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!

Now & Then: A Parker City Mystery

Justin M. Kiska

In 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of unthinkable murders like it has never seen before. Under great pressure from the powers-that-be, it is made clear to newly minted police detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason that their first case could also be their last if they don’t catch the killer. Decades later, ... Read more

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Free: Malevolent (Shaye Archer Series Book 1)

Jana DeLeon

Shaye Archer’s life effectively began the night police found her in an alley with no memory of the previous 15 years. Now, she’s a PI who gets answers for her clients, and maybe for herself. When her new client Emma claims she’s being stalked, Shaye is determined to help. Emma knows her stalker, but the ... Read more

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Soldiers of Freedom

Samuel Marquis

SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM is the true story of the 1944-1945 War in Western Europe and the final Allied struggle to conquer Nazi Germany. The story is told through the eyes of William McBurney, a tank gunner in the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American tank unit in U.S. history. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: D.A.D.

Clark Viehweg

Josh Logan inherited a small floating ball from his father. He builds this into a small anti-gravity device but needs ten billion dollars to develop a full scale model. He tries to stay alive while governments around the world and all of the energy companies want to see him dead and his machine disappear. Free ... Read more

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Free: The Struggle

Carolyn Geduld

Uri sets fire to his house by accident right before his bar mitzvah, killing his mother. He will spend many years searching for relief from the guilt that plagues him. His status as a foster kid, his burn scars, and his monstrous appearance leave him lonely and suicidal in high school. Then, in his college ... Read more

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Amish Lantern Mystery Series Book Set: Volumes 1-3

Mary B. Barbee

Three compelling Amish mysteries with surprise endings in each – you won’t want to put down this collection of the first three books in the Amish Lantern Mystery Series. Grab your copy now for only $0.99 and become absorbed in the intriguing mysteries that revolve around the lives of the Amish and Englisch citizens of ... Read more

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Steeped in Murder

Kirsten Weiss

Tea, tarot, and trouble. Abigail’s dream of owning a tearoom in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the recipes. But she’s out of a tearoom and into hot water when her realtor turns out to be a conman… and then turns up dead. But ... Read more

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Do No Harm

James Cohoon

In Book 1 of The Medical Students series, altruistic Torrey and vigilante Matthew meet while attending Stanford Medical School. She wants to save lives; he wants to become a doctor in order to work at San Quentin where his father’s murderer is serving a life sentence. Matthew seeks to exact the ultimate revenge. $0.99 on ... Read more

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Free: MEAT IS MURDER

Anne Crosse

Body parts turn up in a recycling plant. A vegetarian butcher falls under suspicion. The town is up in arms, and the local newspaper fans the flames. Can the Irish police crack the case? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Writer

Tracy Thorne

A writer, an affair, a murder, and small-town secrets. Who will survive? A sleepy beach town is the perfect fit for writer Frankie Moretti until she spins the drama meant for her pages into real life and has a tumultuous affair with a married man. And when Frankie finds herself in the center of a ... Read more

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Free: Emily’s List

Sean Platt

Cora is starting over at a new school, but her OCD tics betray her, making her a target for bullies again. Then Cora meets Emily. Emily has suffered abuse, and she has a list. A list of people who hurt her, including Cora’s bullies. Emily wants Cora’s help getting revenge. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Retribution

C. M. Sutter

The violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer. With the media demanding an arrest and at their wits’ end, the Chicago Police Department makes an urgent ... Read more

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Snowbound

Chris Phipps

Sarah Wagner, on her way to a remote cabin in upstate New York, takes a wrong turn in a blinding snowstorm. Her car slips off an abandoned road, and Tracy, the friend who invited her to visit, isn’t answering her phone. When Sarah finally makes it to the cabin, Tracy is missing. Sarah is trapped, ... Read more

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Laser Trap

Frank DiBianca

Quincy University engineering grad students Dan Butler and Lana Madison are trying to unravel their mutual confusion about how attracted and attractive they are to each other, when Dan’s lab laser unexpectedly begins to produce unheard of amounts of brightness and power in its laser beam, making it a candidate for super-weapons. StarWay Labs, an ... Read more

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Free: Falling into Magic : Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic Series Book 1

