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!

Six John Jordan Mysteries

A man of the cloth who both ministers mercy and thirsts for justice walks a very fine line as a prison chaplain and a detective as he investigates baffling cases of murder in these beloved and acclaimed suspenseful mysteries by award-winning author Michael Lister. A smart, sympathetic, utterly unique detective haunted by his past. Some ... Read more

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Face Of Our Father

Winner Best Indie Book—BRAG Medallion Honoree. Stuart Pierce’s wife is hiding death threats. With a graphic photo of a ritual stoning Stu’s only clue, he sets out to protect a wife who refuses to protect herself. Obsessed with catching a killer, Angie plunges them both into a web of global intrigue. Honor. Love. Life. All ... Read more

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Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (Emma Frost Book 4)

Willow Rose

The queen of scream does it again! A fast-paced, spine-chilling mystery from an international bestselling author. We all know that high school reunions can be a daunting and sometimes horrifying experience. Well, for Emma Frost that is exactly what it becomes when she is invited to meet with all of her old classmates at a ... Read more

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Free: No Good Deed: A Psychological Thriller

M.P. McDonald

Seeing the future comes at a price. What price would you be willing to pay to save thousands of lives?Mark Taylor knows his actions scream guilty—but he was only trying to stop the horrible terrorist attack. Instead of a thank you, the government labels him an enemy combatant and throws him in the brig with ... Read more

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The House that Jack Built (Jack Ryder Book 3)

Willow Rose

Scott Kingston is afraid of monsters. He thinks they’re lurking outside his bedroom window at night when his mother tucks him in. He asks his mother to keep the light on to scare the monsters away. But that light is exactly what lures the kidnapper to his window and the next morning, Scott Kingston is ... Read more

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How You Loved Me

Allan Stuppard

From the dark past of a beguiling girl in a vintage poodle skirt, to a sinister stepfather, to an enthusiastic and intuitive detective who’s out to solve her first big case, fear claws at the doors and walls in this after-dark story of terror. Detective Arizona Stewart is a beautiful red-headed sleuth with a talent ... Read more

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Free: When Night Comes

Dan Walsh

Jack Turner comes back to Culpepper to give a series of lectures for his old history professor. Within days, he starts having bizarre experiences at night. Like he’s traveling back in time, experiencing the epic events in his lectures firsthand. He has no control over these experiences and can’t make them stop. Joe Boyd thought ... Read more

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Free: Back Story (A Reed Ferguson Mystery)

Renee Pawlish

ystery. Potential client Brad Webb asks Denver private investigator Reed Ferguson to look into the decades-old murder of Brad’s grandfather, Dewey Webb. Dewey was a Denver-based private detective who died mysteriously in 1955, and although Reed is intrigued, he doesn’t see much promise in solving the case. After all, the police didn’t find Dewey’s killer ... Read more

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Her Final Breath (The Tracy Crosswhite Series)

Robert Dugoni

Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sister’s killer. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that threatens to end her career, if not her life.A serial killer known as the Cowboy is killing young women in cheap motels in North Seattle. ... Read more

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Free: True Crime (Mystery Novel)

V.N. Sharma

Private Investigator Sean Hayes and his partner Ashley Reid are hired to find the fate of a girl who went missing 15 years back. And, before they could’ve made a move, the NYPD reaches out to Sean to investigate a murder case. A long-closed case means Ashley has to treat everyone as a suspect. Sean, ... Read more

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Free: The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop (A Sweet Cove Mystery Book 1)

J A Whiting

Angie Roseland runs The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop in the seacoast town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts. The building’s new owners are not renewing the bake shop’s lease and Angie is running out of time to find a new location. When one of the town’s long-time residents is murdered, Angie finds herself on the suspect list. ... Read more

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Mash Up

Joe Klingler

Follow Qigiq, an Alaskan transplant, as he teams up with fast-driving San Francisco detective Kandy Dreeson to search for a missing musician in a “cleverly designed…perfect detective read” (San Francisco Book Review 5-stars). A hysterical roommate with a boxful of body parts leads to YouTube cyber-clues and mysterious deaths by dynamite in this “thoughtful, well-constructed ... Read more

