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: Ekleipsis
Ékleipsis is a debut short story collection written by Canadian author Tamel Wino, with hints of Chuck Palahniuk’s and Cormac McCarthy’s stripped, vivid writing styles. This gripping book 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 ... Read more
Solstice Shadows
***Genre Grand Prize WINNER – Global Thriller Awards – 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards*** DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in this multi-award-winning and #1 best-selling thriller that combines intrigue, history, science, and mystery into pulse-pounding action. A computer-app designer. An encrypted relic. Can she and the VanOps team decipher the dangerous code before extremists ... Read more
Free: Secrets We Keep
Author John Treadwell thought what happened in London would stay in London. He was wrong. While an ocean away from his family, he drunkenly hooks up with one of his biggest fans to chase away the loneliness. But John isn’t about to get away so easy. His biggest fan has grander plans than just a ... Read more
Duncan Hunter Thriller Boxed Set
“Duncan Hunter is a great character… an excellent read.” (A Good Thriller). This box set includes the first four thrillers in the award-winning Duncan Hunter Thrillers. Book #5, Wet Work, is now available. Book #6, Special Activities, releases April 29, 2021. Duncan Hunter, a retired Marine Corps fighter pilot, flies a top-secret airplane. $2.99 on ... Read more
Free: Hostile Witness
A prominent judge is dead, and his sixteen-year-old step-granddaughter is accused of murder. Only Josie Bates, a disgraced attorney, is willing to take on the girl’s defense. But the deeper Josie digs the more she realizes that politics, the law, and family relationships create a combustible and dangerous situation. When the horrible truth is uncovered ... Read more
Vanishing Trail
Some of the finest horses in Central Texas are disappearing, and the Texas Rangers have lost one of their own trying to follow the trail of the missing stock. Ash McKinnon, who is the best tracker the Rangers have, is called in from Langtry, Texas to solve the mystery. Ash is happy to escape the ... Read more
Merchants of Hate
Merchants of Hate is set in a repressive world where fake news has become government policy. Reality is shaped by Britain’s Alternative Facts Bureau. The disinformation hides an unprecedented natural disaster. America’s unstable new president doesn’t even believe the warnings, he thinks it’s another science-based conspiracy. Elise Evans is one of the few journalists still ... Read more
No Safe Place
In the pages of No Safe Place, terrorism has come to America once again. Sleeper agents for a radical Islamic terrorist group that calls itself Ansar Inshallah have managed to blend into American society and go undetected – until now. “People of America, I am just one of the faces of Ansar Inshallah. I am ... Read more
Impeachment
Billionaire industrialists Sheldon and Richard Haft are accustomed to manipulating the system to achieve their agenda, but when they decide the government isn’t serving them as well as it could, they decide to take it to the next level. Richard stumbles upon the Angels of Democracy, a group of Good Samaritans headquartered on Southern California ... Read more
Free: Palm Beach Nasty (Charlie Crawford Palm Beach Mysteries Book 1)
Burned out NYC homicide cop, Charlie Crawford, heads down to the Sunshine State to take it slow. But before long, he’s got a brutal murder and a long list of suspects: a billionaire with a thing for young girls, a creepy bartender with a sketchy past, and right in the middle of it all, his ... Read more
Free: The Foundation Game, Beginning
The Foundation Game. A global web of political and financial deceptive activities concealed under the auspices of a nonprofit, or “third sector” foundation, highlighting the conflicts between the public good and personal quest for wealth and power. The first book in this series introduces the characters Margo Maxwell and her nemesis Jonathan Ross in a ... Read more
The Foundation Game, Transactions
The Foundation Game, Transactions is Book3 in a political and financial “Third Sector” thriller series. Activities of the Global Trust Foundation collide with past entanglements of the Zenkon Foundation. Margo Maxwell and Jonathan Ross discover that they may have been forced into deeds affecting national security. Transactions involving money laundering implicate pharmaceutical executives and covert ... Read more
The Blue Macaw
Exotic birds stuffed with millions in diamonds are the first play in Chinese control of the NFL, not to mention an unsolved murder. Officer Valarie Garibaldi, cancer survivor and heir to her cop father’s legacy, seizes an opportunity to fulfill his dream and earn her gold detective’s badge. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Tracker
