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!

Sea-Devil: A Delilah Duffy Mystery

Gutsy, but error-prone, Delilah Duffy returns to the island she loved as a child and hopes to reinvent herself as manager of Beach Read Books. Her arrival sets off a string of disturbing acts of vandalism. The message is clear – everyone wants to see her fail, even members of her own family. When a ... Read more

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Brooklyn’s Song

Sydney Arrison

Brooklyn Pierce has just witnessed an attempted assassination, and Detective Song Kai and his partner, Detective Mattice Blake, are on the case.But as the story progresses, sparks begin to develop between Brooklyn and Song, providing the reader with a storyline overflowing with sensuality, compassion and romance amidst the onset of drama, tension, suspicion, deception and ... Read more

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Free: Blanche on the Lam

Barbara Neely

“One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years,” Library Journal   Blanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at ... Read more

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A Charming Spell

Bubble… Bubble… There is a new store Whispering Falls, Kentucky. Ophelia Biblio, the owner of Ever After Book Shop, has a power that no one else in Whispering Falls has. She’s a witch and her shop is magical. Cures and trouble… June Heal is on a mission to come up with a special cure for ... Read more

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Beautiful Carnage

Philomene Doucette is a made-to-order assassin, and death never looked so good. Orphaned and brain-washed from the age of six, by Beau Dupree, a C.I.A spook, she is a beautiful, empty killing machine, fractured from systematic abuse. Philomene is given her most important assignment yet: executing Haruto Mori, the leader of a deadly Japanese clan. ... Read more

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Joyland (Hard Case Crime Book)

Stephen King

A STUNNING  NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ALL TIME! The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious ... Read more

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Fast Track To Glory

Tomasz Chrusciel

Nina Monte, a well-respected professor at the University of Padua, answers an unexpected summons to a secret meeting with three European officials. They want to hire her to verify the authenticity of an ancient artefact hidden on a forgotten galley that sank in the fifteenth century, and to this day lies buried at the bottom ... Read more

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

INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLING SCANDINAVIAN MYSTERY! 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 had great success. But there is one demon he never managed to cast out. And that demon has ... Read more

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Free: The Moonglow Cafe

Deborah Garner

New York reporter Paige MacKenzie has a hidden motive when she heads to the small town of Timberton, Montana. Assigned to research the area’s unique Yogo sapphires for the Manhattan Post, she hopes to reconnect romantically with handsome cowboy Jake Norris. The local gem gallery offers the material needed for the article, but the discovery ... Read more

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Free: The Beach House Mystery

Tara Ellis

What should be a quiet week at the beach turns into the most challenging mystery that Sam and Ally have uncovered yet. Is the tale of a sea creature and haunted lighthouse just a myth?  Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Geared for the Grave (A Cycle Path Mystery Book 1)

Duffy Brown

Mackinac Island is a peaceful summer resort town where everyone coasts through the streets on bicycles. But after someone sends a prominent local on her final ride, it’s up to one resourceful visitor to get things running again… In this cozy mystery shakedowns, cover-ups and big fat lies keep bodies hidden on Mackinac Island and ... Read more

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Free: Come Monday (Jake Sullivan Series)

Chip Bell

Jake Sullivan had everything—his dream job as the chief prosecuting attorney in the Miami Office of the Justice Department, a loving family, and good friends. Many would describe him as a bulldog of a man with a strong moral streak. No one would have predicted what was actually to come. When Jake Sullivan takes on ... Read more

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Free: The Near Death Experience (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller)

John Ellsworth

Have You Read About the Doctor Who Died and Went To Heaven? And Then Came Back! Thaddeus Murfee is retained to defend a case unlike any he’s encountered before. The client: a doctor who died and went to heaven and came back to write a book and tell the world about what he learned. It ... Read more

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Killer Cannoli

Private Investigator Claire DeNardo, visits her Aunt Lena’s cafe, Cannoli’s, and discovers a romance brewing between her aunt and a new customer. Claire’s surmises that her aunt’s new boyfriend is lying about his identity prove solid when he’s found murdered at the cafe. Claire ignores the warning of Police Detective Brian Corrigan and delves into ... Read more

