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!
Superstitions and Apparitions (The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series, Book 13)
Superstitions? Ghosts? Or a twisted sense of greed? Book 13 of the award-winning The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series. Madison deCordova has another quirky assignment. This time, a highly superstitious client wants her to spend seven days and seven nights in a newly inherited house to declare it ‘haunt-free.’ With an address like 1313 Omen Lane, ... Read more
The Book of Souls
The dead don’t come back, but some never leave… Jack Kelly remembers everything about his wife and children. The wonderful smell of his wife’s hair, the way she whispers to him at night. His three children running through the house, the sound of their laughter. That was his life before the accident. His near-death experience ... Read more
Free: Silver or Lead
“What would you do if you found out that the person you were trying to save might have to kill you?” Teddy Dabrowski is a man harboring a dark secret until one fateful day a horrific crime at his favorite coffee house forces him to confront his past. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Blown
She can pay with her life … or she can pay with her crimes. Alison Tanner thought she was living her best life. Her husband’s seven-figure consulting business earned them entry into the country club crowd and paid for her gifted daughter’s tuition at the best private school in the area. She lives in a ... Read more
A Dozen Strange Tales
A Dozen Strange Tales is twelve stories from the mind of William See. Unexplainable coincidences, strange sightings, misguided adventures, legends, and outright fibs are wrapped together in one entertaining collection. Set in multiple locations during various eras of time, these stories range from unbelievably impossible to completely true. In the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe ... Read more
MIDNIGHT SUN: An Alaskan Romantic Suspense (A Grant & Daniels Trilogy Book 1)
Wyatt, Alaska is a place of family, beauty, and unspeakable tragedy. A couple of years after Aaron Grant lost his wife and daughter in a fire, one of his daughter’s best friends, Sarah, is kidnapped. After spending the last two years as the town drunk, he reluctantly investigates the kidnapping along with the ambitious FBI ... Read more
Silenced: Consent Of The Governed Book One
Jack Stinger has been silenced! But have they underestimated the Stinger family? Government is supposed to exist at the consent of the governed. What happens when it doesn’t? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
MIDNIGHT SUN: An Alaskan Romantic Suspense (A Grant & Daniels Trilogy Book 1)
Wyatt, Alaska is a place of family, beauty, and unspeakable tragedy. A couple of years after Aaron Grant lost his wife and daughter in a fire, one of his daughter’s best friends, Sarah, is kidnapped. After spending the last two years as the town drunk, he reluctantly investigates the kidnapping along with the ambitious FBI ... Read more
When Dawn Never Comes
When Dawn Never Comes Now a Book Excellence Award Winner… Jordan Maxwell, a twenty-seven-year-old freelance journalist, ventures to New York City to make a name for herself. With both of her parents dead, she struggles to get by living in one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. In a twist of fate, Jordan finds ... Read more
Unmitigated Violence
What does it take for one man to break another’s legs and throw him on a bonfire just to savor the screams? Each day, the system fails to bring any justice for Victor, things only get worse until he decides to take matters into his own hands and speak to the Dirty Kingz street gang ... Read more
Free: Plan to Kill
When the President of the United States and the Supreme Court succeed in reversing Roe vs. Wade, four outraged Las Vegas professional women, each with a personal abortion experience, plan an assassination. A restaurateur, a retired Toxicology Specialist, a CPA, and a Congresswoman each contribute to the brazen plan. Can they pull it off? After ... Read more
Free: The Bones Will Tell
A serial killer has the city of Seattle gripped in fear. As his bloody total continues to mount, Skye Cree gets dragged into the mix by her longtime friend, homicide detective Harry Drummond. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Soldiers of Freedom
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. $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Sniper’s Nest
