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: Cage of Bone

David Dvorkin

Suddenly, a murderers memories force their way into Max Iverson’s mind. Max is a private person by nature, isolated from his fellow humans. Now he is forced to know what the worst of them are thinking, and his nights are filled with nightmares. He is drawn into helping catch and punish the criminals whose thoughts ... Read more

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Shadow of a Doubt: Story 5 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series

Jerry Jamison

When a woman sees a dead body across the way through the window in her Manhattan apartment, she is desperate for others to believe her. Unfortunately, no one else can see what she does and it begins to drive her to madness. Carole Carsona fading movie star slowly loses her mind while surrounded by a ... Read more

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Defending Our Land

Robert J. Walker

In a world blacked out by an EMP, witness Emily’s race against time across the wild Alaskan frontier. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove

Luisa Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change his life. It will also change Catherines. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherines 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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The Pine Barrens Stratagem

Ken Harris

Steve Rockfish is a modern detective in a twist on the Rockford Files, full of colorful characters, fast flowing action, and edge-of-your-seat storyline. “A contemporary crime thriller that works on every level, from the smoldering investigation to the whipsaw banter between characters you’re bound to love.” (BestThrillers.com) $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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720 Heartbeats

Jaka Tomc

What if your future would no longer be a mystery to you? What would you do? Detective Rok Kopitar’s life is turned upside down. His worldview and his common sense are being defied by an adversary who seems to know everything about him. From the moment he discovers an obscure icon on his desktop, everyday ... Read more

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Free: Run For Your Life

C. M. Sutter

With the weekend right around the corner, Homicide Detective Mitch Cannon is looking forward to Saturday night. It isn’t often he has a date, and this one will be particularly interesting. His new friend Liza is beautiful, edgy, outspoken, and somewhat odd. But Mitch’s usual Friday-morning phone call to his mom sets the wheels in ... Read more

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Free: Is He My Son

Lin Chang

The novel is inspired by true events. Because of the accident, Lucy find out that their beloved twenty-year-old son, Anan, is not their biological child. And what happened to their real son who Lucy delivered at a Canadian hospital? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Killing Amanda Brock

C.E. NELSON

NEW RELEASE When the brother of a congresswoman is murdered, Special Agent Don Trask is asked to investigate. Don does not want to get involved, he thinks he is being set up. But when more people close to the congresswoman start to die, he has no choice other than try to protect the person who ... Read more

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Detective Remy Ferguson Thriller Mystery Series

Dan Grylles

Det. Remy Ferguson and his ace team of the Miami-Dade Police Department face off with every kind of criminal from drug lords to domestic murderers to elite corrupt powerbrokers to psychopathic serial killers. Join them in locations such as Everglades National Park in the introductory novella Dragging Down, the Caribbean Sea in Mystery of LInconnu, ... Read more

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Who Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis

Philip Barrington

“Truth Stranger Than Fiction: The Award-Winning Thriller from P.E. Barrington” Who Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis, as seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, is a thriller by newly acclaimed author P.E. Barrington. This fast-paced page turner is dark, gritty, and based on a shockingly true story. As the winner of the ... Read more

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Free: Hostile Witness

Rebecca Forster

The brutal murder of a prominent judge pits Hannah Sheraton, a troubled teenage girl, and Josie Bates, a once brilliant but shamed attorney, against the power of privilege, politics, and family. As Josie unravels the case against Hannah and uncovers a vile truth, she realizes that together they are either strong or dead. Free on ... Read more

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Justice’s Journal

Sandy Semerad

When a black teen is accused of murder, Carrie Sue Justice is determined to prove his innocence, despite the turmoil of divorcing her cheating husband and getting involved in a sexual relationship with a powerful publisher. “Exciting, a nail-biting thriller with a romance that warms the heart…” Dave Straub, former CNN anchor, White House reporter ... Read more

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A Death on Fools Lane

Jane Suen

Her happy holiday is about to become a dead mans funeral. College student Eve Sawyer is anticipating a fun winter vacation with her two friends until a dog sniffs out a body hanging from a tree in the yard of the house where they’re staying. Implored by the dead mans grieving mother, Eve and her ... Read more

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The Koh Ker Conspiracy

Caleb Andrew

A favor to his friend Thomas turns into a nightmare for ex-spy Boran Tompkins. With Thomas’s life on the line, Boran pursues a dangerous smuggler to a forgotten temple pyramid in the Cambodian jungle, where he uncovers a plot to steal a priceless antiquity. Can he rescue his friend, stop the theft, and keep everyone ... Read more

