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: Death Behind the Dumpster

K.B. Blake

Dream career—gone. Temp jobs—dull. Until she finds the body. Scarlett Chase’s current temp job might be the most boring one she’s ever had until a flash of lightning during a spring storm plunges the entire office building into darkness. When the lights come back on, Scarlett finds Willow Dawn, the eccentric soul healer from upstairs, ... Read more

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The Seacoast Adventure Series

David DeLee

Meet Coast Guard Commander Brice Bannon: Someone to fight for those who can’t. This boxset bundle includes the first three novels in the explosive Brice Bannon Seacoast Adventure series. FACING THE STORM, THE OCEANIC PRINCESS & STRIKE OF THE STINGRAY. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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May and Ted

J. D. Robertson

May’s love for Ted isn’t just some childhood crush. She knows that. Ted knows that too. At least he should. They’re meant to be together, right? That’s why May has spent her whole life waiting for him; watching him. Ted just needs to understand. Then, everything will be perfect. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Exile Endgame

Preston Fleming

In EXILE ENDGAME, renegade State Security Officer Warren Linder returns to London a decade after escaping from a Yukon labor camp. Now a leader of the exiled opposition against America’s totalitarian regime, he learns of a promising new resistance group and hatches a desperate plan to test it, putting his life and the opposition movement ... Read more

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Free: Waterborne

J. Luke Bennecke

What if our most vital resource became a weapon? A gripping story of a desperate engineer fighting to keep terrorists from poisoning our water supply. Can he find a cure before it’s too late? Discover why Waterborne has earned six awards and became an Amazon bestseller as you join Jake Bendel in a race against ... Read more

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Free: Joey Mancuso Mysteries: Volumes 4 – 6

Owen Parr

BOOK 4 -THEIR DAUGHTER GOES MISSING AND THEY DON’T CALL THE COPS? THAT’S ONE OF MANY… …intriguing mysteries deliciously and intricately layered in these pages. Layer upon layer, twist upon twist, secret upon secret, this is a case tailor-made for a Sherlock Holmes devotee like private investigator Joey Mancuso. From the beginning, there’s just something ... Read more

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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove: Book 1 of The Osprey Cove Lodge Series

Luisa Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change his life. It will also change Catherine’s. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he ... Read more

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Free: Retribution

C. M. Sutter

The murder of two prominent attorneys has the Chicago police scrambling for answers, but without clues and at their wits’ end, they call the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office with hopes of bringing psychic detective Kate Pierce in on the case. Using clues from her dreams and dogged determination, Kate steps into the killer’s world and ... Read more

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The Theory of Irv: An American Health Policy Detective Story

Greg Vigdor

What matters more than your health? And the health care system that is supposed to keep you healthy or fix your medical care problems? Very little. Imagine learning more about this major social issue- and its problems- through an entertaining public health detective mystery story. A compelling tale that begins with the threat of a ... Read more

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AND THEN There Were Feathers

Peyton Stone

Having inherited her grandmother’s library, Luci thought it would be a great escape from corporate life…little did she know that the (now) deadly mystery section is where the bodies show up. With the help of her surprisingly gifted African Gray Parrot, Simon, she connects the murder to an Agatha Christie book, but as the body ... Read more

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Free: Facing the Storm

David DeLee

Recruited by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Coast Guard Commander Brice Bannon leads a small, secretive team of highly-skilled operatives capable of responding to and investigating specific, targeted threats against the homeland. Threats that cannot be effectively handled by standard operating means. Threats that call for a unique and often secret approach outside the normal ... Read more

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Free: Spook Central: Mankind Research Unlimited

Melissa Rovelli

After the death of a friend, who called herself The Spy Whisperer, a writer named Cleo Davies decides to take up the unfinished screenplay about a mysterious former Navy and NSA man named Dr. Carl Schleicher, who was President of Mankind Research Unlimited; also known as “Spook Central.” Known for exploring fringe groups and frontier ... Read more

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Arrietty

Abby Davies

A shattering psychological suspense thriller that will keep you guessing! Our loved ones protect us. So what if you woke up one day to find yours gone? Your mum, your friends, your freedom – all gone. And the one person you trust may be hiding a terrible secret. Welcome to Arrietty’s life. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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It Was Her