The ambush is in place, he takes aim, and shots ring out. Chicago is officially on notice, and a siege is underway on the city’s men and women in blue. Assigned to the task force investigating the shootings, Jesse McCord and twenty of Chicago’s top-notch detectives work day and night to track down the sniper ... Read more
Free: Hollow Stars
As lead singer of popular, emerging rock band, Tracing Stars, Kennedy has the swagger of a badass, or at least she used to. While caught up in the booze, passion, and chaos of her first major rock tour, her dreams are erased by a string of ever-worsening blackouts. Now, the instability of her mind has ... Read more
Free: The Lamb
When city detective Kate Monroe endures a bitter break up, her only option is to relocate back up north to the town of her birth, Barnsworth. She soon finds that her detecting skills are in demand, as a mysterious serial killer stalks Barnsworth’s streets seemingly picking victims at random. Who is this faceless killer and ... Read more
Free: ACTION-PAK
Discover ACTION-PAK Series–one-of-a-kind global thrillers loaded with rapid-fire action, unthinkable international intrigues, heart-stopping cliffhangers, jaw-dropping surprises, explosive secrets and mayhem that will send you running for shelter. Start reading…Book 1–PERMANENT ENEMY is FREE. Books 2-6: $0.99 Each for Limited Time. Grab ’em all now. Thought-provoking high entertainment. All titles available in Kindle Unlimited. Free to ... Read more
Mayan Shadows
Maxwell Barnes is an archeologist and the son of an archeologist. He and his companion, friend, and brother since youth, Axel Morales, have been treasure hunting for their benefactor Myron Crabtree, in the jungles of Guatemala. This area, not coincidentally, is also rumored to be the location of the last great city of the Maya, ... Read more
Free: SCAM A-LAMA DING DONG
Humorous dark comedy for fans of Carl Hiassen. Humorous crime fiction author Jinx James exposes the sleazy side of rock ‘n roll and ShowBiz. When you’ve been a rock star as long as Marc Charles has, you’ve seen a few shady scams in your time, but never one quite like this. Cory, the dude from ... Read more
The Link
James Brickman is an investigator for the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Department. When his personal life collides with his work life he finds himself racing to save a young girl held captive by human traffickers. Traversing a peninsula in the Pacific North West, this unyielding ex-detective puts his life on the line in the name of ... Read more
Do No Harm
2020 American Fiction Award winner for Best Medical Thriller Doctors go to medical school to save lives… right? When Matthew Preston was eight, his father was shot and killed in rarefied Pacific Palisades by Ted Nash, a home burglar who happened to be the Preston’s neighbor. Though Nash was sentenced to life in San Quentin, ... Read more
Free: Not Dead Yet (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 7)
Secrets lead to lies and lies to murder in this pulse-pounding thriller with lots of shocking twists. Has former FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas finally gotten herself in deeper than she can handle? When the body of Nancy Henry is pulled out of the water of Sykes Creek by two local fishermen, they soon realize she’s ... Read more
Free: Snips and Snails Cafe Murder and Mayhem Mysteries
Snips and Snails Mysteries are “Seat of your Pants Thrillers” bursting with intrigue and saucy deliciousness. Fill your bowl with a daily dose of Murder, Mayhem, and Snark. This heroine is off-chart full of quirky fun, and will have you laughing out loud, chasing clues, and coming back for seconds. Read them in any order, ... Read more
Sauvignon Slaying
Moving to Crooked Tree Farms in Spell’s Bay is Verity Blume’s Chance at a Do-Over… Instead, she’s bought the farm…literally. Lock, stock, and flesh-eating spiders… There’s more than a few surprises waiting for her at Crooked Tree… At 40 something, she’s divorced, broke, and a—vine witch? Or so her handsome neighbor keeps telling her. But there’s more to ... Read more
Free: The Tao of the Viper, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
Readers Favorite 2020 Gold Medal Winner in Supernatural Fiction!! 2020 Winner In Mystery Fiction, Book Excellence Awards!! “…wickedly clever suspense” ~Self-Publishing Review “A fantastic and dark paranormal mystery” ~ Readers Favorite From USA Today bestselling author, Linda Watkins, comes the second installment in the award-winning Kate Pomeroy Gothic Mystery Series…The Tao of the Viper… After ... Read more
Perfect Payback
