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!
House Party Murder Rap: 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery Book 1)
Fun cozy mystery set in 1920s England. Evie Parker, Countess of Woodridge, is attending the Duke of Hetherington’s house party. Along the way, an attempt is made on her life. Then, her host becomes the target. Who will be next? Evie and her new chauffeur form an unlikely alliance to discover as much as they ... Read more
The Murder List
Law student Rachel North will tell you, without hesitation, what she knows to be true. She’s smart, she’s a hard worker, she does the right thing, she’s successfully married to a faithful and devoted husband, a lion of Boston’s defense bar, and her internship with the Boston DA’s office is her ticket to a successful ... Read more
The Promise (Book one in the Blackbird Series)
A mystery suspense with a little humor, a few murders, and one twist and turn after another. The champion, Silas Albert, is a homicide detective with a prosthetic hand, a supercomputer named Big Bertha, and a unique group of abuse survivors called The Blackbirds. Confusing clues lead Silas to an old enemy, a fellow cop, ... Read more
Secret Remains: A Coroner’s Daughter Mystery
It’s been 12 years since Sandi Parkman went missing after being dropped off at home by her schoolmate, Nick Larson, now the Sheriff of Freeport, Michigan. When a construction crew unearths Sandi’s bones–along with Nick’s letterman jacket and one of his hairs–Nick becomes suspect number one in the murder. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
My Fault
Caleb Emerson is a White Wolf. Banished from his traditional Werewolf pack for having his being tainted by Vampire venom. Fifty years later, he has tried to make his new life as normal as possible. But things don’t work out so easily in life…And Caleb is about to find out just how screwed up the ... Read more
Free: The Hidden Hand of Death
It is early in 1942. The war with Germany has just begun. Jack Ryder, who calls himself a fixer rather than a detective, wanders the darkest nights to his office in a back booth at an all-night diner. Ryder is famous for killing members of the mob who have crossed their bosses by hurting innocent ... Read more
The Invitation
Jemma and Matt were invited to their friend Lucas’ wedding, but it ended in tragedy. Jemma will never forget the girl’s body in the ocean. One year on, they’ve returned. Lucas does not have a quiet vigil planned, someone knows more than they admit, so Lucas has a game to uncover the truth. Jemma believes ... Read more
Fiona Fleming Cozy Mysteries
Fiona Fleming had hoped inheriting her grandmother’s bed and breakfast and returning home to quiet Reading, VT would be a welcome escape from the city life in New York and her cheating ex-boyfriend. She figured the most excitement she’d face would be making beds, pesky customers and the awful stench coming from her grandmother’s adorable ... Read more
Free: The Adulterer’s Dilemma: A Novel
It’s lonely being a serial killer. The must-read psychological thriller for 2020. What a dilemma: Should he confess his crimes, seek absolution, hand himself over to the police and serve a long prison sentence … or continue to live with the overwhelming guilt, and stay on the run with his beautiful pregnant lover? What happens ... Read more
The Point of a Gun
America is experiencing a dramatic increase in terrorist attacks-by jihadists, white supremacists, and Mexican cartels. In the face of these failures by the U.S. Government intelligence and law enforcement bureaucracies, a group of ad hoc vigilantes has exploded onto the scene. And, surprisingly, this shadowy and deadly vigilante group appears to be led by at ... Read more
Nina: The Livingston Estate
Chicago businessman, Harry Schuyler, comes across a real estate ad for a robber baron’s family estate. Pictures of ‘The Livingston Estate’ include a romantic Cotswold cottage which triggers all the pain and unresolved conflict of a dark secret Harry has kept buried since his beautiful wife, Nina, was murdered fifteen years ago. The discovery leads ... Read more
The Young Detective
He’s the youngest officer to ever make detective on the force. One man trained him, the feared Inspector Thomas Sullivan. Once a naive, idealistic police officer, he’s now a younger, less cynical version of his mentor. For fans of the Inspector Thomas Sullivan Thriller series, every episode in the Capital City Characters series is a ... Read more
Ascending Power
