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!

The Murder Mamis / Washington Heights

Luis Pichardo

“The Murder Mamis” washington heights is a thrilling novel that captures the life scandals, sex-fuels, drugs abuse, fame, power and murder of the underground world of washington heights new york city the big apple. Free on Kindle... Read more

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The First Stella Cole Boxset (The Revenge Trilogy: Hit and Run, Hit Back Harder, Hit and Done)

Andy Maslen

The widow’s a cop. Forget the law. She wants revenge Meet Stella Cole. An ambitious detective inspector with the Metropolitan Police Service. Her career and her life look rosy until a hit and run driver kills her husband. Grief drives her to booze and pills. Back at work after a year’s compassionate leave, Stella secretly ... Read more

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Six John Jordan Mysteries Volume 2

Michael Lister

From New York Times Bestselling and Award-winning author Michael Lister Six John Jordan Mysteries Volume 2 Books 7-12 A conflicted ex-cop investigates baffling cases of murder in these beloved, acclaimed, and bestselling suspenseful mysteries by New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author Michael Lister. A stunning first case. A mentor he’ll never forget: Harry Bosch. ... Read more

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A Borrowing of Bones

Paula Munier

An instant USA Today bestseller! The first in a gripping new series by Paula Munier, A Borrowing of Bones is full of complex twists, introducing a wonderful new voice for mystery readers and dog lovers. $2.99 on Kindle... Read more

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Free: Revenge (A hi-tech business thriller)

Olivia Lucas

Not everyone plays fair in the business world. Peter Preston found this out first hand. So he planned a way to get revenge against the man who stole his company in a stock-market swindle. Free on Kindle... Read more

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Free: The Non-Existent

Will Ballantyne

English teachers Andrew and Tavie Morgan move to Shunde, China looking for a fresh start only to find themselves embroiled in paranoia and horror. Tavie is convinced an intruder is breaking into their flat in the dark of night. As they begin to investigate, they become entangled in a spider’s web of perception-altering conspiracies as ... Read more

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Free: Slaughter: Foundations

James Beltz

The first 3 books of the Slaughter Series for FREE! Nervous to take the jump into a new series? Then this is right up your alley. DJ Slaughter is no hero. He’s just a man who’s been pushed too far. Fair Warning: You may want to brew a pot of coffee. You’ll be up all ... Read more

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Free: When Blood Whispers

Richard Devall

In this fast-paced thriller, Wendy has a strange date with someone she met online. After fleeing the restaurant where they met, weird and dangerous episodes begin to happen to her people. It’s up to her sister and her mother to solve the disappearance of Veronic and clear Hunter of all the charges against him. Free ... Read more

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Free: The Ghost Suspect

Dan Decker

Mitch Turner’s client is going to jail for murder. It is now just a matter of negotiating a plea bargain, something his client refuses to do. As a final request for his client, he agrees to interview one last potential witness. The moment he steps into the witness’s home, he begins to suspect that the ... Read more

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Little Girl Lost

Cheryl Bradshaw

For the past two years, Georgiana “Gigi” Germaine has been living off the grid, until today, when she hears some disturbing news that shakes her. Georgiana’s brother-in-law has been murdered, her seven-year-old niece kidnapped. As the hours waste away, Georgiana races back to a town she left behind, and a former life she’s still not ... Read more

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Free: Forty Days at Kamas

Preston Fleming

Inspired by a labor camp revolt in Solzheitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago, FORTY DAYS AT KAMAS portrays political prisoners and officials during a revolt in 2024 Utah. KAMAS offers a stirring portrait of a man determined to survive under the bleakest of conditions and against formidable odds while raising fundamental questions about America’s future. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Death Lake Motel

Rod Little

When they arrive for check-in, the staff are already dead. And the Killer is still somewhere in the motel. When their car is stolen, can they survive till morning? Plenty of vacancies at the Death Lake Motel. A twisted thrill-ride from the #1 bestselling author of The Whisper Killer and On Gravedigger Road. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Deadly Spells and a Southern Belle

