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: Bakeries and Buffoonery
When this club selects a book, magic happens. They are whooshed inside the book and become the main characters as the mystery comes to life. It is exhilarating fun – until they realize they can’t get out until they solve the crime and reach The End. In every book journey they are excited to meet ... Read more
The Venetian Lawyer: Victorio Falcone Stories
Venice is sinking. This is not a metaphor—it’s geological fact. Victorio Falcone is a lawyer who doesn’t believe in truth, only in narratives that hold up in court. But when a young sculptor is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Falcone finds himself defending a man who might actually be innocent—while someone watches from the shadows. ... Read more
The Serpent’s Bridge
Twenty-four years after her father’s unsolved murder, Detective Anaya Nazario is still haunted by the shadow of the monster who left him for dead under a bridge. When a serial killer begins targeting Mexican immigrants, Anaya senses a chilling connection to the past and fights to keep the leadless case from being buried. The investigation ... Read more
Free: The Freelancer: Book One in the Denny Durant Montréal Crime Series
Journalist Denny Durant thinks he’s covering an accidental overdose at a Montreal strip club. He’s wrong. What he’s actually stumbled into is a 20-year-old cold case, a brutal blackmail scheme, and a killer who’d rather silence him than let him finish the story. Montreal noir at its darkest. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Suicide Detective
A mission gone wrong. A soldier taken captive. A dog who never gave up. When U.S. Army Sergeant Amber Downing is captured in Iraq, her loyal military working dog, Razor, is gravely injured defending her. Presumed dead, both vanish behind enemy lines. Special Forces teams launch daring rescue attempts, but Amber disappears into the shadows ... Read more
The Bottom Floor: Jonathan and Denise have a wild ride through the portals of time
Jonathan West leaves the year 2024 and travels back to 1947 where he reunites with Katherine Denise Kramer. There they begin their dangerous and deadly travels through time as they find themselves up against some of the cruelest and most despicable human beings. It is a wild story about a wild ride through time. $2.99 ... Read more
Missed Cue
When ballerina Lydia Miseau dies onstage in the final dress rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, homicide detective Caitlin O’Connor is faced with the most complicated case of her career. She strongly suspects that someone murdered the ballerina, but the autopsy reveals no apparent cause of death. If Lydia Miseau was murdered, who did it, and ... Read more
Free: RATS (NomaD Thriller Book 1)
One man on a decades old mission. A woman who hunts him. And the bullet they share. Joe Klingler’s acclaimed debut novel explodes from the remnants of a war long past to headlines of Washington secrets masquerading as corporate incompetence when two modern-day warriors face off. Both skilled at violence. And deception. Both accustomed to ... Read more
Paradox Lake
“Beware the Big Bad Wolf. He’s Coming for You When You Least Expect it.” When an art professor mom and her pre-teen daughter rent a quiet house on an idyllic Adirondack lake for a full semester sabbatical, they become the target of two serial killers who believe the women are the reincarnation of a mother ... Read more
Free: Welcome to the Sullyverse, Abridged Edition
Fans of the Inspector Thomas Sullivan Sci-fi Crime Noir Series will love this inside look at the institutions, technology, and history of the universe Thomas Sullivan occupies. Bursting with sarcastic wit, this encyclopedic compilation is perfect for both hardcore fans and curious newbies. Heavily illustrated and filled with intriguing Easter Eggs, Welcome to the Sullyverse, ... Read more
Free: Echoes: A Dark Supernatural Thriller (Echoes Trilogy Book 1)
At the edge of sanity lies an extraordinary truth. Discovering it may be the last thing she ever doesHannah thinks she’s losing her mind. After hitting and killing a man with her car, his body and blood vanish without a trace. Desperate to prove she isn’t insane, she searches exhaustively until she finds him—alive and ... Read more
The Witness in The Machine: A Thriller of Sabotage, Governance, and Stolen Truth
If you’ve ever wondered what A.I. could really do with your data, your schedule, your messages, and the version of you that lives in other people’s inboxes, this is the thriller you’ve been waiting for. At Vesperline Systems, “frictionless” is the product. The company runs on E.L.L.I.O.T., an omnipresent intelligence designed to anticipate needs, eliminate ... Read more
