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 Ancient Tripod of Peace
Plagued by loneliness in her Lake Erie Islands community, vegan Lexi hopes to make friends in high school. But she finds her new teachers’ obvious dislike of her troubling. After relics are stolen from her dad’s museum, her priorities change. His dad in jail, cipher enthusiast and bacon-loving Gil hopes for a clean slate as ... Read more
The Last Airship
In 1939 a secret airship departed Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time. Its cargo: a complement of wealthy families carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless. The airship never reached its destination. In present ... Read more
The Cleansing
Follow a young soldier as he clings onto the falling pieces of the worlds slow collapse at the hands of a mysterious and savage group of regimented psychopaths. Watch as he claws at his primal core to discover what drives this group and as he tries to come to terms with his own sanity and ... Read more
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
Free: Past Aghast
After his tour of duty in Iraq, Jack Bass, MD, has been left emotionally scarred with severe PTSD and retires from the Army. Jack’s PTSD flashbacks sometimes leave him unaware of his actions while under the influence of his unwelcome mental demon. As the new Chairman of Anesthesia at Southern Medical Center, Jack thought he’d ... Read more
Unringing the Bell
In the small town of Goose Bend, Pennsylvania, people don’t forget — especially something as sensational as 12-year-old Jacob Gillis burning down the town. Nineteen years later, Jacob returns, hoping for redemption. Instead, he entangles himself in a murder investigation when he becomes involved with the victim’s sister-in-law. An ambitious prosecutor, taking advantage of the ... Read more
Free: The Beckoner
The discovery of two young boys walking across a vacant lot is about to change the sleepy town of Dayton forever. It’s only a small ball, not much bigger than a large marble really, nearly overlooked. But the ball seems to sense the boy’s proximity and draws them in, like bugs to a bug light, ... Read more
Secrets Revealed
Kalila Martin is no longer a child easily fooled by the lies she has been told. The lies that were meant to protect her. No longer able to ignore the feeling inside, she slaps the voice of reasoning off her shoulder and ventures into territory she is unprepared for. Can she see through the mask ... Read more
Free: Eye of the Moon
Johnny’s legendary socialite Aunt Alice mysteriously died while reading The Egyptian Book of the Dead when he and Percy were ten. They have been kept in the dark about that night ever since. Twenty years later, they are reunited, along with family and guests, for a weekend house party at Rhinebeck, the sumptuous estate once ... Read more
Nocturnal Meetings of the Misplaced
Mystery surrounds the town of Summertime, Indiana, where fifteen-year-old Tommy Walker and his little sister are sent to live with relatives they’ve never met. Tommy soon makes friends with Finn Wilds, a rebellious local who lives with his volatile and abusive stepfather, who also happens to be the town’s sheriff. Finn invites Tommy to late ... Read more
Death by Crockpot
A humorous lighthearted cozy mystery that is full of suspense and twists and turns that will leave you laughing and surprised. Kat O’Hara returns home penniless, heartbroken and without a job. When the magical Landers sisters hire her to run their new Enchanted Cafe little do they suspect that a gruesome murder is about to ... Read more
In the Belly of Jonah
Liv “Boots” Bergen is shocked when the body of a stunning college intern working in her Colorado limestone quarry is found on the shores of a nearby reservoir. Clues are scarce–except that the crime scene appears to be a macabre, intricately staged tableau. Driven by her need to find the man who could commit such ... Read more
The Masonic Manuscript
The Freemasons are in trouble. And once more, Sara Walsh, hero of The Templar Succession, is on the case. Pennsylvania: A powerful Mason is murdered. And a statue of Benjamin Franklin containing a dark secret is destroyed. Calgary: At the foot of the Canadian Rockies lies The Compound, an exclusive Masonic Resort. There, beneath a ... Read more
Bangkok Shadows
American lawyer Glenn Murray cohen was enjoying life as a rich expat in Bangkok, and then the CIA dragged him into a dangerous scheme that risked his life and those of his closest friends. Take a wild ride through the dark underside of Bangkok as Glenn and his friends fight to survive in a world ... 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
Bitten
Set in Florence and Venice, this fast-moving thriller features the Mafia, the world’s most valuable missing masterpiece, global warming, and the deadliest creature on Earth. See price on Kindle.... Read more
Humpty Bumpkin
She’s just a country girl who loves her dog. But her life is about to get less countrified and more…erm…homicide. Deer Hollow is a small community built in a verdant, rolling countryside. The nearest big city is over an hour away and big city ways are rejected at the Hollow. Unfortunately, the big city isn’t ... Read more
Free: Angel of Death
Ever wonder why the god of the Bible is so violent? Find the answer in this thriller of suspense and crime! Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Lion’s Den
Robert McDowell has fallen in love. It was love at first sight. He buys her dinner, enjoys stimulating conversation, and goes to bed dreaming about seeing her again soon. But there’s more to his date than meets the eye. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Guarding His Fortunes
Elan, a captivating park ranger and glassblowing artist with a bevy of secrets, resists the new hotshot charged with protecting him and his luminous creations. Sam, a clever and tenacious security guard, investigates a puzzling heist at a fine art gallery and discovers a vast, hidden fortune is at stake. Intimacy is the last thing ... Read more
Free: Some Like It Witchy (Paranormal Cozy Mystery)
Candlemaking witch Fiona Hart knows that Banshee Creek is the perfect place for her store. Unfortunately, handsome firefighter Gavin MacKay doesn’t agree. When a visiting tourist dies using her Sorceress’ Best candles, Fiona is on the hot seat. She must find the culprit before the dreaded Banshee Creek Fire & Rescue Department closes down her ... Read more
The Body Next Door
