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: Both Sides of the Law: The Casper Halliday NYPD Series Book 1

Nathan Roden

He shared his father’s dream of becoming a detective. A prison sentence was not part of the plan. On his seventeenth birthday, in the throes of depression, Casper Halliday made a desperate decision. That decision brought him face-to-face with one of the most dangerous men in the city—and a future he could never have foreseen. ... Read more

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Murder on the Oxtail Express

Elizabeth Rain

As the new owner of Snips and Snails Café, and Veil Falls only Soup Witch in training, It’s Juli’s job to make sure the Soup of the Day delivers…a Daily dose of Magic that is. Instead, she starts every day just hoping her latest creation doesn’t turn all her customers into newts and frogs and ... Read more

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Codename Poltergeist

William Joel

The President of the United States, cabinet members, and the CIA covertly enter into an agreement with the Palestinians to remove certain key Israeli government figures in a plan to enable the United States to claim that they engineered peace in the Middle East and gain the favor of Arabic countries. Sentinel, a group of ... Read more

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Murder on the Death Railway

K.C. Sivils

Two brutally murdered victims are found in an abandoned WW II Federal internment facility for Japanese Americans. One is a beautiful young Japanese housewife married to a local man. The other is a former POW from the Pacific Theater of war, a survivor of the construction of the Burma-Siam Railway. FBI Agent Nelson Paine has ... Read more

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The Foreigner’s Confession

Lya Badgley

An unexpected, mysterious discovery in Cambodia leads Emily Mclean on a journey through the country’s painful history and toward personal redemption. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: SOUTHERN FRIED WITCH

Amy Boyles

Three full-length novels. Over 700 pages of cozy mystery reading. Get the first three books in the sassy and Southern Bless Your Witch series–SCARED WITCHLESS, KISS MY WITCH, AND QUEEN WITCH. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Little Did She Know

Willow Rose

Clarissa was kidnapped as a baby. Now she reappears 14 years later. Where has she been all this time? Who took her? Why won’t she tell them who her kidnapper is? FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas faces another devious plan in Willow Rose’s blood-rushing mystery. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Chosen Path

Glen Robins

JT Noh is a trained military operative exiled from his homeland, teaching Tae Kwon Do in Orange County, California. With his pedigree, an illustrious career should have been his. Instead, he chose to risk it all to help a family in need. Now at a crossroads in his life, he must choose again between the ... Read more

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Free: The Lost Tribe

Robert Rapoza

Archeologist Nick Randall disappears into the jungles of the Amazon on an expedition to find the lost city of Vilcabamba. A controversial figure in the archeology community, the trip was Randall’s final hope of finding the mythical city and proving his theories are true. When his daughter Samantha learns of her father’s disappearance, she is ... Read more

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Fries and Alibis: Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Mitzy Moon Mysteries Book 1)

Trixie Silvertale

A gift that’s too good to be true. A murder she didn’t commit. A barista in a latte trouble… Mitzy Moon believes she’s an orphan, so she’s dumbstruck when a special delivery to her low-rent apartment reveals a family. But her shock turns to awe when she discovers her grandmother left her a fortune and ... Read more

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Cipher

Sonya LaJuan

With no medical attention whatsoever she delivers the albino child that was prophesied but how had they known about its pigmentation? Convinced before it comes to pass she vows to get rid of it upon entrance into the world. (This One) Code introduced us to the brilliant minded psychopath and Cipher will give you further ... Read more

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Ghost of the Gray

J. Jones

Junior Fish and Wildlife project manager Becca Olsen is desperate to save her wolves, her relationship, and her job in the desolate New Mexico desert, but something is horribly wrong in the Land of Enchantment. When the perky voice of the dimpled desk jockey fails to assure ranchers their cattle are safe, her first wolf ... Read more

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Free: Murder on the San Juan Express

K.C. Sivils

Johann Mueller, a German born physicist was a scientist for the U.S. Department of War. Traveling on the Denver & Rio Grande Western’s famed San Juan Express, Mueller dies under mysterious circumstances. With World War II raging and foreign spies operating in the United States, FBI Special Agent Nelson Paine is assigned the sensitive task ... Read more

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Free: Precious

Zanna Mackenzie

Who has murdered pop star Flynn Garrison? That’s exactly what Amber Reed has to find out. Working on the case leads Amber to a mysterious island – and the distinct possibility of becoming the murderer’s next victim. Can Amber manage to catch the killer before they strike again? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Murder on the White Pass

