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: Sam’s Song
Sam’s Song is book one in the Amazon #1 Sam Smith Mystery Series. Each book in the series combines a psychological mystery with humor and romance and can be read as a stand-alone. Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Azrael Initiative
After a terrorist attack at their university, two college students, Kayla and Olivia, are thrust into the war against ISIS. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: London Noir
Memory loss, nightmares and an urge to kill, Sophie has it all. But is it really Post-traumatic stress disorder or something more sinister? Kal is about to find out. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Gate 76 (Thriller)
A mysterious woman fleeing an unknown terror boards the wrong plane at San Francisco International and disappears into the heart of the country. Freddy Ferguson, a troubled detective with a violent past, believes she’s the only living witness to a crime that has captivated the nation.Sifting through the wreckage of her past, he begins to ... Read more
Free: Curse of the Red Chalice
For student Frank Lamoin and his friends going to college in the sleepy Irish seaside town of Glennaslee getting a passing grade in their exams was their biggest concern until one of their fellow college students mysteriously disappears and they decide to investigate her disappearance. Soon Frank and his friends find themselves drawn into a ... Read more
Barbed Wire Heart
A high octane thriller about a meth kingpin’s daughter who must destroy his empire in order to save herself, her town and the community of battered women she protects. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Dark City
Wife. Mother. Friend. Missing Person. Rebecca Gilmore went out last night. She didn’t come home. With the vicious Adultery Killer still on the loose, Detective Charlie Cooper is paying special attention to missing women. As he investigates Rebecca’s disappearance, he soon realises everyone close to the suburban housewife has something to hide. Is this the ... Read more
Lurking in Paradise
When the dead body of a legendary photographer is discovered on a manor rooftop during a tropical wedding rehearsal dinner, each guest becomes a murder suspect. Confusion abounds, as there was no apparent weapon, opportunity, or clear motive for his killing. But the first clue is obvious. His camera is missing. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Woman Scorned
Have you ever wanted to exact a terrible revenge on a former lover? Find out what happens when one woman loses control. As the nation gears up for the trial of the century, Lexie Spark’s loved ones are left wondering who she really is, scorned woman or innocent victim? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Home Grown
After her father’s murder, college journalism professor Sarabeth Bingham takes over the weekly newspaper he left behind. When she discovers that marijuana-growing is destroying her community, she declares war on the marijuana industry. Now the dope growers have to shut her up…just like they did her father. Free on Kindle.... Read more
End of the Lane
Abby Maguire’s first assignment working for the Eden Rise Gazette will be to cover the weekend’s bake sale but then there is a slight change of plans and Abby finds herself giving a statement to the police. Now her new job and her new life hang in the balance…$0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Don’t Trust Me
Welcome to Hamlet, a small town full of secrets where outsiders are rare and murders are even rarer. Tessa is a young widow, reeling from her husband’s shocking murder. Trapped in Hamlet, she meets two very different men: one who wants to save her — and another who only wants her. But who killed Jack ... Read more
Free: Escape to Osprey Cove
The mystery begins with an unusual find in the secret compartment of Doug’s new Corvette. It will forever change his and Catherine’s life. Doug’s mysterious behavior after the find forces Catherine to seek escape at The Osprey Cove Lodge. What she finds at the lodge turns out to be far more valuable than Doug’s find. ... Read more
Unspeakable Grudges
Unspeakable Grudges, a “Denver private eye’s legal investigation into a rancorous divorce dispute has ties to an ongoing multiple-murder case…” Get it today to discover why Kirkus Reviews called it “a laudable mystery galvanized by a series-worthy gumshoe.” $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more
My Brother’s Destroyer
