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!
The Blessing Way (Navajo Mysteries Book 1)
Homicide is always an abomination, but there is something exceptionally disturbing about the victim discovered in a high lonely place, a corpse with a mouth full of sand, abandoned at a crime scene seemingly devoid of tracks or useful clues. Though it goes against his better judgment, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn cannot help ... Read more
Free: A Cowboy dowunder: A mystery and a romance
Meet Paul who’s already 15 and returning to the Kimberley after living in town when he was 10. He’s in the country now, learning to ride a horse, how to muster cattle and mend fences. There’s a murder mystery party with a twist and a bit of romance but how will they find time alone? ... Read more
Free: Death of a Crafty Knitter
After solving a murder, gift shop owner Stormy Day is famous in Misty Falls.When she lets a mysterious fortune teller offer romance advice, Stormy is drawn into a world of deception. When a body shows up, more secrets and lies follow, confounding the investigation.Even Jeffrey, the mischievous Russian Blue cat, seems puzzled by the Death ... Read more
Conduit
Emily Monroe conceals her psychic gift from the world, but her abilities are much too strong to keep hidden from an equally gifted killer. With the killer taking over her mind, she must somehow stop him before she becomes his next victim. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Gathering Prey: Prey (The Prey Series)
The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winner John Sandford. They call them Travelers. They move from city to city, panhandling, committing no crimes—they just like to stay on the move. And now somebody is killing them. Lucas Davenport’s adopted daughter, Letty, is home from college when she gets ... Read more
Southern Spirits
From New York Times bestselling author Angie Fox, the first book in the new Southern Ghost Hunter mysteries When Verity Long accidentally traps a ghost on her property, she gains the ability see spirits. But soon, Verity learns there’s more to it than floating specters, secret passageways, and hidden rooms. She’s stumbled on a decades-old ... Read more
Murder at Cold Creek College
Although Sheridan Hendley is not a sleuth, when her colleague is murdered and a close friend quickly becomes the prime suspect, she assists the detective in gathering information. As Sheridan draws connections among the people in Adam’s life, she realizes many women have a strong motive for murder. Slashed tires are the first indication that ... Read more
What She Knew: A Novel
In her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother’s search for her missing son, weaving a taut psychological thriller as gripping and skillful as The Girl on the Train and The Guilty One. In a heartbeat, everything changes…Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he ... Read more
The Devils’ Cradle
Beneath the surface of Nina Holt’s perfect marriage lurks a life of terror inflicted upon her by her politically powerful husband Michael and his brother Greg, a sadistic detective. For over a decade they have managed to keep Nina imprisoned, using her to satisfy their every whim. Worse still, the only light in her life—her ... Read more
Free: Pies & Peril (Mystery)
From debut author Janel Gradowski, comes a mystery that will leave you hungry for more… When Amy Ridley decided to compete in the Kellerton Summer Festival Pie Contest, the last thing she expected was to find the reigning pie queen, Mandy Jo, dead—a raspberry pie smashed on her face! Mandy Jo made fantastic pies, but ... Read more
Free: HOSTILE WITNESS
When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her stepgrandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught mother turns to her old college roommate, Josie Baylor-Bates, for help. Josie, once a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, left the fast track behind for a small practice in Hermosa Beach, California… Free on ... Read more
Free: Spying in High Heels (High Heels Mysteries #1)
“Gemma Halliday’s Maddie Springer is like the west coast version of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum – only more stylish!” – LG Book Club L.A. shoe designer, Maddie Springer, lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from ... Read more
The Cuban Quartet
It is nearly thirty years after Cuba fell to Fidel Castro. Dorsey Bernard waits on the night fog along the San Francisco waterfront for Skylar Phipps, his new client. She has a job for him–help her find the man who killed her father. In this international romantic mystery, Skylar and Dorsey scour the world for ... Read more
When Darkness Comes to Town: A Behind the Scenes Novel