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You Can Run (7th Street Crew)

Willow Rose

It’s not the kind of thing you’d expect to happen on an ordinary Saturday morning. Her kids are arguing and her husband is still sleeping. Lisa is tired and wonders why her husband keeps working late. Is he having an affair? Is it the same girl as last time? Why is their teenage daughter acting ... Read more

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Warren Lane

Will Moore is losing control. His wife Susan knows he’s cheating. Mark Ready drinks too much. Ella can’t keep her legs shut, and Warren Lane is arrogant and cruel. These five are due for a karmic reckoning. All it takes to set the wheels in motion is a chance event—a troubled woman asking the wrong ... Read more

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Slenderman (Emma Frost Book 9)

Willow Rose

An engrossing thriller from an Amazon bestselling author! Ever heard of Slender Man? They say he is always there. They say he is always watching. A tall guy in a suit and tie, with no face, and arms like tentacles. Some say he is an online myth; others will go very far to prove he ... Read more

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The Murder Room

Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne–a museum dedicated to the interwar years, with a room celebrating the most notorious murders of that time–when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the family trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close the museum against the wishes of ... Read more

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Free: Total Victim Theory

Ian Ballard

Six months have passed since a faded, black ledger mysteriously appeared on FBI Agent Jake Radley’s doorstep. Puzzling over the document’s sinister entries, Jake pieces together a story of mass murder near the Texas-Mexico border two decades before. If Jake’s theory is correct, the names listed on the ledger’s final page are the victims of ... Read more

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Iron Wolf: A Novel

Dale Brown

New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown goes beyond the headlines in this high-tech, high-tension military thriller in which a resurgent Russia enflames sectarian unrest and violence in Ukraine and Poland, setting off a stealth robotic war and escalating an international crisis. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Five, Six … Grab your Crucifix (Rebekka Franck, Book 3)

Willow Rose

An enthralling tale from an Amazon All-star bestselling author…The characters are well developed, the action fast, a little romance, and a great story line.The Priest is a man with a mission from God. He is to help those possessed by evil to finally become free from their stronghold. He has expelled demons for years and ... Read more

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Free: The Gingerbread House

E. D. Ward

Thomas Lyndon, an unknown artist, wakes to his usual ritualistic routine on the morning of his first one man show, unaware that his life is about to change forever.  Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Hunt for the Enemy

Rob Sinclair

“Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Ben Hope” Hunt for the Enemy is the breathtaking and action-packed third novel in the highly acclaimed and best-selling Enemy series of thrillers featuring enigmatic agent Carl Logan. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Withdrawing Room (Mystery)

Charlotte MacLeod

Death pays a visit to Sarah Kelling’s new boardinghouse in this delightful cozy mystery series from international bestselling author Charlotte MacLeod. Though the inheritance from her dearly departed Alexander was meant to set Sarah Kelling up for life, it vanishes quickly in the face of hounding from charitable organizations and the IRS. Facing the loss ... Read more

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Death in Nostalgia City

Mark Bacon

Nostalgia City theme park re-creates a small town from the 1970s in every detail, but when rides are sabotaged and tourists killed, an unlikely duo is persuaded to investigate–undercover. Lyle Deming is an anxiety-prone ex-cop, now driving a Nostalgia City cab to escape the stress of police work. Kate Sorensen is a 6’ 2 ½” ... Read more

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Let It Be

“Let It Be” brings Buddhist, Celtic, Greek, Aztec myth and spirituality to focus on a tall tale of Death falling in love with a human. Set on the eve of the Day of The Dead, the supernatural thriller is dripping with mystical conversation beyond words. As the novel’s lead character, Yeats Dane, sets out to ... Read more

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And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

The world’s best-selling mystery with over 100 million copies sold!Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a lonely mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their ... Read more

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Free: Sparks

Much too often we find ourselves wondering how a character is born. What made them into the hero they have become? What made them such a nice guy or girl? How did they become such a villainous monster or mass murderer? This novelette gives off a few sparks of the flame that ignited two explosive ... Read more