When Jim finds a musty German Olympic jacket and an old journal in his attic, he stumbles onto a gripping pre-World War II story of a cousin he knows nothing about. After a career-ending injury forces Hans Pepperman to lose his spot on the 1936 Olympic boxing team, he trades his athletic aspirations for a ... Read more
Her Perfect Life
Everyone knows Lily Atwood and that may be her biggest problem. The beloved television reporter has it all – fame, fortune, Emmys, an adorable seven-year-old daughter, and the hashtag her loving fans created: #PerfectLily. To keep it, all she has to do is protect one life-changing secret. Her own. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Escape to Osprey Cove
Doug has grown up poor, envying what others have. So when he meets wealthy Catherine, he thinks she is his ticket to all he desires. After marrying her for her wealth, he finds that he covets one more thing — independence. The mystery begins with a discovery in the secret compartment of his new Corvette ... Read more
Free: Snapped
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
WITH FULL MALICE: A Deadly Vigilante Crime Novel of Twisted Justice
A deadly secret society executes its own form of justice… In a SoCal restaurant parking lot, a paroled sex-offender dies of multiple gunshots . . . In Louisiana, a woman who kicked her young son to death dies of an overdose . . . In Yuma, while standing in line for handout, a man who ... Read more
Free: The Stubborn Lawyer
SIX MITCH TURNER LEGAL THRILLER SHORT STORIES IN ONE BOOK! Meet Mitch Turner, the fast-talking criminal defense attorney who takes risks others do not! If you like legal thrillers, these short stories are for you. Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turrow will enjoy these stories. Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Killer’s Club
Audrey Spencer has landed her dream job as a Deputy DA when the daughter of DA Gregory Pope is found stabbed in a park. Audrey is surprised when Pope assigns her the case and is determined to find justice for her boss. The murderer soon strikes again, throwing cold water on her best theory. Can ... Read more
Nanoverse (Books 1-4)
You have been marked by the algorithm as a threat to national security. You are under arrest. Your peripheral nervous system is now under the jurisdiction of the United States Bureau of Prisons. You have been charged with attempted terrorism and found guilty. The judgment of the algorithm is final. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Selena Bailey
The Selena Bailey series is a collection of suspenseful fiction detailing Selena’s turbulent path to becoming a top-notch, kick-ass private investigator. If you like thrilling twists, dark tension, and smart and driven women, then you’ll love this dark thriller series. Free to $4.99 on Kindle. Learn More... Read more
The Sawtooth Job
It started with mystery and misdirection and shadowland fog. It ended with terminal actions and lies and a murky affirmation he’d done the right thing. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Ascension of Mary
Mary is a 14 year-old violin prodigy who moves to a new home with her mother and discovers a ghost in her bedroom. Mary believes the ghost wants to help uncover the secrets of her family’s past and reveal who is responsible for the murder of her father. Thoughtful messages are brought up as the ... Read more
The Carnation Murder (Adele Gossling Mysteries: Book 1)
Smart, inquisitive, and a firm believer in the new progressive reforms, Adele Gossling seeks a new life after the devastating death of her father. She flees San Francisco for the small town of Arrojo, planning a life of peace and small pleasures. Peace is exactly what she doesn’t get when she discovers her neighbor’s dead ... Read more
Doctor Glass
When a psychotherapist publishes a controversial article, she finds herself at the mercy of an unstable mind and must find a way to escape her kidnapper before her career—and her life—are shattered to pieces. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Charlie-316
Tyler Garrett was the model police officer until an ambush unraveled his world. The Charlie-316 series is ripped from today’s headlines and examines a modern police department’s response to corruption within its ranks. Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Courthouse Murder
In July 1949, an unpopular and deeply unpleasant man is stabbed in the courthouse of an English city. As the murder has been committed in a room to which the general public doesn’t have access, it seems probable that the culprit is someone involved with the business of the courts. Suspects include a number of ... Read more