K.C. Sivils

The War in the Pacific rages in hot, steamy jungle, and on sweltering ships while a different kind of war is being waged at home in the icy cold of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Dead soldiers keep showing up on the border of Alaska and Canada, men assigned to build the desperately needed ALCAN ... Read more

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The Pine Barrens Stratagem

Ken Harris

Private Investigator Steve Rockfish needs cash, like yesterday. The bad news is that yesterday, a global pandemic raged, and Maryland was headed toward a lockdown that would ultimately lead to cheating spouses no longer “working late,” and hence a lack of new clients. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Murder Cove

A.M. Holloway

A boy and girl die back-to-back. Literally. A fisherman discovered the boy’s body submerged in the lake with his hands tied behind his back. When Sheriff Steele and her troops hoisted the body into their boat, they discovered something unsettling. The boy still held onto a girl’s hand, but only a hand. With a promise ... Read more

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Deception, Denial & Murder

Christa Nardi

A domineering co-worker, a flirtatious neighbor, and a dead body make for many questions and awkward situations. When Stacie Maroni’s night out is derailed by the discovery of a body outside a local watering hole, she’s glad she’s not involved. But when the police investigate and close friends are cast as potential suspects, Stacie will ... Read more

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Free: The Lost Moments: A YA Suspense Novel

Blakely Buckles

Haley has survived a horrific accident, but she was not the only one involved. After fleeing the scene, she seeks shelter in an unfamiliar town. Suffering from amnesia, details of her life are foggy and she carefully conceals details of the accident while she struggles to remember who she is, where she’s from, and why ... Read more

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The Twelve Doors

Vicente Raga

NOW IN ENGLISH! #1 bestseller in Spain, Mexico and the United States (Spanish Version) #1 bestseller historical thriller and mystery series in Spain for more than a year More than 600.000 readers “The Twelve Doors is the best saga of thrillers I have read in ten years. With simple language that manages to keep you ... Read more

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This Changes Things

Ben Sharpton

As Jim begins to rebuild his life, a strange vagrant helps guide him to the five people involved in an accident, revealing the dangerous secrets and vulnerabilities threatening to destroy each one. Someone has a gun. Someone has been physically abused. A relationship desperately needs mending. Someone will die. Jim finds himself in situations with ... Read more

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Not Today (A Dora Ellison Mystery, Book 1)

David E. Feldman

The exhilarating first novel in The Dora Ellison Mystery Series. This tough lady solves mysteries, finds love and doles out justice. DORA ELLISON would never dream of investigating a murder, but when her beloved police Lt. Francesca “Franny” Hart is coaxed by a disguised voice on repeated phone calls to investigate a “murder that wasn’t ... Read more

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DIME

Luis Figueredo

Pierce Evangelista, a sharp-witted, Harvard-educated lawyer is drawn into the brutal and violent power struggle between the Venezuelan drug cartel and the DEA. Juan Carlos, who holds crippling information about the cartel, sits in the Curacao Prison awaiting extradition. Pierce realizes that his client’s life only holds value to the DEA if he agrees to ... Read more

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A River of Lies

John Crossan

When his girlfriend, Jillian Russo, washes up on the shore of the Merrimack River in Essex County, Massachusetts, Carmen Vaughn immediately finds himself the main suspect in her murder investigation. Desperate, he turns to his college professor and former criminal prosecutor, Timothy Pickering, for help clearing his name and figuring out what really happened. Against ... Read more

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DEVIL’S DAWN: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller (A Grant & Daniels Trilogy Book 2)

Charlotte Raine

Sarah Latham is the epitome of an all-American sweetheart. She’s a cheerleader with good grades, a judge for a father, a homemaker for a mother, and a reputation that makes everyone else look like devils. But after being kidnapped, something triggered inside Sarah and she’s no longer made of sugar and spice. Acting Chief of ... Read more

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Free: The Cure

KJ Kalis

  Kat Beckman is a survivor. A harrowing IED attack in Afghanistan has left Kat with debilitating PTSD even though everything else in her life seems normal. It’s not something she talks about. Never. The secrets from her time overseas have stayed there. It’s better that way… or at least she thinks so. One day, ... Read more

