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: Brownies & Betrayal (Sweet Bites Mystery)
Pastry chef Tess Crawford thought moving from Chicago to quiet Silver Springs, Arizona would simplify her life. That was before she found the body of a woman with whom she had traded heated words the previous night, left her fingerprints on the murder weapon, and came under attack for trying to clear her name. When ... Read more
Seven, eight … Gonna stay up late
She thought she could keep it a secret. Just fourteen years old, Amalie thought she could take off and go to the festival with her best friend without anyone knowing it – without her parents finding out. She thought she was safe when she met a man offering her drugs, she thought she was safe ... Read more
Miss Polly had a Dolly (Emma Frost Book 2)
A bone-chilling tale from the Queen of ScreamNot for the faint-heartedMiss Polly had a dolly. A beautiful daughter that she called her Baby Doll. Every day she dressed her in dresses and brushed her hair before they went outside to show off to the neighbors. On the playground, one day her Baby Doll talked to ... Read more
Free: The Lanvin Murders (Vintage Clothing Mysteries)
All Portland vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth wants to do is turn her back on the modern world and retreat into a carefully curated life of satin cocktail gowns, icy martinis, and old movies. But when Joanna finds a key in a 1930s Lanvin coat cast off by an ex-showgirl, everything changes. The elderly ... Read more
Before I Go To Sleep: A Novel
“An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished thelast page.” —Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author S. J. Watson makes his powerful debut with this compelling, fast-paced psychological thriller,reminiscent of Shutter Island and Memento, in which an amnesiac who,following a mysterious accident, cannot remember her past or form new memories, desperately tries to uncover ... Read more
The Lighthouse
A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling series of murders. Combe Island off the Cornish coast is a restful haven for the elite. But when one of its distinguished visitors is found hanging from the island’s famous lighthouse in what appears to have been a murder, ... Read more
Miss Polly had a Dolly (Emma Frost Book 2)
Not for the faint-hearted… A beautiful daughter that she called her Baby Doll. Every day she dressed her in dresses and brushed her hair before they went outside to show off to the neighbors. On the playground, one day her Baby Doll talked to a boy, and for one unforgivable second, Miss Polly let herself ... Read more
Free: Heaven to Betsy (Romantic Mystery)
When a dead body swan-dives from a balcony into the pool at a wedding, gossip comes to a halt about disgraced paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily—whose husband left her for a woman who turns out to be a man. Enter Jack, a secretive attorney and sexy mix of cowboy and Indian. She refuses to ... Read more
Free: Innocent in Las Vegas (A Humorous Tiffany Black Mystery)
A Cupcakes-And-Crime Caper Cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is determined to leave her job at the casino for good. She’s one small step away from acquiring her Private Investigator license, and has her eye on the prize. Accepting her first real case – investigating the murder of casino-mogul Ethan Becker – should be exciting. Instead, things ... Read more
3 a.m. Platinum Edition (Henry Bins Mystery)
Henry Bins has Henry Bins. A sleeping disorder, named after him. He is awake for one hour a day. He wakes up at 3 a.m. then falls asleep at 4 a.m. Life is simple. Until he hears the woman scream. And sees the man leave the house across the street. But not just any man. ... Read more
Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Emma Frost Book 6)
In the middle of the night, Alberto Alonzo sneaks out to play at the casino with his mother’s credit card in his hand. The next morning he is gone and no one knows where he is and, for his family, a real-life nightmare unfolds.Emma Frost is with her family on a cruise in the Mediterranean ... Read more
Missing Mona: A Tommy Cuda Mystery
As Tommy looks squarely at his next decade his smartphone convinces him the time is ripe for a change. So he hits the road. He immediately meets a damsel in hitchhiking distress named Mona. She persuades him that the bright lights and dark clubs of Chicago might be his kind of town. So on a ... Read more
Free: The Breakers Series: Books 1-3
In the Breakers series, humanity faces not one apocalypse, but two: first a lethal pandemic, then a war against those who made the virus. This collection includes the first three books and is over 1000 pages (350,000 words) of post-apocalyptic survival. See if this book is still Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Twisted Vine (A Lei Crime Novel)