I’m a trained killer. An expert tracker. I’ve done despicable things. My soul is damaged. My body impaired. That’s what happens when you are a soldier for The Company. I was discharged a year ago. Now I am a dreg. Worthless. With a bounty on my head. I’ve become a creature of the night, hiding ... Read more
Free: FIFTY
Amanda Langford was ecstatic. The CIA hired her as an analyst, and she could start paying off her student debt. Then they gave her a file to review, and her life changed forever. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
The sun sets. The moon takes its place, illuminating the most evil corners of the planet. What twisted fear dwells in that blackness? What legends attach to those of sound mind and make them go crazy in the bright light of day? Only Suspense Magazine knows… Teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Jeffery ... Read more
Good, Bad and Pure Evil
A cold case investigation into the disappearance of thirteen-year-olds, Christopher Deeks and Ewan Birley, who vanished in the early nineties, opens up old wounds, old lies and a botched investigation into the very heart of the church. DI Alan Williams and the Major Investigation Team find themselves chasing a murderer while trying to contain the ... Read more
The Clerk’s House
Cat Sinclair, an actress, returns to her estranged mother’s house after her sudden death. In this rural Lincolnshire village, Cat gets pulled into a very different world and makes friends with people who will change her life forever. Secrets from the past collide with a present threat putting Cat on a very dangerous path. $2.99 ... Read more
MOA
A serial killer targets FBI agents. Once the killer is identified, his deadly intentions become more obvious. The killer will not stop until Mac is in his crosshairs. With her partner by her side, can FBI Agent Mac Morris stop the killer before he guns her down? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Dome
Climate change has ravaged the planet faster than expected. In this harsh and inhospitable world, Dylan Myers, a young, bright scientist, embarks on a seemingly impossible quest; the search for his biological parents. This proves to be a daunting task in this hazardous and toxic world infested by crime, evil, poverty and hunger. He puts ... Read more
The Case of IBM 386 PC: A Detective Story for Techies
A nostalgic story set in the early years of IBM PC. Some programmers decide to have fun solving interesting computer bugs entirely by logic and deduction. They take turns narrating an interesting problem story from their past that others try to solve by thinking like an armchair detective. The team gets a thrill hunting down ... Read more
The Adventures of the Island Boy And the Mysterious Black Box
This extraordinary new adventure novel introduces a new hero, Alex Foxx. The thriller, the first in a series, will blow the lid off of long-rumored government coverups and promises to be the most surprising book of the year. Watch for the planned blockbuster movie to follow. Young Alex finds a small black box sealed with ... Read more
Free: The Side Hustle
Hard work is murder! Two homicide detectives investigate the death of a personal finance blogger. Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Latina President and the Conspiracy to Destroy Her
A charismatic Latina-American heiress is elected President of the United States pledged to lead a popular revolt against the corruption and greed of financial moguls and their lackeys in Congress. A conspiracy of the rich and powerful has a killer agenda designed to stop her. The result: impeachment, murder, assassination. “An unusually deep plot for ... Read more
Aydin Trammell
Surviving the repeated attempts on their lives, Aydin, and his sidekick Phil, uncover who, and why, someone wants Aydin dead. A civilian operative, Aydin wrote an AI app that turns the phone in your pocket into a targeting sensor for assassinations. Espionage, counterespionage, the international opium trade, high-tech forensics, and a family history of deceit ... Read more
Free: The Poseidon Files
The Poseidon Files is a thriller which takes place on the streets of Liverpool. It’s a story about conspiracies: A top-secret military plot which threatens to weaponize the weather and threaten humanity and another plot to warn the world before its too late. But it all backfires and two women find themselves in the center ... Read more
Edited Out
Carmen risks her life to bring a child killer to justice. Meanwhile, Julia, tall, athletic, and funny with zero credentials as a lesbian, turns on the charm as she pursues Carmen. The author weaves a story of love, loyalty, and the fight for justice in this engaging mystery-romance. $0.99 on Kindle... Read more