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Burned

Tamsen Schultz

Ava Jones knows life’s unpredictable nature: good and evil, love and tragedy. When a serial arsonist targets Mystery Lake, she realizes it’s connected to her past. Grumpy firefighter Mitch Warwick, battling a career-ending injury, is reluctantly involved, especially with Ava at the heart of the crisis. Their shared history complicates trust, but as Ava becomes ... Read more

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Laser Trap

Frank DiBianca

Grad student Dan is kidnapped by criminal scientists who learn of his lab laser’s huge emission of dangerous power. But his discovery doesn’t work in their lab, so they play rough. Meanwhile his girlfriend Lana gathers a team of students to help the police find him, and the team makes breakthroughs. The FBI closes in. ... Read more

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Secrets at the Cafe

Susan Specht Oram

A deathbed promise. A missing diary. Can she find her loved ones message and fulfill a last wish? Karina Walker is juggling an unexpected upheaval. Rushing to her dying grandmothers side, the grieving twenty-four-year-old agrees to move home, take over the old caf, and read a journal left behind. But she’s shocked to her core ... Read more

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Free: Stalin’s Army of Apes

Itamar Eyal Friedman

Joseph Stalin is planning something that humanity has never seen before. Benjamin Fioretti, an American genetics scientist with a Nobel Prize nomination in ape research, is chosen by the CIA and the U.S. Army to uncover the mystery. What will Benjamin discover inside the secret bunkers of the Red Army? And how it’s all related ... Read more

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Formosan Vampire

Amadeus Rockefeller

A young paralegal is accidentally locked in with a mass murderer, waiting for execution on Taiwans Death Row. While she is held hostage, he reveals he is an ancient vampire king who ruled over a terrifying kingdom spanning millennia. But why did he allow himself to be captured? A diabolical plan unfolds, with an innocent ... Read more

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Neanderball

Sofia Diana Gabel

When ambition and ethics collide, Geneticist Lucien Roux must redeem himself and save his stolen Neanderthal clones from a brutal game. Racing against time, he uncovers a sinister plot and sets out on a life-or-death journey with his ex-Marine girlfriend to free the Neanderthals. Their all-or-nothing fight for survival and Neanderthal freedom reaches a dangerous ... Read more

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Poison and Party Hats

Madelyn Scott

Transplanted to small town Louisiana, a grumpy true crime editor & her troublesome canine companion need to solve a murder. Join them on this gripping Southern adventure where danger, discovery, and unexpected alliances unfold in a town where shadows run deep, and every bark could be a warning. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Mother’s Threat

Susan Specht Oram

Violet Cleveland is used to being on high alert as an ex-covert-ops leader. She just opened a private security firm and hired her old team. But when her first client is threatened by violent protests, she discovers one of the leaders is her mother. Can their relationship survive the turmoil in town? The Mothers Threat ... Read more

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Free: Minestrone Mischief: A Culinary Cozy

Rosie Genova

When a Halloween stalker shows up on Mischief Night, amateur sleuth and mystery writer Victoria Rienzi encounters lots of tricks, no treats–and one murder! It’s the post-summer season in Oceanside Park and Vic’s hometown is preparing for one last blast on the boardwalk—its annual Mischief Night parade, held the evening before Halloween. But Victoria’s excitement ... Read more

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Barnstorming Detective: Fallen Aces

M. J. Finn

In the thrilling world of the 1930 Chicago Air Races, one young pilot’s dream is derailed when disaster strikes.TJ O’Connell, a determined young Irish-American pilot from the north side of Chicago, aims to win the competition and fund his dream of attending college. However, tragedy strikes when a renowned American ace crashes during a practice ... Read more

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The Ghost of Shantel Thompson

Curtis Maynard

The line between the living and the dead prove to be very thin when a young girl who is murdered comes back to haunt for revenge. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Trauma Bonds

Katherine Carlson

In the fall of 2005, devils chased Liz Shannon across nightmarish acres and deep into the bowels of hell. Not actual devils, only personal demons. And hell meant the seediest underbelly of L.A., where she walked among clever predators and outright ghouls. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Purrs and Peril – A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 1