The island of Oahu is skyscrapers and rainforests, beaches and boutiques—but Special Agent Lei Texeira is drawn into a shadow world connected by death and the Internet. Mysterious suicides draw Lei and her team, including tech specialist Sophie Ang, to hunt a criminal who plays with the thin gray line between right and wrong. Lei ... Read more
Where the Wild Roses Grow (Emma Frost Book 10)
With her blankly staring eyes seeming to gaze into the sky, he put a red rose between her teeth and then gently pushed her into the water. She slowly sank into the slow, flowing river. No one ever found her body, and as the years passed, her real name could not be remembered, so she ... Read more
Free: Dark Pursuit
All of the EMILY STONE THRILLERS are Stand-Alone Books: 2016 CRIMSON QUILL AWARD NOMINEE AWARD WINNER for ACTION – 2015 International Book Awards Readers’ Favorite SECOND PLACE AWARD WINNER – 2015 East Texas Writers Guild First Chapter Book Awards Vigilante detective Emily Stone has covertly hunted down killers and closed more serial cases than most ... Read more
Free: Beyond Death (The Afterlife Series)
“With so many supernatural tales on the shelves it’s hard to find something genuinely original yet Beyond Death fits the description well, with author Deb McEwan bringing a distinctive new voice to this ever popular genre.” Book Viral What really happens when we die? Claire Sylvester is about to find out. In her strange new world ... Read more
Free: The Gun Dog of Baghdad
Once again, Ari Ciminon (Ghaith Ibrahim, The 56th Man) sets out to defeat his foes. For almost a year he has been identifying radical insurgents for the U.S. Government. Only now, he has a new adversary: his employer. Ever since his arrival in Virginia he has suspected a hidden nemesis: someone, or some entity, who ... Read more
Beneath The Roses
As Gwen sits at her mother’s side attempting to comfort her in her final hours, she innocently asks her if she has any regrets in life. What her mother reveals is a secret so startling that Gwen is left hoping they are simply the words of an over-medicated, delusional dying woman. As much as Gwen ... Read more
Free: Skeleton’s Key
“Evocative, first-rate mystery that will keep you guessing to the end!” ~ Stacey Joy Netzel, NY Times bestselling author of the Italy Intrigue Series. Cage Foster can’t catch a break. The disturbing discovery of a dusty skeleton in the antebellum home he’s caring for is bad enough. The unearthing of two additional fresh bodies quickly ... Read more
There’s No Place like Home (Emma Frost Book 8)
What is the worst that can happen? Maria and Jonas Boegh asked themselves that very question when deciding to sign the papers for their new house. It might be expensive. They might be in over their heads a little financially, but they were never happier than on the day they moved in. Everything was perfect. ... Read more
Redbud: A Dog Lady Mystery
Who is killing the dog ladies? After Judy Barnes arrives in Redbud, Nebraska, intending to research the ancestors who settled there, she finds herself working with the county historian, who is also the police chief. She soon finds herself in the midst of mysteries both past and present. Enjoy a cast of well-developed characters in ... Read more
Iron Ships, Iron Men
1858, the United States of America. A country ideologically divided: between those in the North who abhor the concept of slavery, and those in the South, for whom slavery is their lifeblood. Upon the high seas, Lieutenant Rod Bascom is saved by Jerry McGann, and from their encounter grows a friendship. In an epic tale ... Read more
Free: Gone The Next (Roy Ballard Mysteries)
Meet Roy Ballard, freelance videographer with a knack for catching insurance cheats. He’s working a routine case, complete with hours of tedious surveillance, when he sees something that shakes him to the core. There, with the subject, is a little blond girl wearing a pink top and denim shorts—the same outfit worn by Tracy Turner, ... Read more
Wicked for Hire, Paranormal in Manhattan Mystery Book 1
Sometimes, the opportunity of a lifetime busts your door instead of gently knocking at it… Medical student Amanda Meyer 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
Palpable Imaginings
Mystery, Suspense, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, and Thrillers! Stories of redemption, retribution, murder, courage, hope, love, new beginnings, alternate history, unusual powers, science gone wrong, nightmares, fate, narrow escapes, shoot-outs and survival. You’ll find them all here in 17 selected stories from 8 writers in Palpable Imaginings! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Jacks Are Wild