Is the life of a dog worth the deaths of 30 men? Seattle Book Review: “I was left completely in awe.” Kirkus Review: “Immersive. Compelling. Brutal.” Manhattan Book Review: “If you enjoy stories of betrayal and vengeance, with just a touch of the unreal, My Brother’s Destroyer is a fantastic read, and I highly recommend ... Read more
The Last Four Digits
Fans of Stephanie Plum and Izzy Spellman will love the adventures of private eye Lola Vega… Movie star Jack Stone appears to have committed suicide, but nobody believes it. Join Lola on a romp through the Hollywood Hills, Tijuana, ex-wives, and psychics, dodging professional killers and one hot cop. Everybody wants Lola! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Sara: The Psychological Thriller Series
How far would you go for your children? In SARA: The Psychological Thriller Series, Sara Winthrop’s peaceful but hectic life is thrown headlong into a whirlwind of insanity, along with her friends and colleagues, by unseen enemies seeking vengeance. Those lurking in the shadows, hunting revenge, will go to any lengths. Any. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Scene of the Crime
Taunting the police and orchestrating killer hit squads, The Slayer is the ultimate puppet master. Dr. Chip Palmer, a reclusive forensic expert, joins DA Inspector Kate Rawlins to sort through the crime scene aftermath in search of the truth—leaving them vulnerable and fighting to stay alive. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Impala (Thriller)
After four years on the straight and narrow, Russell Fitzpatrick has a boring job, the wrong woman, and an itch for something more. All he needs to get his life going again is a nudge in the wrong direction. When he receives a cryptic email from a legendary and slightly deranged fellow hacker–his old friend, ... Read more
Free: Betrayed
He believes in the power of peace. But when a gang lord threatens his love, he’ll wake the tiger within. Noah Reid thought he had his whole future planned out. The son of missionary parents and the favorite pupil of a Shaolin grandmaster, his dream of returning to Hong Kong to work for a prominent ... Read more
Old Gold Mountain
Justin Vincent is a San Francisco based artist who leads a secret double life as a cat burglar. When a valuable painting is stolen from his lover Valerie, Justin agrees to use his underworld contacts and knowledge of the black market to help. The search leads him to an antiquities dealer who has fallen on ... Read more
The Event
The ships came at dawn. Dean’s wife is dead. Her last words: When the ships come…wear the necklace. Then the ships arrived. Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams ... Read more
Stagecoach
A baffling mystery begins when the Wells Fargo Stagecoach arrives in Abilene – on time but minus the driver, guard and passengers. Skullduggery is afoot, in more ways than meets the eye, but you have to get up mighty early to put one over on Marshal Gates. Mystery, robbery, murder and conspiracy all on the ... Read more
Bestseller
What happens when an author writes a book about his suicide but doesn’t follow through? A bestseller is born. Gordon Nolan is the best author you’ve never heard of. At least that’s what puts him to sleep at night. That and a quart of Wild Turkey. To prove his wife still loves him, he writes ... Read more
ICE
Archaeologist Leah Andrews stumbles upon something inexplicable in southwestern New Mexico: inside a dark cavern lies an undiscovered, Native American cliff dwelling abandoned for 800 years. While twisting through one of the narrow underground passageways, Leah’s flashlight illuminates the remains of a violent massacre. Ancient human remains—all slaughtered in a long-ago massacre—cover the cavern floor, ... Read more
Free: Murder, Curlers, and Cream
Not only has she got a meddling mother, a wacky staff, and a dying business, but now she’s got a dead client who was strangled while awaiting her facial. With business the way it is, combing through this mystery may be the only way to save her salon. Until a second murder, an explosion, a ... Read more
Random Revenge
Enter the sordid world of aspiring and desperate actors and actresses in the no-holds-barred scramble to make it to the big time, where sex is a currency—and a price—way before they reach Hollywood. Detective Robert Winter is tested in a world where the players will stop at nothing to succeed and have the ability to ... Read more
Portrait of Death