Elizabeth Pantley

An accidental journey through a magic mirror. A portal to an enchanted land. A mysterious family she never knew she had. Hayden’s life is upended with the wonder of Destiny Falls. But it is tainted by the danger that brought her here and that threatens her newfound family. Can Hayden and her sassy sidekick remove ... Read more

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CODE NAME: THE FOX – Operation Yucatan Cartel

Dr. Hal Bradley, DD

Hatred is a tough monster to kill, as Harold soon discovers the moment he realizes that his war against the cartels is morphing into a never-ending vigilante mission. There is a lot to be said about the devastation that the cartels bring into human existence. But Harold Brandon, drug-lord-turned-minister-turned-contractor-turned-vigilante, is not about to sit idly ... Read more

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Free: The Vigilante Judge

Saimum Islam Jeem

A vastly experienced judge, Ishtiak, comes to Presington Town, a town filled with lawlessness and criminals. James, another judge of the town, had tried all his might to bring justice to the town before Ishtiak’s arrival. But lack of evidence made him crippled for all cases and serial killers and serial rapists walked out unpunished. ... Read more

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GRAVE INTERVENTION

Shira Shiloah

  This new release dubbed a “ghostly investigation and compelling mystery” by Midwest Book Review, follows the author’s bestselling debut novel, EMERGENCE. Inspired by true events set in Naperville, Illinois, GRAVE INTERVENTION is a paranormal medical suspense that blurs the lines between real and imaginary, exposing the hidden side of a historical suburban town. $1.99 ... Read more

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Free: The Troubled Man (A Q.C. Davis Mystery)

Lisa M. Lilly

The last time lawyer Quille C. Davis investigated a crime as a favor to a friend, she found answers but destroyed the friendship. Still, she can’t say no when a desperate teenage girl begs her to help exonerate her father, in jail for the murder of the girl’s mother. But is Quille risking her life ... Read more

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Free: Killing Rebecca

K. J. North

An Ordinary Life… Marni Rome lives a happy life with her husband and two wonderful children. Her heart is filled with love for them. It’s a life that excites her every morning when she gets out of bed. She’s lucky to be living in a beautiful home overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and she loves her ... Read more

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Free: Jack of All Trades

DH Smith

Jack Bell is a builder and unwitting sleuth in this twelve book series. Each stand-alone novel has a murder and some romance. There are a variety of settings including an an apartment block, a school, a cemetery, a park, a guest house and several houses ranging from a millionaire couple to those just getting by. ... Read more

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The Reading Problem

K.C. Brennan

In book 5 of the Mila K. Mysteries we find Mila and her friends tirelessly working on finding the key to the mysterious document found in the library at the University of Chernivtsi. Why is a secret society so desperate to find it that they send an assassin to infiltrate the staff at the university ... Read more

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CODE NAME: The FOX – Operation Tucson Cartel

Dr. Hal Bradley, DD

Making things right was drug-lord-turned-contractor/minister Harold Brandon’s new purpose. But he soon finds out that changing sides comes at a steep price. Harold’s Harley roars across asphalt and dirt toward a meeting with DOJ agents and a few informants. It’s been eight years since he decided to do the right thing and take on the ... Read more

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Once Upon a Murderous Delusion

A.G. Russo

The year is 1980 in a sleepy New England town. A series of devastating murders threaten the community. A serial killer has begun a deadly game of catch-me-if-you-can with local police, who have dubbed the carnage, “The Mommy Murders.” Frightened residents believe the hospital psychiatric unit is somehow to blame. Nurses disagree. Can the killer ... Read more

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Free: Fire at Will

Jules Harvey

Combat vet, single mother, woman with a past who will do anything to escape her ex and protect her child. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Reluctant Medium

GG Collins

All Rachel Blackstone wants is to talk with her father; solve the mystery of how he died. Using a Native American ceremony given to her by a shaman, she summons him in this paranormal mystery. Instead, a soul intent on revenge slips through and threatens people she loves. Now the Santa Fe, New Mexico reporter ... Read more

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Free: Cold Case Detective Katie Scott & K9 Cisco

Jennifer Chase

Detective Katie Scott is a retired Army K9 handler and is now heading up the cold case unit at the Pine Valley Sheriff’s Department in the California mountains. Battling PTSD and department politics, she and her partner must uncover and find some of the most dangerous serial killers while keeping children and woman safe. Free ... Read more