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The Reflection of Innocence

If you could see the memories of every person you met would it be a blessing or a curse? THE REFLECTION OF INNOCENCE, is an technothriller with strong military espionage influences. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Frozen Past (Mystery)

Jaxon Jennings. Cop. Homicide detective. Partner. He always had your back and rarely made mistakes, until… Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Code Name: Camelot

David Archer

After witnessing the murder-suicide of his parents as a child, Noah suffers from a form of PTSD that has left him without emotion, without a conscience and without the ability to function as a normal human being. With the help of childhood friends, he learns to watch others around him and mimic their behaviors, in ... Read more

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The Heist (Fox and O’Hare Series, Book 1)

Janet Evanovich

Nicolas Fox is an international con man, famous for running elaborate scams on very rich and powerful people. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail for years—particularly FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare. But just when it seems that Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of ... Read more

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The Medinandi License

Geologist Trace Brandon has been in Mali less than two months. He’s nearly been killed twice, lost a drilling rig to a well-placed RPG, and fallen for Peace Corps volunteer Molly Wainwright . All pretty much SOP for West Africa, until his friend Gordon Watson is brutally kidnapped by Al Qaeda . Running out of ... Read more

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Free: Deadly Lies

Chris Patchell

Husband and wife stand on opposite sides of a divide created by lies and rooted in a dark and deadly past… As a teenager, Jill Shannon fell victim to her stepfather’s cruel abuse. Now as an adult, Jill’s made it – she has a successful career and a solid, if not static, marriage to Detective ... Read more

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Death Of A Deputy

Nora Newberry’s dream life is not going according plan. Her best friend and business partner, Raquel, has just been murdered. The one man she had thought she loved can now be seen moseying through town with a supermodel dangling off his arm. And the diner she and Raquel had planned on opening together may never ... Read more

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Death At A Diner

Nora Newberry has been working to make her dreams come true and finally, after 10 years, it’s time! She’s moved back to her hometown of Milburn, Wyoming, and, together with her lifelong best friend, Raquel Madden, is opening the diner they’ve been planning since high school. Life couldn’t be better…and it’s time to celebrate! Sadly, ... Read more

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Free: Amid the Shadows

Michael C. Grumley

Sarah was devastated following the loss of her mother. At just six years old, she had no idea that the young social worker on the other side of the glass would become the hero she needed. Neither of them did. But Christine’s smile through the window was a nervous one. It was her first case ... Read more

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Lazarus Suspended

Dr. Lucien Kingsley is desperate. His drinking is out of control. His obsessive gambling is driving him deeper into debt. And repeated accusations of malpractice have him on the verge of losing his medical license. So when the mysterious Leona Kelley approaches him with a proposition that could alleviate his financial distress, he’s ready to ... Read more

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Free: Redbud (A Dog Lady Mystery)

Judy Barnes is hoping to escape her past and research her ancestors, but once she arrives in Redbud, Nebraska, everything changes. She becomes part of a dog rescue organization and is soon part of a murder investigation. Someone is killing the dog ladies, women who give time and love to homeless dogs and find them ... Read more

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Rise of the Enemy

rob sinclair

“Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Ben Hope” Rise of the Enemy is the second novel in the highly acclaimed and best-selling Enemy series of thrillers featuring enigmatic agent Carl Logan. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Plateful of Murder

Claire DeNardo is scared of a lot of things. Ordinary objects like roller coasters and men’s hairpieces make her knees knock loud enough to be a band’s rhythm section. Unfortunately, the only job Claire can find is working for her Uncle Gino in his seedy detective agency. Until now, her cases have all been middle-aged ... Read more

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Free: All Saints’ Secrets (Saints Mystery Series Book 2)

Nicole Loughan

The bayou holds many secrets. One of them is what really happened to Lisette, a beautiful Creole teenager who died on the last day of school. Everybody in Fanchon’s reclusive bayou parish knows Lisette died in a boating accident, but when the police take a closer look, they unearth the dead girl and find a ... Read more

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