meyer, FBI special assistant and resident ghost whisperer for the Paranormal Cases Division, in a tailspin. Her drag-queen-guardian ghost is acting even stranger than usual, ... Read more
Free: Wanna Get Lucky?
A woman falls from a tour helicopter to the horror of the 8:30 Pirate show crowd. Was it suicide? An accident? Could she have been pushed? Lucky’s day began with the invasion of the Adult Video Awards and Trade show convention. It got more hectic when the spouse-swapping annual event checked in. And if adding ... Read more
Free: Grey Daze
One of the Lance Underphal supernatural thrillers, it’s part of a psychic detective series which can be read and enjoyed in any order. Dark, dangerous, and based on real events, this is one of those disturbing novels that keeps you turning pages. Something is wrong. As Lance Underphal pads softly across the cold flagstone, he ... Read more
Free: Lady Justice And The Cat
A treasure hunter is murdered and his discovery is stolen. Members of a terrorist cell who have plans for a devastating attack, recognize Sara Savage, a retired CIA operative, kidnap her, and hold her for ransom. And who does Lady Justice send to help private investigator Walt Williams save the day? Clarence the Cat! Walt ... Read more
Satan’s Beckoning
Within the seemingly dark vaults of the police missing person’s files lie untold dangers. Young women are easy pickings for a serial killer who believes God has sent him to rid the world of an overindulgent appetite for greed. To crack the case, criminal profiler David Carlisle must get inside the killer’s head – but ... Read more
Free: Incidental Hero
A series of unexplained events forces a high-tech genius into the shadowy realm of espionage and political intrigue. An exhilarating page-turner that grips readers by both their hearts and their minds. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Flight of the Tarantula Hawk
One of the Lance Underphal supernatural thrillers. Part of a psychic detective series which can be read and enjoyed in any order. This is one of those disturbing novels that keeps you guessing. An IndieReader Top Book Pick and a Best Book of 2014. Supernatural Murder – Realtor Carla Simon has her first showing in ... Read more
Post Pattern
On a dark L.A. freeway, someone fires a gunshot at a local football star. But as P.I. Burnside unravels the sordid details, he must face a betrayal from his past, one he’s been desperate to escape. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Cristina (Thriller)
A gripping psychological thriller from a #1 Amazon bestselling author. Desperate to escape her past, Cristina Rodriguez moves into a picturesque hilltop home with an ocean view. The same place where, four years earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and murdered. At first, both the house and the scenic California beach town seem perfect. Fresh ... Read more
Free: Run, Run, As Fast As You Can
This top-rated mystery-thriller is on sale for a limited time to introduce you to the wildly popular Emma Frost Series from bestselling author Willow Rose. From an Amazon bestselling author comes a riveting whodunit. Simone Beaumont is having a rough day. She is exhausted. Her baby is crying non-stop, she is in a fight with ... Read more
Infinity Point
Quirky and lyrical, Infinity Point is a beautifully-written literary thriller full of misadventure and suspense, seedy locales and eccentric characters, including a magician who can make the Moon disappear, an internet troll hunter, cults, secret societies, graverobbers, Hitler impersonators, and a self-described “gravity thief” who claims the ability to control physics – and kill the ... Read more
Rebekka Franck Mystery Series
Three bone-chilling tales from a bestselling author’s popular mystery series about the journalist Rebekka Franck and her friends and family. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Closer Than You Think
One year ago, Georgina Brynn survived a suspicious car accident that killed her best friend Kimba. Tracing her friend’s travels to Prague, Georgina finds herself in a world of trouble. Her investigation into her friend’s death is stepping on toes, with unthinkable consequences. Could the perpetrator be closer than she thinks? $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Messiah Matrix
To what lengths would the Vatican go to suppress the secret origins of its power? A renowned priest is killed in Rome. A Roman coin is recovered from a wreck off the coast of ancient Judea. It’s up to a young American Jesuit priest and a vivacious, brilliant, female archaeologist to connect these seemingly disparate ... Read more
Free: Impact
After his jet crashes, he wakes up in a new body and with a mission to prevent a global cataclysm. Struggling to save humanity, he is hunted by the CIA. Can he make it, or is he a puppet in a much bigger game? The perfect page-turner action thriller. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Exonerated Trilogy
All three books in the fast-paced legal thriller trilogy ‘Exonerated’, by bestselling author JC Ryan. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Black Jack