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Beneath Cruel Waters

Jon Bassoff

Holt Davidson, a Kansas firefighter, hasn’t been back to his hometown of Thompsonville, Colorado, for more than two decades, but when he learns that his estranged mother has taken her own life, he returns for the funeral, hoping to make peace with her memory. He spends the night at his childhood home, rummaging through each ... Read more

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Free: Scam A-Lama Hardball

Jinx James

Lured by an irresistible offer for a new album, Rock Star Marc Charles can’t believe his luck … and then he discovers the catch! He has to sing a shitty song as part of the deal. There’s something underhand going on with the mysterious overseas organisation behind the album offer. He’s faced with ruin when ... Read more

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Free: The Case at Barton Manor (Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates #1)

Emily Queen

If one more person gives Rosemary Lillywhite unwanted advice on when to stop mourning the loss of her beloved husband, she fears she will lose control of her sensibilities. All she wants is to be left alone to drown her misery in a glass of gin and tonic, but when Grace Barton knocks on the ... Read more

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Free: Mystery Along the Danube

A. Nation

Who would have thought Rosetta’s exotic trip to Europe would involve thieves and kidnapping? (Book 1 of 3) Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Meriwether Files

Mark Arundel

Bartholomew W. W. Meriwether is determined to be the chief of Ennead, the nine-person alliance at the centre of British Intelligence. But how to achieve his aim, and is there anything he won’t do and no risk he won’t take to make it happen? Employing all his knowledge and significant power, the spymaster goes about ... Read more

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A Touch Of War

Isaac Stormm

It’s the present day. Behind the scenes, the world faces its greatest threat in nearly a century. Caught in the middle are two tested nations, the United States and Israel, who witness their historic relationship stretched beyond its limits as they attempt to plot a course to try and prevent what could become armageddon, and have you pondering the ... Read more

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Free: DON’T LIE TO ME

Willow Rose

Every Parent’s Worst Fear! A 12-year-old girl goes missing at camp, and her body is found months later in a sleeping bag. When a second child is kidnapped, FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas is determined to get to the bottom of the tragedies, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous it ... Read more

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Flamenco Dancers

CB McCarty

Can an unexpected love affair between an American photographer and a Spanish flamenco dancer survive a murder? $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Fatal Couple, An Absolutely Gripping Psychological Thriller

Julie Bergman

Best-selling author of The Fatal Creation Brandon wanted a little fun with a beautiful woman, but this wasn’t what he had in mind. He hoped she would remove the cuffs so he could touch her gorgeous body. Just as that thought entered his mind, he lost the ability to breathe. One airman and four civilians ... Read more

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Free: Witch Indeed (A Mackenzie Coven Mystery Book 2)

Sonia Parin

Mackenzie Coven rule number one: Do not lose your cat. Lexie and Luna are representing the coven at a prestigious feline extravaganza. There are only a handful of guests attending and they all have their eyes on Luna, but one of them also has blood on their hands. If they killed once, they’ll kill again. ... Read more

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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove

Luisa Marietta Gold

The mystery begins with an unusual find in the secret compartment of Doug’s new Corvette, changing his and Catherine’s life forever. Doug’s mysterious behavior afterward forces Catherine to escape to The Osprey Cove Lodge, where she finds something even more valuable. The series is uniquely written, spanning seven geographic locations, from the scenic Canadian region ... Read more

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Free: Ghosts of Guatemala

Collin Glavac

The CIA is facing catastrophic blackmail at the hands of an erratic Guatemalan drug lord. Desperate for a swift solution, the agency calls in their black operative fixer: John Carpenter. John is a cold-blooded professional ready for the job. but is still haunted by the mysterious death of his best friend who died on a ... Read more

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Free: Crazy On You

Christen Bensten

Crazy On You is a psychological thriller. This is a book club, female-driven piece of fiction with domestic suspense and neighborhood paranoia. Olivia, the protagonist, has a dark past. She struggles with depression and anxiety, slowly unraveling throughout the novel. We are given a foreshadowing of her devious nature when she poisons her new bestie’s ... Read more

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