Melar Campos has just witnessed her best friend’s murder. On the run and being hunted for a crime she didn’t commit, she changes her name to Macy and hides out in Posey Cove, Pennsylvania, a small town that has seen its share of crime recently. Months before, Behind the Scenes private investigator Jack Pepper, along ... Read more
Free: No Way Back
San Francisco crime reporter Tom Reed is burned out. On the day he decides to finally quit the news business, a sensational story breaks. A heart-stopping robbery-homicide at a jewelry store. The suspects have shot and killed a police officer before fleeing with a female hostage. Reed rushes to the scene, his passion resurrected for ... Read more
And Justice for Her
Boxed set of 3 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense stories of passion, brutality, and justice. WITH FULL MALICE – A Vigilante Crime Thriller TEN TIMES GUILTY – A Psychological Thriller BEYOND THE QUIET: A Romantic Thriller “Fast-paced, excellent investigative thriller, strong cast.” — Mystery Gazette $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Chihuahua Affair
A 4-pound Chihuahua is at the center of a murder mystery set in small Nebraska town which is home to the Redbud Area Dog Rescue. This is book two in the Dog Lady Mystery series but it works as a stand-a-lone read. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: No Way Back
San Francisco crime reporter Tom Reed is burned out. On the day he decides to finally quit the news business, a sensational story breaks. A heart-stopping robbery-homicide at a jewelry store. The suspects have shot and killed a police officer before fleeing with a female hostage. Reed rushes to the scene, his passion resurrected for ... Read more
Think Murder
Adina Donati came to Washington D.C. to find excitement, not a dead body. When a friend is murdered, Adina is drawn into the middle of the police investigation. Tensions rise as the suspect list expands to include Adina, her friends, and colleagues at the prestigious think tank where she works. But every cloud has a ... Read more
Free: To Catch a Bad Guy (Janet Maple Series Book 1)
Janet Maple’s stellar career ended with a lay off 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 ... Read more
An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard Series Book 1)
A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room. A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused. In this bestselling debut, criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he’s tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he ... Read more
Macaroons, Mummies and Murder
The Goddesses have murder on their minds when a body is discovered during a high-society museum opening. It’s not long until HoneyBun Shop owner, Ali Daniels, is launched on a desperate, fast-paced hunt to unwrap the identity of a killer who is unafraid to strike again and again. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Lane’s End (A Fitzjohn Mystery)
Sydney’s Observatory on a balmy summer evening is the perfect venue for a cocktail party and, it would seem, a murder, for Peter Van Goren’s body is discovered bludgeoned to death in the grounds. The first question Detective Chief Inspector Fitzjohn must answer is why Van Goren was present given his name does not appear ... Read more
Free: The Hostage (A Sarah Roberts Thriller)
Meet Elmore Ackerman. He idolizes Sarah Roberts from afar, and has done so for more than five years. He has studied her pictures, memorized her news clippings and now waits in the dark for the day when he can make Sarah his hostage. A steel cage waits for Sarah, where Elmore has practiced what he ... Read more
Quiescence Terminated
Power and political realities ensnare a young Muslim teenage boy in schemes to make religious change. His own quest to make his mark on the world, to be legendary, and to continue a proud family heritage make him a readymade instrument of those plots. His early losses in life, his essentially immigrant status in his ... Read more
Free: Quinn Checks In (Liam Quinn Mystery)
A gallery heist isn’t what it seems, and pretty soon, former forger Liam Quinn is running out of people to trust. The biggest mobster in town, a sweetheart named “Vin The Shin,” is calling him out; a steady string of lowlifes want his head; his brother the patrolman can’t forgive him and the woman he ... Read more
Free: Don’t Be A Stranger (Valerie Inkerman Investigates)
When Valerie Inkerman’s roommate Jerry gets her a waitressing gig at cushy Hamptons party, she has no idea that murder is on the menu. But when one of the guests is found dead and Jerry is accused of being the killer, Val knows she needs to utilise all her skills as a private investigator to ... Read more
Free: Sacrifice (Detective Madison Knight)