Amy Boyles

Escape to Witch’s Forge, a magical town tucked deep in the heart of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains. Only Witch’s Forge isn’t a supernatural paradise—here spells backfire, kudzu bites and magic is broken. That is, until Charming Calhoun arrives. Charming has everything a Southern Belle could ask for—a thriving matchmaking business and great employees. But when one ... Read more

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Free: Ekleipsis

Tamel Wino

Ékleipsis is a short story collection that explores the havoc wreaked when ordinary people abandon their humanity to pursue their darkest desires, and questions just how far people will go to follow their baser instincts. Each story takes a version of a person we’ve known in our own lives and transforms them into something completely ... Read more

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Incite Insight

Robert New

While investigating why a victim’s brain has melted, a detective uncovers an intelligence raising program which transforms his thinking. Praised as “educational of the human condition” & “smart and imaginative.” $0.99 on Kindle... Read more

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Betrayal in Black

Mark M Bello

Pulled over in America? When you’re white, you might get a ticket. When you’re black, you might end up dead. In a fictional Michigan town, a man is pulled over by the local police. The driver wonders: “What did I do wrong?” The officer asks for I.D.; the driver casually mentions he legally carries a ... Read more

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Free: Snatched

Michael Arches

A bullet to the forehead abruptly ended Athena Kazan’s bright career as a prosecutor. She survived, but barely. Now, she lives quietly in Durango, Colorado—until a frantic pregnant woman at a gas station shoves a card into Athena’s hand. It says: Over forty women and girls—mostly pregnant—held prisoner! Five dead already. PLEASE HELP! Free on Kindle.... Read more

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A Pilgrimage to Death: A Reverend Cici Gurule Mystery

JJ Cagney

With her identical twin sister haunting her dreams, Cici and her dogs must dodge arrows, bullets, and even a demon truck. Worse, she must grapple with the knowledge her twin’s death was much more sinister than a random act of violence. The chase is on. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Ambassadors Wife

Jake Needham

Inspector Samuel Tay of Singapore CID is tracking a killer who’s brutally murdering American women all across Southeast Asia. The FBI, the State Department, all the local cops, a bunch of spies, and even two American Ambassadors all demand a piece of the investigation. That’s a lot of people walking all over his case. But ... Read more

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Screens

Christopher Laine

Sometime in 2016, dark web posts began appearing about a document known only as “the Manuscript.” It is said that the Manuscript contains horrific knowledge, and those who have read it have vanished off the digital grid. Something horrible is happening. Something unspeakable is coming. THEY have you, and you never can turn away. $0.99 ... Read more

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sALIENt

Simon Rosser

Mount Shasta: Four campers experience the unimaginable… SETI Institute: A Signal From Deep Space is Detected… NASA: Scientists are baffled When M.I.T. graduate, Tom Bishop and his friends decide to take a short vacation in the Shasta–Trinity National Forest region by Mount Shasta, situated in the 1000-mile long Cascade Mountain Range of Northern California, it ... Read more

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Free: Fireplay (Jack Emery 0.5)

Steve P. Vincent

Embedded with the Marines in Afghanistan, reporter Jack Emery has seen it all. But when a convoy Jack is riding in is attacked by a lone zealot, Jack asks a question that puts him on the path to a sensational story and a scandal that will rock America. Soon, Jack will learn that his struggles ... Read more

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Quantum Dragon: A Power Too Great

J. Alan Teague

Will the breakthrough Artificial Superintelligence set humanity free, or turn the world into an oppressive police state? Two young scientists battle super-spies, terrorists, and the world’s most powerful militaries in this edge-of-your-seat, action-adventure thriller! Along the lines of Along the lines of The Martian and Hunt for Red October. $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Bookmarked for Murder

VM Burns

While on a bus trip to Chicago with her grandmother, and friends from Shady Acres retirement village, Samantha Washington must figure out who murdered one of the group’s members. It’s up to Sam to figure out whodunit. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Slaughter: Collections

James Beltz

Not familiar with the DJ Slaughter series of thrillers? This compendium of novellas will introduce you and have you racing for the full-length books. DJ Slaughter is no hero. He’s just been pushed too far. $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Mystery Along the Danube

A. Nation

Who would have thought Rosetta’s exotic trip to Europe would involve thieves and kidnapping? As Rosetta and her daughter travel through famous palaces and castle ruins, she encounters a turn of events that surprises everyone. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Klickitat and Other Stories