Free: ILLEGAL (Border Thriller)
“TIMELY, TUMULTUOUS, TERRIFIC” THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR 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 is a “masterful tale from ... Read more
Total Blackout
The lights went out in Denver. They never came back on. When an EMP destroys the grid, Georgie must lead her loved ones out of a collapsing Denver and into the mountains before the city tears itself apart. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
How to Run a Ballroom
Is the PM a Cold Case killer? Who tried to kill former US President Lyndon Johnson on his 1966 visit to Australia? Only one man knows the answers, if you can find him. Among the news crews covering Johnson’s visit was young TV sound recordist Harry Hansen. Now it’s 2019 and Harry, long retired, discovers ... Read more
What She Missed: A Johnston & Fletcher Thriller
A missing child, a murky past, and a race against time – buckle up for a thrilling ride in this novel by the bestselling author of Twelve Years Gone and The Moscow Brief. The story takes place in the small town of Highmill, New York, where the tight-knit community is thrown into chaos after the ... Read more
The Resident
Everyone makes mistakes in residency. But mine might kill someone. Dr. McKenna “Mac” Forbes is in the final stretch of her grueling medical training, juggling impossible hours, high-stakes decisions, and the ever-present pressure to prove she belongs. But when a brilliant new attending, Dr. Jonathan Shaw, arrives at Liberty Hill Hospital, everything starts to unravel. ... Read more
The Ash Seal
If you are looking for your next dark, atmospheric obsession, step into the gritty, shadow-filled underworld of 1996 Athens. The Ash Seal is a gripping neo-noir crime thriller that will pull you into a web of corruption, betrayal, and inescapable guilt. Detective Stefanos thought he knew his city. He thought he knew the people closest ... Read more
Free: The Reluctant Coroner
Blood is thicker than oil—until murder is involved. Fenway Stevenson doesn’t want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home–and the murder of the county coroner draws her into a deepening conspiracy. As the body count rises and all signs ... Read more
Frontier Series
In the wide-open country of Montana, the land keeps its secrets—and U.S. Marshal Danny Coogan has a habit of digging them up. From the moment a trusted friend leaves him for dead in the frozen backcountry, Coogan’s life becomes a relentless pursuit of truth across the rugged West. What begins as small-town violence quickly ... Read more
The First 72 Hours
No one believed him. Everyone laughed. But when an EMP cripples the nation, Jackson Kent is one of the few prepared to survive. He must now rescue the family who rejected him from the violence of the city streets and bring them to his mountain homestead. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Singularity Point
As a godlike rogue AI unleashes catastrophic cyberattacks and evolves beyond human control, humanity races to stop a machine-born monster growing smarter—and deadlier—with every passing second. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Now & Then
In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of unthinkable murders. Decades later, the case comes back to haunt the detectives involved. Did they get it wrong all those years ago? Find out in the first book in the Parker City Mysteries Series! A Finalist for the 2022 Silver Falchion Award ... Read more
Free: Killer of Killers 1: Visions
Kalen McDonald is a normal man in every way but two. He is married to the love of his life, has a son he adores, and enjoys his career as a real estate agent. The exceptions to his mundane existence are secrets: Kalen is a serial killer—and Kalen has a special gift. He murders other ... Read more
Frontier Vengeance: A Coogan Mystery (Frontier Series Book 4)
Danny Coogan is now working as a US Marshal, and he is within weeks of becoming a father for the first time. During a takedown of a fugitive, he makes a grisly discovery: a body, and it’s the son of someone he knows and works with. Thus begins an off-the-books investigation that leads him to ... Read more
Free: Sentences of Death
The hero of this mystery novel, Daniel Somerset, is determined to solve the murder of a famous writer. Daniel must track down the writer’s hidden manuscript and face the suspects, the rich and famous in the Hamptons. Searching for love, reconciliation with his father who has a secret, and an identity he can live with, ... Read more
Who’s Killing All My Old Girlfriends?