Jinty James

Kitty cats, coffee, cupcakes and murder! Lauren, Annie, and Zoe run a popular cat caf in California. Annie is a Norwegian Forest Cat and Laurens fur baby. When one of their customers is killed, can they solve the crime? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Murder at the Old Abbey

Pippa McCathie

The peace of the countryside is broken when a man is found murdered in his home. What is the motive? Hatred, jealousy, or financial gain? As the list of people bearing a grudge against the victim grows, the police struggle to piece together the jigsaw. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: A Nose for Mischief

K.T. Lee

Materials engineer Zoey Butler was collateral damage when her former company was raided by the FBI. However, after starting a new job at an FBI K-9 training facility, Zoey realizes that the trouble at her old company isn’t over. And she’s the only one who can help the FBI stop the crime before it turns ... Read more

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Free: Murder on Liberty Bay

Dennis Shock

Lily Pine recently moved to a cozy peninsula town in the Pacific Northwest. Her plans to open a bayside restaurant and start a new life are hindered when she is unexpectantly swept into a murder mystery. Can Lily make new friends in this picturesque village, solve a murder, and fulfill her husbands lifelong dream? Free ... Read more

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Free: The Edge Of Winter

C.E. Nelson

When agent Danny Carlisle investigates the death of a powerful man, she is surprised to find no one seems to care he is dead – not even his daughter. But there is one person who cares, a person who must release a secret upon the man’s death. A secret than can only lead to more ... Read more

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Crime Scene, A Buck Taylor Novel

Chuck Morgan

A HORRENDOUS CRIME RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team are called in to assist with the investigation of a mass shooting at a drag club. Dealing with a massive crime scene and hundreds of dead and injured entertainers and audience members, they are faced with the reality ... Read more

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Free: The Cannabis Preacher: Box Set

Sabine Frisch

Connor Beauregard’s insatiable ambition leads him into the intoxicating world of legalized medical marijuana, setting the stage for a thrilling saga that transcends the boundaries of finance and morality. The Cannabis Preacher box set chronicles Connor’s relentless pursuit of success, from the exhilarating highs of financial triumph to the harrowing lows of treacherous partnerships and ... Read more

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Free: Vasily

Mark Ashmore

When Doctor Fyodor Dyatlov accidentally discovers a hidden piece of paper within a ruined frame of a painting, he immediately becomes entangled in an international criminal conspiracy. Its the Soviet Union, 1977. Decades before the incredible adventure of Giles, Michael, and Francis, the story of Vasilys youth in the Ural Mountains begins. Fyodor Dyatlov successfully ... Read more

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Every Silent Thing

Alan Brenham

Unlock the secrets or lose your life. Join Claire Deveraux as she races against time in the City of Lights, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Claire Deveraux is no ordinary twenty-three-year-old. Deaf but fiercely independent, she’s defied the odds to secure her dream position as a foreign service officer at the U.S. Embassy in ... Read more

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A Navajo Nation Mystery

R. Allen Chappell

There are secrets yet to tell, and in the mysterious world of the desert southwest,. And no one tells them like Chappell. With a rock solid grip on the people, history and lives of the Din. Includes books one through three, Navajo Autumn, the book readers asked to become a series. Boy Mae of Dawn, ... Read more

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Payback Jack

Timothy Sojka

In rural Texas, widowed farmer Smith Driskill, 55, faces media frenzy and political chaos after vigilante justice against child molester Rodney Markum. Opting for death row over trial, Driskill’s motives baffle many. Detective DeRidder and reporter Cope join forces to uncover the mystery as Driskill confronts opposition to his wild decision. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Carolina Callings

Travis Casey

South Carolina residents Isaiah and Yvette Hightower have a wonderful life until Isaiah secret life unravels. Then things go from bad to worse. Yvette must find inner strength from somewhere, and it looks like Cory Logan is her best bet. God help her. $0.99 each on Kindle. Learn More... Read more

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Will Harper Florida Thrillers: Vol. 1-3

David Crosby

WILL HARPER MYSTERIES VOL. 1-3: SUNSHINE STATE INTRIGUE Join Will Harper, a semi-retired journalist-turned-detective in Florida, in this thrilling box set that navigates through corruption, greed, and murder. Featuring “Million Dollar Staircase” with a city-wide conspiracy, “Guilty Money” uncovering a corrupt prison system, and “Florida Burning” tracing an environmental disaster linked to a deadly plot, ... Read more

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