When the son of business tycoon Marcus Randall washes up on the shore of the Bradshaw River, Detective Madison Knight must sacrifice everything–including her career–to find justice for the “perfect murder.” With Randall already on the radar of the Secret Service for fraud and counterfeiting, the investigation sheds new light and they require the full ... Read more
RATS
One man on a decades old mission. A woman who hunts him. And the bullet they share–RATS explodes from the remnants of a war long past to current headlines hiding Washington secrets when two modern-day warriors face off. Both skilled at violence. And deception. Both accustomed to winning. “Joe Klingler’s novel is an intelligent non-stop ... Read more
Face Of Our Father
Winner Best Indie Book—BRAG Medallion Honoree. Stuart Pierce’s wife is hiding death threats. With graphic photos of a ritual stoning Stu’s only clue, he tries to protect a wife who refuses protection. Obsessed with catching a killer, Angie plunges them into a web of global intrigue. Honor. Love. Life. All are at stake as the ... Read more
Free: Tapas, Carrot Cake and a Corpse (A Charlotte Denver Cozy Mystery)
Small-town murder was never so calculated. On a peaceful morning in an English coastal town, a handsome stranger meets a grisly end. With a twist at every turn, café-bar owner Charlotte Denver takes up the challenge to help find the killer before they strike again, and uncovers a shocking plot that rocks a close-knit community ... Read more
Werewolves of Chicago: Howard–The Underdog
An action-packed tale of courage, good vs. evil, and leaps of faith in yourself, transforming you into who you really are. In the wake of taking down the Russian mafia, runt wolf Howard comes into his own and has to discover what it means to be powerful before facing the greatest challenge of all, his past. ... Read more
Free: The Original Alibi (A Matt Kile Mystery)
Eleven years ago General Whittaker, long retired, former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bought an alibi for his grandson who had been arrested for the murder of his fiancée, Ileana Corrigan, and the general’s unborn great grandson. The charges were soon dropped and the grandson released. General Whittaker is now dying and he ... Read more
Sherlock Holmes and the Dance of the Tiger
Victorian romantic mystery in the humorous vein of Jane Austen. Revolutionary terrorists, a dead British agent, a man-eating tiger, and the Commander of the British Army cavorting with a Russian spy. Now we have a national emergency. 2nd in “The Great Detective in Love” series. Stand-alone sequel to “Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the ... Read more
Follow the Dotted Line
A fun and funny new mystery about endearing family dysfunction. Imagine Stephanie Plum with four grown children. Andrea Bravos is dazed and amazed when a Styrofoam burger box with her ex’s ashes arrives in the mail. Her adventure to find out what happened will upset officials of several small countries, insult the founders of three ... Read more
Free: In A Small Town
Even in a small town, secrets can’t hide forever… The shotgun blast catches Detective Matt Longo by surprise. His world unravels into a nightmare that seemingly won’t end. Murder, rapes, pedophiles, the small town of Hutchville, N.Y. is changing. It is up to him to make a difference. While partner Donny Mello is in Italy ... Read more
Warren Lane
WARREN LANE is a charming comedy of errors, with a good heart and a light touch… The plot has enough unexpected surprises to keep things interesting until the very last page, upending all the characters’ lives with mischievous delight not unmixed with sympathy. — IndieReader (4.5 stars)... Read more
Jack and the Giant Killer: Detective Jack Stratton Mystery Series
This top-rated mystery-thriller book is on sale for a limited time to introduce you to the wildly popular Detective Jack Stratton Series from bestselling author Christopher Greyson. We hope you enjoy! Jack looked up at the giant, dead body brazenly hung on the quaint Welcome to Darrington sign. He turned to the town’s mayor. “Mayor ... Read more
The Cuckoo’s Calling (Cormoran Strike Book 1)
The Cuckoo’s Calling is a 2013 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. A brilliant mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel’s suicide. After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is ... Read more
Free: Castle Cay (A Julie O’Hara Mystery)
When her best friend is murdered, Julie O’Hara, a body language expert, packs up her suspicion and flies to Boston for his funeral. Who could have killed rising artist Marc Solomon, and what does Castle Cay, the Solomon’s mysterious Caribbean island, have to do with it? Before long, Julie’s sixth-sense pulls a hidden string that ... Read more