Benjamin Smith

How far would you go to find out the truth if your best friend vanished for a year and then denied knowing you? Even worse, she denied having a son. With twists and turns and shocking revelations, this gripping thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Death on the Bayou

Tom Lubben

BJ Gleeson, a divorced family man, former ball player, and teacher, has now found himself in the investigative arena of serial killers. After solving a major string of bizarre murders in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, he now stumbles over another brutal crime while attnding a writers’ conference in New Orleans. Here, he has ... Read more

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The Case of the Vanishing Conman

Mithran Somasundrum

Bangkok, Chinatown: Vijay, a perennially broke translator-private eye, is juggling two different cases. For Khun Pleum, a ruthless ex-gangster, he’s investigating the strange shooting of a novelist. Meanwhile, for Khun Pleum’s wife he’s trying to discover the name of Khun Pleum’s mistress. Vijay knows he shouldn’t have taken both jobs, but he’s got a debt ... Read more

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Free: One for Sorrow

Sarah A. Denzil

The heart-pounding start to a series, with over 2,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: In a secure facility for psychiatric patients convicted of violent crimes, nurse Leah Smith grows close to a patient who committed a heinous murder as a child — and questions whether the girl may have been set up… Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Fog City Fraud

Peter Ralph

Why did a solid citizen drag a young girl onto the ledge of a high-rise building? War hero, Josh Kennelly is hiding a dark secret, and risks being exposed when he attempts to save her. A police bullet ends the standoff. Devastated, the man’s daughter begs Josh to help her find out why her father ... 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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Free: The Theory of Irv: An American Health Policy Detective Story

Greg Vigdor

What matters more than your health? And the health care system that is supposed to keep you healthy or fix your medical care problems? Very little. Imagine learning more about this major social issue- and its problems- through an entertaining public health detective mystery story. A compelling tale that begins with the threat of a ... Read more

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Free: The Party Is Over

Lisa Renee Jones

All dressed up and no one to kill…Actually there are plenty of people to kill, but I’m trying to show restraint. I have handcuffs. I have a badge. I can arrest the bad guys and not kill them… right? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: A MURDER ON WALL STREET (A Joey Mancuso, Father O’Brian Crime Mystery Book 1)

Owen Parr

A Wall Street executive flies out of a 21st floor window. Is it suicide or homicide? Former NYPD Detective Joey Mancuso, now a private eye and half owner of an Irish Pub in the financial district of New York has doubts. And so does his half-brother and part owner of the pub, Father Dominic O’Brian, ... Read more

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Dark Beauty

Blake Rudman

Tessa and Kristin are identical twins, exquisitely beautiful, and have the world at their perfectly pedicured feet; they are also profoundly different beneath their stunning facades. On the night of the pair’s debut as top-tier models, tragedy strikes. Thus, a gruesome chain of events begins that leaves a trail of blood, death, and devastation. $0.99 ... Read more

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Free: Kill Romeo

Andrew Diamond

Haunted by the murder of a woman in the woods, investigator Freddy Ferguson pursues a killer who’s playing a bigger, more dangerous game. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Misery House

David Kummer

Sometimes the quietest little towns are haunted by the darkest secrets. A psychological thriller and a family you’ll never forget. New Haven: This rural town has never seen a string of tragedies like this. The Woods family has lived here forever. But when their friends and their own children are put in danger, the threat ... Read more

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Free: Snapped

C. M. Sutter

Murder happens in Houston, but when the most recent murders take on disturbing similarities, local law enforcement officers fear a serial killer is roaming their streets. Former sheriff’s department sergeant Jade Monroe has just graduated from the FBI’s serial crimes unit in homicide and is called to Houston with her partner, J.T. Harper, to take ... Read more

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Free: The Cannabis Preacher: Sermon Two

Sabine Frisch

The biggest grow op in the world is broken, and one man spent a fortune to own all of the pieces. How do you resurrect it? Is it even possible? Tadeo Ivers has an idea. He forces Rafael to make it happen—or else. Failure will not be accepted. Rafael fears there’s no way to breathe ... Read more

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An Eye for an Eye: A British Crime Thriller (Summary Justice series Book 1)

Theo Harris

Whoever said that crime doesn’t pay hasn’t been to East London recently. Kendra March and her partner are given the unenviable task of bringing down the untouchable Qupi gang, who rule the East End of London with an iron fist. A lapse in judgement, however, leads to a catastrophic turn of events, changing their lives ... Read more