Samantha Newman’s in desperate need of a new job, a place of her own, and a fix for her rocky romance with cyber-security expert Carter Chapman. Now there’s a dead man next door, and his missing wife is holed up in the apartment where Sam is staying. Dragged into the investigation, Sam catches the attention ... Read more
Prayers for Evil
Something’s not quite right in Ashton Falls, Maine. A dark mystery lies deep in the town’s shadows and a web of intrigue reaches from the Dark Ages to Nazi Europe and finally to the village itself. Will Chris Murphy have the strength and courage to defeat this evil force? Will he stop it before it ... Read more
The Beast Within
In late 16th century Germany, the city of Bedburg is reeling from the recent werewolf and witch trials, while a despotic lord rules his people with an iron fist. No one is safe from suspicion or persecution. Until an unlikely hero steps forward: a former priest working in secret to rescue as many lives as ... Read more
Searching for Goran (Mystery)
Goran is a successful businessman who is suffering amnesia after a car accident. When the visions start, they appear to belong to another place and time and – above all – another man. Giving up any hope of returning to his old life, Goran decides to follow the clues in his visions of ice and ... Read more
Free: Death Votes Last
With an evenly-divided United States Senate, the stakes are high for the nation’s political power brokers. The leader of one party decides to change the numbers by arranging the elimination of one of the other party’s senators. As the senator’s death sends shock waves through the nation’s capital, federal prosecutor Jeff Trask and a team ... Read more
Free: Goliath
In the summer of 1931, the British Airship Goliath on her maiden flight mysteriously vanishes without a trace over West Africa, taking with her a secret that people are willing to kill and die for. Present day, an attempted kidnapping draws Ryan Mitchell into a deadly race to find the Goliath before a mysterious figure ... Read more
Black Sunshine
At 19, Will Gribbins survived a coal mine explosion that killed 27 miners and swore a blood oath he’d never talk about it. Now, he has returned home to uncover what really happened in a mile-deep hole under Black Mountain that day 20 years ago, a story told in statues carved by a handicapped boy—that ... Read more
Baby Grand
From award-winning author Dina Santorelli comes an edge-of-your-seat suspense novel. In Albany, New York, the governor’s infant daughter disappears without a trace from her crib. Hours later, down-and-out writer Jamie Carter is abducted from the streets of Manhattan and is whisked upstate, where she is forced by her captor to care for the kidnapped child ... Read more
When Butterflies Cry
Grayson Addington comes home from Vietnam to find his wife in his brother’s arms and a mysterious orphan named Maggie playing with his 2-year-old daughter, Sadie. When Sadie runs away, the brothers find her trapped in the rocks–beneath a dam about to collapse. Grayson will have to watch her drown … unless Maggie is much ... Read more
Free: The Chinese Woman: Operation Lion Den
Operation Lion Den is the codename for an FBI counter-terrorism operation in New York. Al-Qaeda terrorists, posing as Spaniards, have crossed into the US from Mexico and arrived in New York with a plan far more dangerous and devastating than 9-11. Once again FBI agent, Sean McNamara, and Li Mei would find themselves working together ... Read more
Keyboard Hero
A kidnapped wife. A shattered bank executive. A bald hero. Anonymous threats. And an innocent BBW caught in the middle of it all. Welcome to Miami, where Marvin White spends his free time solving crimes and preventing tragedies, using his computer, his wits, and–sometimes–even his friends. The rest of the time? He’s just that guy ... Read more
Free: Five Days in May
3 members of a pastor’s family make a desperate decision to commit murder on Friday…the day an F5 tornado will wipe their whole world off the map. Their plans are changed by a death row inmate who’s been watching the pastor for years–through someone else’s eyes! She sees the Big Ugly coming–begs him to run! ... Read more
Deception
A thrilling seduction leads to a fatal affair in this gripping romantic suspense! Caught in a deadly game of lies and deceit, Katherine Collins hunts for a killer while fighting against the relentless pursuit of a man she should never trust. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Getaway
Young British counter-terrorist cop Sam Archer is in New York City for a funeral. After the service, an old familiar face approaches him with a proposition. A team of bank robbers is tearing the city apart, robbing it of millions. The FBI agent needs Archer to go undercover and try to stop them. Free on ... Read more
Free: A Different Kind of Fire & Fury (Mystery)
Detective Michelle Velasquez kicks ass with the Santa Fe Police Department, and she’ll need all her moxie May, 2013 as she’s assigned two cases which may be related. She’s assigned a vicious rape case of Maria Acevedo, an intern with the Jones Financial Group, as she gets a call from an old friend, Richard Stanberry ... Read more
Free: Witness Protection
After witnessing an execution, a resourceful young woman attempts to disappear while being pursued by a hitman and a handsome federal agent. A helicopter pilot, Jackie Remus, reluctantly agrees to go on a date with one of her clients, but her date is unexpectedly cut short when she witnesses a man being murdered. After narrowly ... Read more
Free: The Haunting in Barry’s Lodge (Paranormal Mystery)
He’s Alone, frightened and trapped. He thinks he knows fear, but he is about to find what it means to be truly scared. He hears someone drawing close, RUN. She is coming for him…… Alfred, a washed-up author, plagued by failures can’t believe his luck when his father-in-law, Frank, provides him with a chance that ... Read more
Free: Good Girl Bad Girl
Murder, trafficking, and dark family secrets. Kal has always hidden the fact that her father was a criminal, but when her journalist mother goes missing, Kal “goes rogue” to take on the investigation. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Whip The Devil (Mystery)
San Francisco. 1950’s. Mindful of classic Golden Age mysteries, Whip The Devil is a blend of traditional private detective novel and balling whodunit with a generous dash of noir. An elegant socialite and heiress joins a private investigator to vindicate a man unjustly accused of murder. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