An alluring and beautiful, yet psychotic female serial killer who builds a group of other active serial killers and initiates a cult of believers following her expertise. When notorious serial killer Mona Pruitt is locked up in a mental hospital, the FBI calls former Chicago detective Nathan Pearson to consult on the case. Having since ... Read more
Free: Dog Days of Voodoo (A Malveaux Curse Mystery Book 1)
Kendell Summer, lead guitarist for Polly Urethane and the Strippers, has always been interested in the unexplained. So when she sets off on a paranormal research romp with Myles, a former classmate, to explore his skills in psychometry, she’s ready for a little adventure. But she gets more than she bargained for when her Lhasa ... Read more
Scavengers
When treasure lurks beneath the depths of the Caribbean, mutiny, deceit, and murder abound. While scuba diving off the rugged and desolate shore of North Bimini, in the Bahamas, Gage Finley discovers a coral-covered relic. The relic: a flintlock pistol. One of two linked to the notorious captain of Scavenger, a pirate ship that sank ... Read more
Free: Dark Retreat
After an EMP attack, Megan Wolford has only one goal: protect her daughter, Caitlin, at any cost. When a mysterious illness strikes Caitlin down, Megan is forced to forage for medical supplies at a remote lodge. She never expected to find Ex-Navy SEAL Wyatt or his prepper family there. Can Megan convince Wyatt to help ... Read more
The Bridal Chase
Elisha Crimson thought her wedding day would be the happiest of her life. But losing her fiancé to two thugs in a dark sedan wasn’t part of the plan. But will she catch the sedan in time to save her one true love? Ronnie Washington had known his past would catch up with him, eventually, ... Read more
Free: A Chase of Blood on Steel
Glen and Denny are torn from their families and thrust into a world you have never imagined. They race upon rails of steel, curving through the depths of a different time. Chasing adventure, tragedy, crime, violence, friendship and loyalty. They eventually land in the hands of two groups of hobos. They learn the life. They ... Read more
The Second Korean War
Two Russian agents discover a missing nuclear weapon was hidden in an American city by North Korea. Another nuclear weapon nears Seoul in a tunnel built by North Koreans. And North Korea’s new military dictator launches an all-out invasion. Will Seoul or Pyongyang be the new capital of a united Korea? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Lion on Fire
Brian, a clean-cut, recent college grad, also works for the mob. He takes a side job in their underground New York City casino to make extra cash to help his brother out of a jam. Nothing goes as planned, and soon Brian is forced to team up with a charismatic co-worker to rob the Russian ... Read more
Free: No Pit So Deep 2
Cody and Brandi are devastated when a South-American cartel retaliates by abducting Knoxi, but the six-year-old helps her parents and fourteen avengers lead fifty children on a jungle escape to freedom with a rogue army in pursuit, inspiring a whole nation to rise up and fight for liberty. Knoxi becomes a child celebrity, Dawg and ... Read more
Remember to Forget (A Cozy Mystery)
She’s an eye-witness. But she doesn’t know it… at least not yet. A cozy mystery mixes amnesia with dilemma and Dedra’s tricky little sister. It’s an unfamiliar race down memory lane with the traffic of truth & shortcuts of insistence! $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Plum Springs
FACED WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A LIFE-ALTERING DECISION, A NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY SEEKS SOLACE IN THE KENTUCKY FOREST IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, LOVE, AND ACCEPTANCE. After a lifetime of abuse, nine-year-old Rusty Travis and his older brother Bo decide their father must be stopped when, in a drunken rage, he goes after their six-year-old sister. After ... Read more
Free: The Blowhard Devil
An enchanting night is all it takes for a devil to delineate the crest of madness, chaos, and ingenuity. The Blowhard Devil is a prodigious crime novel which takes you to a ride as never before. It pictures the war between a brilliant detective and a psychotic serial killer. Who’d you stand with? Sanity or ... Read more
Free: Dangerous Friends
When a young woman named Michelle goes missing, Carlos “Chuck” McCrary is called upon by an old friend, South Florida’s legendary restaurateur, millionaire Hank Hickham, Michelle’s grandfather. Fortunately, Chuck soon finds Michelle alive and well, with her boyfriend, James Ponder, a graduate student obsessed with global warming protests. Soon after, Michelle wakes Chuck with a ... Read more