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Free: America’s Trust

Murray McDonald

When ex-CIA analyst Tom Butler stumbles across evidence of a conspiracy that will destroy America as a free nation, he must do whatever he can before it’s too late.Not knowing who he can trust, Butler has to resort to extreme measures to reveal the true nature of America’s Trust. As he nears his goal, America ... Read more

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Peek A Boo I See You (Emma Frost Book 5)

The body of a woman found in front of Nordby City Hall has a message for Emma Frost carved into the skin. Behind this ruthless murder stands a ghostly figure that likes to play childish games. Soon, this killer brings a reign of terror to the small Danish Island and especially to the life of ... Read more

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Free: Harley Hill Cozy Murder Mystery Bundle

 If you enjoy a cozy setting, lovable pets, funny characters, and ingenious clues, then this is box set for you! Look out London, there’s a new investigator in town! When Harley Hill’s new job turns into a murder case, she’ll need all her skills to find the killer. Luckily she has a mischievous cat, and ... Read more

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Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel

Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell delivers the newest engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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ICE

Kevin Tinto

Archaeologist Leah Andrews stumbles upon something inexplicable in southwestern New Mexico: inside a dark cavern lies an undiscovered, Native American cliff dwelling abandoned for 800 years. While twisting through one of the narrow underground passageways, Leah’s flashlight illuminates the remains of a violent massacre. Ancient human remains—all slaughtered in a long-ago massacre—cover the cavern floor, ... Read more

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Who You’ve Got to Kill

Russell Fee

In this action-packed thriller, a military trial uncovers a deep-seated political conspiracy. When defense counsel, Marine Captain Charles Slidell, uncovers evidence that may bring the conspiracy to light and prove his clients’ innocence, he ignites a conflagration of political intrigue that burns across the battlefields of Iraq, through the cities of Baghdad and Washington, and ... Read more

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Free: The Fox in the Forest

J M Gregson

When the town vicar Peter Barton is found shot in the woods between two peaceful villages on Christmas Eve, Superintendent Lambert and his CID team are called in to investigate. His estranged wife herself was missing in the days before her husband’s death, busy with her lover… Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Screaming To Be Solved

Marxie Vaughn becomes a widow at twenty-five years old when her police officer husband, Evan, is tragically killed—reduced to ashes in an explosion in the line of duty in their small Georgia town. Without even a body to bury, Marxie is left to deal with the sorrow of his abrupt and brutal end. Seeking to ... Read more

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Final Scream

Lisa Jackson

When There’s No Escape From A Cold-Blooded Killer. . . As white-hot flames sear the dark night, a killer waits in the trees, watching the mill burn, listening for the screams–the only proof that justice has finally begun for the sins of long-ago. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Innocent in Las Vegas: A Humorous Tiffany Black Mystery

A.R. Winters

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 spiral out of ... Read more

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Free: Hidden Shadows (The Shadow Series)

Jenna Gregor is a busy, single mom of two, successfully overseeing a Perinatal Wing in a downtown Nashville clinic. On the surface, Jenna’s achievements are many, her future bright and promising. But in her past are secrets, sins she doesn’t want exposed. Sins someone else doesn’t want to forget, or forgive. Just as Jenna’s life ... Read more

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One Tequila

Tequila Key is just like any other small town and I’m just like any other small town psychic. Scratch that. Tequila Key is a world onto itself and some people might think that I am one crayon short of the box. And, if we’re being totally honest, Tequila Key is just like any other small ... Read more

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Daydreams and Devils

THE COMMITMENTS MEETS GOODFELLAS Amazon UK No1 bestseller ‘Daydreams and Devils’ blends crime, coming of age and dark humour. Vincent, with his sadistic right hand man Frankie, seeks to expand his interests with his own brand of gangland psycho terrorism. James, a young music obsessive, leaves school determined to do life his way, dreaming of ... Read more