Handsome, white knight, police officer Jack Stratton is back in this action-packed, thrilling adventure. When his sexy old flame disappears, no one thinks it’s suspicious except Jack and one unbalanced witness. Jack feels in his gut that something is wrong. He knows that Marisa has a past, and if it ever caught up with her—it ... Read more
Touched
Terror, love, chills, hope, magic, thrills, and fantasy await you. Come inside and be Touched! These stories will inspire, haunt, amaze, and delight readers who love to experience the wide array of speculative and flash fiction genres. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 1-5
Crazy deal! Get five chilling page-turners from the queen of scream: Bestselling author Willow Rose. $0.99 on Kindle (ends 6/1).... Read more
Free: Dog Gone Lies (Pacheco & Chino Mystery)
Sheriff Ray Pacheco returns from his introduction in The Bootlegger’s Legacy to start a new chapter as a private investigator, along with his partners: Tyee Chino, often-drunk Apache fishing guide, and Big Jack, bait shop owner and philosopher. The trio are pulled into a mystery immediately when an abandoned show dog appears at Ray’s cabin ... Read more
Free: THE ONLY WITNESS
A missing baby. A teenage mother suspected of murder. A jaded detective whose reputation is on the line. A signing gorilla destined for the auction block. A scientist who is about to lose everything. Will the revelation that a gorilla is the only witness to the crime save or doom everyone involved? The character of ... Read more
Free: The Black Rose
Meredith O’Brien, an Assistant State Attorney, finds herself dodging bullets and physically fighting bad guys in this cozy romance thriller packed with suspense, explosive action and humor. She finds herself the target of street thugs and deep into uncovering the truth about a serial rapist and killer intent on taunting the police and embroiling her ... Read more
Free: Spell Found (Blackmoore Sisters Cozy Mysteries)
The first book in this series, “Dead Wrong”, is also free right now!” When the Blackmoore sisters travel to Salem Massachusetts in search of an ancient energy infused relic that has been hidden away since the 1692 Salem witch trials, they find themselves up to their elbows in witches, ghosts and cats … not to ... Read more
Free: Lamb to the Slaughter
“A well-crafted tale of murder begotten by the collision of two incompatible worlds.” -Kirkus Reviews Some Amish communities aren’t so cozy. The death of a teenage Amish girl in a cornfield looks like an accident, but sheriff Serenity Adams suspects foul play. To solve the murder, she must investigate the nearby Amish community with the ... Read more
The Black Flagged Thriller Series (Boxset: Books 1-3)
Daniel Petrovich, the most lethal operative created by the Department of Defense’s Black Flag Program, protects a secret buried in the deepest vaults of the Pentagon.Blackmailed into executing one final mission, Daniel’s carefully constructed “life”rapidly disintegrates into a relentless federal manhunt–and a “24-style” race against the clock to suppress the shocking truth about his past. To survive, ... Read more
Free: Death By Lotto 5
Ethel Bradley thinks someone is trying to kill her, but doesn’t know who or why. She enlists the help of her childhood friend, Lady Elsmere, but Lady Elsmere has troubles of her own in the form of a ne’er-do-well English nephew who’s trying to steal her estate. Both women turn to Josiah Reynolds, who has ... Read more
Free: Every Fear
On an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She turns her back for only a few seconds. When she looks again, she sees his empty stroller, as Dylan is being abducted into a waiting van. Maria climbs into the van, but is violently thrown to the road where ... Read more
Murder in Faith
Erica Taylor has it all—a job she loves, a beautiful home, a successful, handsome TV reporter fiancé. So, why did she kill him? Goody Hubbard and his partner, Bobbie Monaco, travel to Atlanta where they meet the alleged killer and her accuser, Reverend Basil Skaggs. As they launch their investigation into Steven Reed’s death on ... Read more
A Killer Retreat (A Downward Dog Mystery)
When Kate Davidson gets an offer to teach yoga classes at the Elysian Springs resort, she jumps at the opportunity—even if it means enduring the wedding ceremony of the center’s two caretakers. But avoiding the M-word turns out to be the least of Kate’s problems when a wedding guest is found floating face-down in the ... Read more
Parched
The sun has become a ‘red giant’ and the world is hot and parched. In California, James and Lexie Deforio have three goals: to find food and water, to survive another day, and to protect their two children. When their home is abruptly robbed and burned to the ground, the family is forced to embark ... Read more