Death of a Telenovela Star
Teresa Dovalpage’s deliciously twisted novella, set on a Caribbean cruise, showcases the dark—sometimes deadly—side of celebrity. Former Havana detective Marlene Martínez, now happily running a bakery in Miami, has booked a week-long cruise to Mexico and the Caribbean with her niece, Sarita, as the girl’s quinceañera present. Sarita is beyond thrilled to discover that a ... Read more
Smell You Later
Rory Harper, after finding two bodies, solved one murder, but not the second. That was last week. This week, it’s a new job and a kidnapped seven-year-old. $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Accidental Lazarus
It is sort of annoying having dead people dropping by at all hours… A paranormal detective like Dave Callaghan has already seen everything, but he never expected to find a presumed dead mobster drinking scotch in his armchair. He is definitely unhappy when he (it?) engages him to find out who shot him. But the ... Read more
The Lies of Our Fathers
Antioch 1098. A Crusader knight saves the lives of a Muslim family. Ankara 2000. An ancient bible is discovered. Iran 2005. A son hunts his terrorist father. Richard Helford, MI6 agent, is searching for his father, a wanted terrorist. A search for the truth will take him from the Greek islands to the deserts of ... Read more
Deep Flakes Christmas: A Nisse Visit
Baker/vintner Frankie Champagne is named coordinator for the Deep Lakes Holiday Festival in the unexpected absences of the town officials. What should be a piece of cake for the confident multi-tasker is a half-baked fiasco when the town is buried by snowstorms, and the official Christmas tree and its delivery truck driver go missing. With ... Read more
Kamas Trilogy Box Set (Books 1-3): Dystopian Political Thriller
The Kamas Trilogy Box Set (Books 1-3) contains the complete text of all three novels in the Kamas Trilogy (FORTY DAYS AT KAMAS; STAR CHAMBER BROTHERHOOD; and EXILE HUNTER) in a single ebook file. Perfect for new Preston Fleming readers. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Betrayed
Betrayed is a contemporary psychological thriller and an exploration of the heart and of a blended family of adopted kids, their relationships to each other and their parents woven into a tight mystery-thriller. A late-night phone call turns what was to be a fun hunting trip into a deadly showdown. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Murder at the MIll
Murder at the Mill. A Gripping New Cosy Crime Series with a light-hearted touch. January 1939 and the residents of the snow-covered streets of a small Kentish town awake to horrific news. When young Amy Rowlings meets Detective Sergeant Bodkin at the scene of a burglary on the way to work at The Mill one ... Read more
Society for Paranormals: The Complete Series
It’s Jane Austen meets Lara Croft in this delightful cozy mystery romp through Victorian Africa. Armed with Victorian etiquette, a fully loaded walking stick, and a dead husband, Miss Beatrice Knight arrives in the small colonial town of Nairobi desperate for a pot of tea and a pinch of cinnamon. This collection brings together for ... Read more
Free: The Driftwood Mysteries
The Driftwood Mysteries are nail-biting suspense thrillers set in a small town on the Oregon coast. Native American policeman Charley Whitehorse and his partner, Tony Esperanza, are all that stand between the residents and the darkness that takes so many forms: a sexual predator prevented from being brought to justice by the Catholic Church’s Seal ... Read more
Soldiers of Freedom
SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM is the true story of the 1944-1945 War in Western Europe and the final Allied struggle to conquer Nazi Germany. The story is told through the eyes of William McBurney, a tank gunner in the 761st Tank Battalion and the first African-American tank unit in U.S. history. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
A Man Out for Blood (The Jack Reacher Cases)
$10 million to kill Jack Reacher. When the family of one of the richest men in the world is murdered, evidence points to Jack Reacher as the killer. The billionaire puts a $10 million bounty on Reacher’s head. Soon, three assassins are on Reacher’s trail and one of them targets private investigator Lauren Pauling, a ... Read more
Free: Maniacal: A Detective Jade Monroe Crime Thriller
Sleepy little North Bend just woke up. The newly-promoted Sergeant Jade Monroe, and her partner, Detective Jack Steele, have just been informed of an unidentified male body found at a local lake. The town is in an uproar. The victim was nearly decapitated, and murder simply doesn’t happen in North Bend. As more bodies turn ... Read more