Mark Jenkins

Klickitat and other stories (K.A.O.S) features four thriller tales about ordinary mountaineers in the Pacific Northwest thrust into extraordinary circumstances: folding modern day mountain climbing into the speculative wilderness of fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Wicked Games

Tommy Bartholomew

A stunning debut novel from writer Tommy Bartholomew. When Heath Valen steps out of Dr Abrahams office the weight of his diagnosis sits as heavy as the cancer in his lungs. Too alienated to tell his estranged wife, Katherine. Too scared to tell their two children, Tyler and Alice. Heath turns instead to a familiar ... Read more

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Free: Mafia Madame

Alexa Spagnioli

1955- Gangster Joe Spagnoli, and his young friend Tony Spilotro, meet Mario DeStefano when they beat up and stab his bodyguard at a local bar. Why? Because he stepped on Tony’s new shoes. That’s when Spagnoli and Spilotro began their apprenticeship with Chicago’s own homegrown sociopath, Mario’s brother, “Mad Sam” DeStefano. After Spagnoli added ‘collector’ ... Read more

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The Unforgiving Daughter

Manuela Schneider

Standing by the grave of her murdered father, Sheriff Townsend, Elli swears to bring justice upon the killers. Unfortunately, the only man who can help her is about to be hanged for a crime he did not commit. Can she trust the men who ride by her side for the sake of justice? $0.99 on ... Read more

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Hide and Seek

Jo A. Hiestand

Playing a mystery game seems the perfect way to celebrate Jamie Kydd’s promotion to Detective Sergeant rank. But the game turns real when a body turns up in the pretend crime scene. Perhaps worse than spoiling the party, the corpse is someone Jamie knows. Even though the police take on the case, Jamie asks his ... Read more

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Cory’s Dilemma: Missing the Beat

Dan Petrosini

His big music career break… …was because of a lie. Did someone know his secret? Cory struggled for years in Manhattan, but just couldn’t get a hit. It wore on him and he was desperate. Late one night at the studio, he took a chance, and it made all the difference. But was it a ... Read more

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Free: Forgotten People

Richard Evans

Forgotten People is a gripping political thriller featuring surprising plot twists, compelling characters, and a kick-butt female heroine. If you like fast-paced, page-turning thrillers then this book will not disappoint you. Buy Forgotten People today and join the revolution. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Saffron Ellis Mystery Series

April Patterson Clemens

After the illustrious Saffron Ellis returns to Ville de Bois, Wallace Hadley just knows his life is about to get more exciting. When a girl ends up dead at a New Year’s party, Saffron and Wallace decide to solve the murder themselves, and Green Scarab Investigations is born! In books one through three of the ... Read more

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First Light of Day

Michael JT Steep

London, 2045: Technology has changed everything from travel and work to government and even personal relationships. Society is segregated between knowledge workers who enjoy all the benefits of life in the new digital cities and the majority of the population, so-called Zeroids, who have been rendered economically superfluous. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Penitent Priest

JAMES MATHIS

Ten years ago, his wife died in his arms. God saved him for Himself. Now, he wants his first love to catch her killer. Father Tom Greer is playing with fire. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Overkill

Uvi Poznansky

Caught in a shooting spree, Ash wonders if the only victim was specifically targeted by the shooter. Will she identify him before finding herself in his crosshairs? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Last Airship

Christopher Cartwright

A long-lost airship with a deadly cargo… In 1939 a secret airship departed Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time, each carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless. The airship never reached its destination. In ... Read more

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Who

Nanette L. Avery

New 2021 release! “Who,” by Nanette L. Avery, is an entertaining work of fictional satire that will have the sleuthing wheels turning in your head. This book pulls together the whodunit tropes you know and love—a murder mystery experience to top them all—but in parody form, which makes it all the more fun. $2.99 on ... Read more

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Something I Keep Upstairs

Philip Crawford

Coleman Cooper is a troubled young man who can never get anything right—not even his own suicide. When he is sent to an open-door mental health facility in a small New England village to get his life back on track, his journey darkens even further: someone starts killing the psychiatrists, one by one. $0.99 on ... Read more

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