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Wicked Intentions: The Replacement

Anna is a mother who doesn’t really appreciate family as most people would, taking her mother and son for granted. Mickey is a sweet little boy, but who’s facing a harsh reality, being abandoned by his father and abused by his mother. Anna’s and Mickey’s stories are connected in a most unexpected way. Discover a ... Read more

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Primary Sins

Michael Cervantes strives to rise through the journalism ranks at America’s top newspapers, and his aggressive investigative skills catch the attention of corporate bosses. Then he lands his dream assignment: cover the presidential primary campaign of the Democratic front runner. But weeks on end away from the warmth of his Miami home begin to take ... Read more

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A Killer Collection (Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries)

Ellery Adams

In the world of antiques and collectibles, it helps to have a sharp eye for quality, a good ear for gossip, and a nose for murder. Molly Appleby is a young writer for Collector’s Weekly, and when the attractive reporter isn’t covering auctions and antique shows all over the South, she’s trying to get her ... Read more

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Rebekka Franck Series Box Set vol 1-5

Get the first five books in the Rebekka Franck series by international Best-Selling Author Willow Rose for just $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Birdsongs (Benny James Mystery Book 1)

Jason Deas

Birdsongs is a fast-paced mystery centered on former FBI agent, Benny James. Fired from the FBI for inadvertently sleeping with the perp in a murder case, he tries to disappear to a houseboat and retirement. Not having what it takes to relax, Benny starts a service offering discreet investigations. That is until a body is ... Read more

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Iron Lake: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery)

William Kent Krueger

Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota. Embittered by his “former” status, and the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children, Cork gets by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, there’s not much that can shock ... Read more

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A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County Book 3)

Karin Slaughter

An apparent student suicide has brought medical examiner Sara Linton to the local college campus, along with her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver. But a horribly mutilated corpse yields up few answers. And a suspicious rash of subsequent “suicides” suggests that a different kind of terror is stalking the youth of Heartsdale, Georgia—a nightmare that ... Read more

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ILLEGAL

Paul Levine

A down-and-out L.A. lawyer with nothing to lose…A beautiful Mexican woman and her son who disappear crossing the border…And the corrupt rancher who schemes to destroy them all. Set in the world of human trafficking and sex slavery, this a “masterful tale from one of the most skillful practitioners of the modern thriller.” “Chilling and rings ... Read more

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Free: A Witness Above (A Frank Pavlicek Mystery)

Andy Straka

What’s the PI series that Edgar winners Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Steve Hamilton, and Rick Riordan read when they want the best? This one. Thirteen years ago, NYPD Detective, Frank Pavlicek quit the force after a controversial shoot-out that left an unarmed African-American teenager dead. The divorced father of a teenage daughter, Pavlicek now works as ... Read more

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Free: The Twins: A Psychological Thriller

13-year-old Stacey and Jannifer McHill, who were shielded from the ugliness of the world by their loving parent, two identical twins who’d never experienced any kind of violence in their young lives, were suddenly forced to watch the unthinkable, the destruction of their parent. Now…what if these identical twin sisters wanted revenge? This was the ... Read more

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Hidden Motive

Chris Blewitt

Mysterious murders are haunting the suburbs of Philadelphia. NJ State Detective Brendan Cutter teams with local Detective Vicky Glass to uncover a dubious plot of revenge. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Conspiracy of Silence

Martha Powers

On a sunny day in July, Clare Prentice arrives in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Although she is on assignment to interview the town’s notoriously reclusive novelist Nate Hanssen, Clare is really in search of a different story-her story.Just months before, Clare was a bride-to-be, living in Chicago, and looking to the future.until the day she learned ... Read more

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Cozy Mystery Collection

Leighann Dobbs

4 Full Novels – Loaded With Humor, Mystery, Cats And Just A Touch Of Romance. USA Today bestselling author Leighann Dobbs has compiled four full length mysteries from her top selling series into one book! From the culinary capers of Lexy Baker and her posse of amateur sleuth grandma’s to the ghosts and mystical cats ... Read more

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