The cops think retired blogger Charlie North murdered his three old girlfriends. They want him to fry. Can Charlie catch the killers before the cops—or the killers—catch him? There is a rousing finish at a lonely Oregon beach house. Justice prevails in strange ways. This is a fast read. Old guys like things fast. $0.99 ... Read more
Moonlight Falls: Editor’s Cut Edition
“If you knew your life could end at any moment, how far would you go to prove you murdered your lover? ” Albany, New York, is the dark setting of this paranoid thriller about Richard “Dick” Moonlight, former APD detective turned private investigator, who believes he killed Scarlet Montana – his illicit lover and wife ... Read more
Free: Cowboys and Chaos
This book club dives (literally!) into the pages of a cozy mystery. This quirky group of brave members must solve the mystery to get out of the book. It’s so much fun – you’ll wish for a book club like this! Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Mystery of the Dying Giant Pumpkins
A charming farm mystery that blends science, family, and country life into one unforgettable tale. When Becky and Kurt visit their grandparents’ farm for the summer, they discover that someone has been sabotaging the giant pumpkin contest at the county fair. With the help of their wise Grandpa — a seasoned soil consultant — the ... Read more
Free: West End Justice (A Detective Morgan Foster Vigilante Justice Thriller Book 1)
Everything in Detective Morgan Foster’s life is a secret… Living in West End, West Virginia wasn’t part of the plan, but the murders of her husband, Peter, and her partner, AJ Roth, have sent her into hiding. For a while, everything seemed to be fine, but two dead bodies at her waitressing job tell another ... Read more
Four Cold Months
Detective Max Grady’s past haunts him every single day. The day he finds out Macy Chandler has been missing for four months is no exception. Now, a ransom demand has come in, one that her family doesn’t understand and can’t fulfill. With no options and no leads, Max sets out to find the kidnappers and ... Read more
No Bee Haven
No Bee Haven is a high-stakes military thriller of loyalty, corruption, and courage, when the cost is everything. When PFC Virginia Hornet—a loner with deep trust issues—joins the Army, she believes it will be a stepping stone: earn her college money, serve her time, and get out. But the greatest danger she faces isn’t the ... Read more
Black Velvet
Theo Holmes, a direct descendent of Sherlock, is called in by the San Diego and Las Vegas police departments when eerily similar homicides of the homeless occur in each city. Assisted by Delaney Watson and a beautiful AI robot, PAM, Holmes’ team tackles contradictory DNA evidence and a bizarre connection to Elvis Presley. This contemporary ... Read more
Enigmata: The Watcher from Within
October Night is determined to get her life back on track as she recovers from a severe bout of depression that saw her dealing with a spiteful, antagonistic voice in her head, all the while losing the connections with her loved ones. Lucas Wendig has a mission, though some might say an obsession. His life’s ... Read more
Uma’s Head: A Novel
In the dangerous world of Southeast Asia’s illicit antiquities trade, a curator’s search for a missing colleague uncovers a decades-old conspiracy—and a stolen artifact that could unravel it all. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
An Eternity to Burn in Hell
An Eternity to Burn in Hell is a dark, multi-layered crime thriller that explores the devastating consequences of trauma, revenge, and the failures of justice. The novel follows the intersecting lives of five women known as “Aphrodite’s Ladies.” Each woman is shaped by a harrowing past of abuse, addiction, and survival through sex work, but ... Read more
Free: Delicious Death: A Gaslamp Ghost Mystery Volume 2 (Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries)
Thwarting an assassination wasn’t on the menu. Elinor’s holiday is nearly ruined when a poisoner targets the king, and what’s even more irritating? Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, thinks to solve the case before she can! Between dead husbands and noble boors, Elinor snoops through wardrobe closets, determined to put Tristan in his place. ... Read more
Misdirection of Betrayal
Tina Miles is a reclusive, disgraced Australian Federal Police Officer, barely holding her life together. When she is dragged back to the trauma she’s been desperately hiding from, she must face the past she’s buried and decide if she’ll fight for a future, she no longer believes she deserves. $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Mr Jones: A Gripping Psychological Thriller
‘An enthralling, chilling novel by a master storyteller… You won’t be able to put this book down!’Reader review Ben is a single father struggling to protect his daughter from a threat he cannot see or understand. Ten months after the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Ben is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to eight-year-old Imogen. But ... Read more