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A Grave Misunderstanding: A Simon Grave Mystery

Len Boswell

Who is/are the killer(s)? How did he/she/they get out of the locked room with the trophy, kill the victim, and return unnoticed by others in the room? These and other questions, including the limits of logic and the meaning of life, are posed and perhaps even answered in this quirky, near-future mystery. Yes, there are ... Read more

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Buried in My Past

Eva Mackenzie

She’s desperate to stop the panic attacks. But the truth won’t set her free… Jamie Kendal sees life through the bottom of a bottle. After surviving assault and betrayal, she is forced back to her hometown to care for her mother. Not long after her return, she’s plagued by terrifying slivers of memories from the ... Read more

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Free: George Ross: Building the Regulators

Carolina Mac

This book follows George Ross from his first days on his own as a young adult, through his struggles building the bike club that he had always dreamed of running. As a successful businessman and entrepreneur that he becomes, George sets an example for Jackson Traynor, Billy Jennings, Don Ferguson, and the other boys who ... Read more

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Free: Unintended Target

D.L. Wood

By USAT bestselling author D.L. Wood: Unsuspecting photographer Chloe McConnaughey is hunted across the Caribbean after her computer-hacking brother makes her the only link to stolen information killers are desperate to recover. Her only ally is Jack, a mysterious stranger who is as dangerous as he is charming. Is he her savior or part of ... Read more

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Free: A Simple Kill

Nolon King

Emily Wyatt wants to save the world. Or at least take some seriously bad guys down. But with a chip on her shoulder and betrayal in her past, she might be her own worst enemy. Fresh from military life, she’s haunted by the loss of her hero father who she looked up to all her ... Read more

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Murder at the Bingo Hall

Linda Pohl

Bingo can be deadly. When Priscilla Hatfield slumps over dead, just as she’s about to yell “bingo,” her two best friends and bingo buddies suspect she’s been murdered. When the police confirm their suspicions, these two quirky amateur sleuths jump into action. Can these feisty bingo-dabbing seniors find the killer before they become the next ... Read more

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Across a Dark River in Palermo

Domenic Marinelli

Author Domenic Marinelli’s latest novel introduces us to Henry O’Shaughnessy as he takes a trip to Palermo, Italy and uncovers quite the gruesome details about his new vacation spot. What he finds there is likely to change him and get him to recall the events and cases that shaped him as a cop and now ... Read more

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All In

Jed Henson

Jim Ericssen, a whitehat (mostly) hacker, loses his anonymous, loner lifestyle when he crosses swords with a powerful, alien artificial intelligence burrowed deep into the internet. To get his life back, he must work with the government to defeat it and save humanity. $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Tapas, Carrot Cake and a Corpse

Sherri Bryan

What happens when small-town murder meets a big-hearted cafe owner? St Eves is a town where residents leave their doors open all day so that neighbours can pop in for a cup of tea and a chat. No one’s ever too busy for a cup of tea and a chat in St Eves. But when ... Read more

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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove

Luisa Marietta Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. 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 wanted but ... Read more

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Free: Goliath

Richard Turner

In 1931, during its maiden voyage, the British Airship Goliath mysteriously disappears without a trace. Hidden deep inside is a secret that could change the world. Present day, in The Philippines, an attempted kidnapping draws historian Jennifer March and former soldier Ryan Mitchell into a deadly race to find the Goliath before a mysterious figure ... Read more

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Lies in Bone

Natalie Symons

Told by a whip-smart girl named Frank, the award-winning novel, LIES IN BONE is fueled by family secrets involving love, murder, and the truths worth lying for. In the face of her worst fears, Frank must uncover her family’s dark past if she wants to keep her sister Boots from the hands of The State. ... Read more

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Free: How to Fake an Irish Wake

Eliza Watson

It’s been a rough year for 26-year-old Mags Murray. First she learns that her dad isn’t her biological father, a secret her mother took to her grave three years earlier. Then her beloved Irish grandmother passes away at Christmas while Mags is visiting her from the States. Now Mags must host her grandmother’s wake and ... Read more

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Crush

Jitka Moody

  Many romantic books are made for people longing for unconditional love and a happy ending. But there is only one written for single people stating that dating and finding the One isn’t that simple. On the other hand, that doesn’t mean all this searching can’t be a lot of fun, though. Part of this ... Read more

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