Welcome to the Blackwood House. Enter if you dare… In Savannah lies a house about which is said that all who have ever lived there have gone insane. When Kimberly and Joseph inherit the house from an unknown aunt, they don’t know the house’s murderous history. They move in and soon a series of strange ... Read more
Wicked for Hire
Sometimes, the opportunity of a lifetime busts your door instead of gently knocking at it… Medical student Amanda Meyers thought she had her life all planned out until people started dying the moment they touched her. Being cleared of any wrongdoing didn’t stop the medical school from expelling her, and it didn’t rid her of ... Read more
Free: Willow Down
How is a murdered man able to return from the dead and kill off even more of his own colleagues? Why has the number ‘312’ been carved into the chest of the victims? Mitch Perry, NYPD homicide detective, faces his ultimate challenge as he criss-crosses New York City hunting down the individual capable of such ... Read more
Free: The Case of the Twitter Troll
“You got kids out here committing cybercrimes, and we got detectives out there walking the beat. The beat is the internet these days.” Meet Kyle King – a thirty-something cop who has already accumulated the bitterness of a retiree and spends most shifts lapping the streets of Fullerton, California, with 90s hip hop as his ... Read more
Running on Empty
Lance Goodman has been arrested and his cover as a legitimate businessman is now in question. When he opens his eyes in a strange place his mind starts replaying a series of events to put the puzzle pieces together. It is then that he remembers being gunned down and left for dead by his last ... Read more
Free: Eleven, Twelve… Dig and Delve
Everybody hates Mondays. This Monday is particularly bad for the residents on Blegevej in the Northern part of Denmark. Just before eight o’clock Monday morning, the entire neighborhood sinks into the ground in a matter of seconds when a giant sinkhole opens up underneath it. Rebekka Franck is visiting a dear friend when she is ... Read more
Rite of Wrongs
Stress is a constant in Detective Miriam Rome’s life due to her heavy caseload. Now she’s facing an especially gruesome crime: a pediatrician’s wife has been brutally murdered, and a Bible verse written in her blood is found at the scene. As the tranquil city of Union Park, Texas, is left reeling, Detective Rome pursues ... Read more
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An earthquake hits Italy, spreading a mood of fear. Meanwhile, the Police chase a psychopathic criminal who lurks amidst the shadows of a sinister, bloody plot that points to biblical texts. An academic researcher of religious subjects joins a local Police agent to unravel the moving force behind the crimes, a search that will lead ... Read more
Free: The Facebook Meme, A Suspenseful Short Story
An ordinary day of school, friendship, wild Snapchatting and Facebook scrolling turns into an unexpected weekend of survival when seven friends realize they are pawns in a deadly game. When they all get an anonymous Facebook Message stating within 10 minutes their devices will be disconnected & the games will begin, Lee, Parish, Erin, Sparkle, ... Read more
Slip Out the Back Jack
They take turns with the knife, cutting their thumbs open. A drop of blood lands on the dark wooden table. Eyes meet across the room. All four thumbs are pressed against each other one by one. Blood is shared, secrets buried. Years later a brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd at a movie theater ... Read more
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors is book nine in the Sam Smith Mystery Series a series that has reached #1 on the Amazon private detective chart (#35 on the main chart) and the top twenties in ten other countries. The series combines psychological mysteries with humour and romance. Each book is a complete story and can be ... Read more
Free: Sevyn
Dana Diallo is the pampered princess of a wealthy diplomat by day, but she hunts monsters at night. After surviving a brutal home invasion that resulted in her mother’s death, Dana takes extreme measures to avenge her. Tracking the men responsible is hard work, but killing them seems impossible. When Dana’s nightly activities leads to ... Read more
Show Her
Erika is the perfect woman in 2090, Louisville, Kentucky. But when she’s confronted by her husband’s first mistress, all hell breaks loose. How will she get rid of her competition, maintain her marriage, keep her reputation clean, and stay sane without losing her life in the process? $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Spirit Seekers
Can you escape the wrath of the Spirits? Sandy Jacobs and Ben Rush are back on the trail of another mystery. The head archaeologist in charge of excavating an important Anasazi ruin on Pueblo land turns up dead. The San Sebastian people, long opposed to the dig because of its potential to disturb a sacred ... Read more
Free: The Death Dealing Game
Meet Emily Lynch, a hot-tempered, ex-Iraqi vet currently on suspension from the NYPD for hitting the booze too hard while on the job. She’s six-feet tall, rangy and strong, and has the looks of a runway model. But don’t tell her that unless your dental insurance is paid up. Impulsive, brash, brutally honest, and prone ... Read more