When a rare mineral discovery pits a small west Texas tribe against Big Oil, it turns into a battle for survival that will leave the world changed forever. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: He said, She said “Murder”
The He said, She said cozy mystery series is a fun, exciting romp through the lives of husband and wife detective team Joe and Tanja Shepherd. In book one, the Shepherds take on a cold case hoping to make a quick buck and pay some bills. With a baby on the way, they need every ... Read more
Free: KANE: An Urban Crime Novel
Kane receives an unexpected phone call that changes his life forever. The man on the other line calls himself, The Planner. He offers Kane five million dollars to steal the African Black Diamond from the Atlanta Museum. Life has been hard after being framed for murder, the death of his father and his mother having ... Read more
Free: Blues of Autumn
Big-city crime hits a small town in the Adirondacks, and an eclectic and well-developed cast of characters leads us through this hilarious, engaging mystery. Police Chief Norris Tanager came to these beautiful mountains to escape the ugliness of the big city. Too bad. Seems like ugly just follows some cops around. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Good Girl Gone (A Seekers Mystery – 2)
New Orleans gangsters, Voodoo and psychic dreams pull rookie agent Doris Watson and her handler, Della Jamay Charboneau, into a spiraling web of chaos as they search for Della’s missing niece. Non-stop action and suspense propel these two tough women through a mystery shrouded in the darkest aspects of human behavior and crime. Time is ... Read more
A Thin Line
He’s been framed for murder. Hunted and shot at. Had a loved one kidnapped. All to protect a decades-old government secret. $.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Roseland: Volume One
Secret Societies, Serial Killers, and a Seriously Snarky PI. When Ginger Mitchell finds out her mother committed suicide, she packs up her life as a Vegas “dancer” (hey, somebody’s gotta do it) and drives her cherry-red SUV straight home to Portland. Without a disapproving mom to rebel against, what was the point? When she arrives ... Read more
Forgotten Journey
Meet Tom and Meg Trumbo. A vibrant fifty-something couple who meet with tragedy when they set out in their sport fishing boat in the darkest hours of the morning on a trip from Key West to Mexico. When they don’t arrive at their destination the coast guard searches days with no results. If you like ... Read more
REM
The world is falling apart at the seams. Violence and panic leave Danny Etter stuck in the crossfire of a raging pandemic, forcing him to fight for his life to get to his family. Danny is left asking one question…Is everyone really getting sick or is everyone just becoming crazy? $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Sleep
A marriage made in heaven, a murder made in hell. Why kill the man you love? Lizzy was struggling, everyone knew that. He shouldn’t have done those things. He shouldn’t have pushed her so hard. And now, her children, her marriage, her hope – gone. It was all her fault, she knew that, but was ... Read more
Fallen Star: A Quint McCord Mystery
Cocooned in a world of privilege and wealth, Savannah Blu, singer, entrepreneur, actress and voted sexiest woman alive is found murdered in her upscale condominium and the world is shocked. Atlanta Detectives Quint McCord and her partner Dominic Padellas have been assigned to find her killer. Quint and Dom quickly learn that Savannah Blu wasn’t ... Read more
A New Place, Another Murder
Sometimes you need to be careful what you wish for. Sheridan longs for something to keep her busy. That is, until Maddie and her new friend are framed for theft and murder. Will the truth come out before the person calling the shots takes Sheridan and Maddie out of the picture? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Seeking to Devour
A deadly outbreak. A series of gruesome killings. And woman woman at the center of it all. The worst monsters are the ones who live inside us. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Forgotten Journey, Every Man’s Dream-Every Wife’s Nightmare
MEET TOM AND MEG TRUMBO, a vibrant fifty-something couple. Next on Tom Trumbo’s bucket list is a four hundred fifty mile trip on the sport fishing boat, Tori’s Seacret, out of Key West, Florida. The journey takes them into the ocean in the darkest hour of the morning on a fourteen jour cruise to Mexico. ... Read more
Free: The Chairmen: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery
He hoped that his involvement in crime fighting was over. But life seems to have other ideas. Kurtz has settled back into work as a general surgeon, teaching students and residents and planning his wedding to graphic artist Lenore Brinkman, but things are not so placid as they seem in Staunton College of Medicine. The ... Read more
Free: K-Town Confidential
Young lawyer Holly Park is hired to defend teenager Naomi Linser–charged with murder in the stabbing death of the local Councilman. The crime takes place in a gritty Koreatown ‘room salon’ with Naomi holding the murder weapon. No one will guess the plot twists in K-Town Confidential. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Brazen Escape
A dreadful pile up on the freeway. But more bodies than expected. What a way to conceal a murder! Detective Tanya Miller must piece together the puzzle and find the killer. Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Girl And The Deadly Express
Onboard an unstoppable train the truth of the past finally unfolds, but will it be at the expense of everyone’s life on board the deadly express? FBI agent Emma Griffin is starting to get her life back on track. But as she gets used to the changes in her career and settling into her personal ... Read more
The Companion
They say she’s a murderess. But did she commit the crimes? 1855, New Hampshire. Lucy Blunt is set to hang for a double murder. Murderess or victim? Only Lucy knows the truth. In the shadow of the gallows, Lucy reflects on the events that led to her bitter downfall—from the moment she arrived at the ... Read more
Four Furlongs (China Bohannon Book 4)
Smart and sassy bookkeeper China Bohannon is a career woman who’d rather sleuth than type. With her uncle, Montgomery Howe, and her heart’s desire, Gratton Doyle, attempting to keep the peace at the Corbin Park racetrack, China oversees the Doyle & Howe office. A 14-year-old-girl, Neva Sue O’Dell, asks the duo to solve her jockey ... Read more
Sophrosyne
Sophrosyne, as described by Plato, is the ideal state of mind. It stems from self-control, moderation, self-knowledge and results in true happiness. But Sophrosyne can only be truly achieved through sacrifice! Detective Hubert Maimone of the Didymus Police Force must solve a series of bizarre deaths that all lead back to him. Fans of Jim ... Read more
Maximum Rossi
Massimo “Max” Rossi, the son of mob “fixer” Boston Rossi, winds up with more than he bargained for when a game of high stakes poker turns into a boxing match. All eyes turn to him when the police find his opponent, a hitman from Chicago, dead. And if that isn’t bad enough, his only alibi ... Read more
In the Name of Peace
Hamza bin Ladin was always the natural successor to his father’s leadership of al-Qaeda. Seeking to avenge his father’s death, he ordered a strike on America that would make 9/11 a distant memory. Now rookie FBI agent Walsh must bring together and lead an unlikely group of allies to unravel bin Ladin’s plot and save ... Read more
Free: Cocaine, Cupcake
Frustrated that he can’t get his book published, a young writer crafts a twisted plan to generate some buzz. A new satirical crime thriller from the mind of Chester Gattle. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Privateers
“Privateers rocks from beginning to explosive end.” –Robert Dugoni Hunting $26 million in treasure, three fierce, vibrant women return to the blood-drenched Caribbean jungle that has tried to kill them before. Quickly swallowed in a labyrinth of the shadow government and modern-day piracy, the partners must choose: gold, survival, or redemption? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery Collection Books 1 – 3: End of the Lane, Be Still My Heart and The Last Ride
Small-town cozy mysteries filled with humor, fun and the quirkiest characters around! Book 1: Abby Maguire’s first day in a new town could be her last. Book 2: Abby Maguire is in a rut and in desperate need of a scoop, not another dead body, but that’s what she gets. Book 3: There’s a killer ... Read more
Paradise Palms
It was supposed to be a fun Florida vacation for Mark and his girlfriend. Their host—Mark’s best friend Chris—lives in the manufactured home community of Paradise Palms in a small town outside of Orlando. But when Chris is arrested and jailed on drug charges Mark’s world quickly spins out of control. Ten years ago Chris ... Read more
The Priory
Lucas, on the hunt for his own body, finds himself waking in a new one every day. Now, his only friend has vanished and trapped in a stranger’s body, he finds frightening research about the myths, monsters and legends of Westford. $3.86 on Kindle.... Read more