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First Casualty

A.W. Powers

A reluctant psychic, a missing woman, and vengeance from beyond the grave. Rachel Thompson is missing, and the police have no leads. Her only hope is Jacob Daniels, a man tormented by his second sight. Will Jacob survive a second encounter with a man determined to eliminate the only person who can identify him? $0.99 ... Read more

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Good Lads: Notorious Ruthless and Deadly

Terence O'Rourke

Northern England, 1965… According to their boss, they were all good lads. But there wasn’t anything good about them. They were career criminals, ruthless villains. London had its share of them, but they didn’t take the trip north lightly. During this time period, the industrial north was flexing its muscles, and the shift in power ... Read more

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Doing Deals: Notorious Ruthless and Deadly

Terence O'Rourke

When crime lord Bobby Collins loses most of his operations in Hull due to an underling’s incompetence, he experiences a major setback. But he handles it with typical staunchess–he simply begins a new venture in Liverpool. No matter what, he will continue to prove why he’s the top boss in the north, by being a ... Read more

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The Dead Came Knocking: Island Mysteries

Ib Meyer

The Caribbean dawn brings a chance at a new life… and a dead body. Sten Dahl is wandering. The death of his wife has left him alone, directionless and embittered. After much drifting, he drops anchor in Grenada for some downtime. Until an unexpected thudding on the hull of his yacht finds him staring at ... Read more

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The Fressingfield Witch: A Lawrence Harpham Murder Mystery Book 1

Jacqueline Beard

A dangerous secret. A Sinister Clue. Can Lawrence unravel a chilling mystery before more lives are lost? Scores of innocent women died during the Suffolk witch trials. Fear and uncertainty swept the land. Years later and two unexplained deaths stir up rumours of witchcraft again. Private Detective Lawrence Harpham agrees to investigate. But Lawrence is ... Read more

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Waterborne

J. Luke Bennecke

What if our most vital resource became a weapon? A gripping story of a desperate engineer fighting to keep terrorists from poisoning our water supply. Can he find a cure before it’s too late? Discover why WATERBORNE has earned six awards and became an Amazon bestseller as you join Jake Bendel in a race against ... Read more

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The Ghost of Mudwood Manor

Emory Keller

Murder casts a shadow over Mudwood Manor and lights a fire under Sophie. “Life is finally starting to settle down. Ezra is taking me to the magic symposium, and I’m ready to take my place in the magic community. But the fun is over when a famous healer is murdered.” The Elders lock down the ... Read more

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Gunny Mac Private Detective – Trouble in Chinatown

Steven Walker

It is 1942, four badly wounded medically discharged veterans fight one last battle for their friends and country in the steamy streets of Chinatown, Hawaii! They shed their blood and their human psyche, but they face one more battle for their country, and for their friends. One last battle…one last victory! $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Blood in the Bayou

C. M. Sutter

SSA Jade Monroe heads to Louisiana where human bones have been found deep in bayou country. The locals aren’t excited about the FBI poking around. A hunter helps Jade break through that barrier, but a bone-chilling blindside ensues. A dangerous chase through the swamp is just the beginning, yet the question remains—is Jade the hunter ... Read more

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The Eavesdropper

Peter Wise

What would you do if you stumbled upon a conversation that could cost you your life? For Alberto Capuano, in Milazzo, Sicily 1949, this is precisely what happens. After eavesdropping on a conversation that reveals a dark conspiracy involving the Mafia, the Catholic Church, and money laundering, Alberto finds himself in grave danger. With a ... Read more

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Murder at the Cafe

Sydney Tate

An art gallery cafe, a dream, and…..murder. Lola, Poly and Tetley are at it again. Lola is busy running the Gallery Cafe’ that she inherited from her Uncle Iggy. With the encouragement of Polly she reluctantly agrees to take part in a town wide cafe competition and a win would be great for business. However, ... Read more

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Terror’s Sword, A Kyle McEwan Novel

Kevin Kuhens

From a veteran of the political wars waged inside the U.S. government comes the story of a revenge-fueled terrorist determined to destroy America and the only man who can stop him. An anonymous terrorist known only by the alias Terror’s Sword is heading for the US with an undetermined bioweapon. The president taps Kyle McEwan, ... Read more

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