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!
Wicked for Hire, Paranormal in Manhattan Mystery Book 1
Sometimes, the opportunity of a lifetime busts your door instead of gently knocking at it… Medical student Amanda Meyer thought she had her life all planned out until people started dying the moment they touched her. Being cleared of any wrongdoing didn’t stop the medical school from expelling her, and it didn’t rid her of ... Read more
Palpable Imaginings
Mystery, Suspense, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, and Thrillers! Stories of redemption, retribution, murder, courage, hope, love, new beginnings, alternate history, unusual powers, science gone wrong, nightmares, fate, narrow escapes, shoot-outs and survival. You’ll find them all here in 17 selected stories from 8 writers in Palpable Imaginings! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Jacks Are Wild
Handsome, white knight, police officer Jack Stratton is back in this action-packed, thrilling adventure. When his sexy old flame disappears, no one thinks it’s suspicious except Jack and one unbalanced witness. Jack feels in his gut that something is wrong. He knows that Marisa has a past, and if it ever caught up with her—it ... Read more
Touched
Terror, love, chills, hope, magic, thrills, and fantasy await you. Come inside and be Touched! These stories will inspire, haunt, amaze, and delight readers who love to experience the wide array of speculative and flash fiction genres. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 1-5
Crazy deal! Get five chilling page-turners from the queen of scream: Bestselling author Willow Rose. $0.99 on Kindle (ends 6/1).... Read more
Free: Dog Gone Lies (Pacheco & Chino Mystery)
Sheriff Ray Pacheco returns from his introduction in The Bootlegger’s Legacy to start a new chapter as a private investigator, along with his partners: Tyee Chino, often-drunk Apache fishing guide, and Big Jack, bait shop owner and philosopher. The trio are pulled into a mystery immediately when an abandoned show dog appears at Ray’s cabin ... Read more
Free: THE ONLY WITNESS
A missing baby. A teenage mother suspected of murder. A jaded detective whose reputation is on the line. A signing gorilla destined for the auction block. A scientist who is about to lose everything. Will the revelation that a gorilla is the only witness to the crime save or doom everyone involved? The character of ... Read more
Free: The Black Rose
Meredith O’Brien, an Assistant State Attorney, finds herself dodging bullets and physically fighting bad guys in this cozy romance thriller packed with suspense, explosive action and humor. She finds herself the target of street thugs and deep into uncovering the truth about a serial rapist and killer intent on taunting the police and embroiling her ... Read more
Free: Spell Found (Blackmoore Sisters Cozy Mysteries)
The first book in this series, “Dead Wrong”, is also free right now!” When the Blackmoore sisters travel to Salem Massachusetts in search of an ancient energy infused relic that has been hidden away since the 1692 Salem witch trials, they find themselves up to their elbows in witches, ghosts and cats … not to ... Read more
Free: Lamb to the Slaughter
“A well-crafted tale of murder begotten by the collision of two incompatible worlds.” -Kirkus Reviews Some Amish communities aren’t so cozy. The death of a teenage Amish girl in a cornfield looks like an accident, but sheriff Serenity Adams suspects foul play. To solve the murder, she must investigate the nearby Amish community with the ... Read more
The Black Flagged Thriller Series (Boxset: Books 1-3)
Daniel Petrovich, the most lethal operative created by the Department of Defense’s Black Flag Program, protects a secret buried in the deepest vaults of the Pentagon.Blackmailed into executing one final mission, Daniel’s carefully constructed “life”rapidly disintegrates into a relentless federal manhunt–and a “24-style” race against the clock to suppress the shocking truth about his past. To survive, ... Read more
Free: Death By Lotto 5
Ethel Bradley thinks someone is trying to kill her, but doesn’t know who or why. She enlists the help of her childhood friend, Lady Elsmere, but Lady Elsmere has troubles of her own in the form of a ne’er-do-well English nephew who’s trying to steal her estate. Both women turn to Josiah Reynolds, who has ... Read more
Free: Every Fear
On an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She turns her back for only a few seconds. When she looks again, she sees his empty stroller, as Dylan is being abducted into a waiting van. Maria climbs into the van, but is violently thrown to the road where ... Read more
Murder in Faith
Erica Taylor has it all—a job she loves, a beautiful home, a successful, handsome TV reporter fiancé. So, why did she kill him? Goody Hubbard and his partner, Bobbie Monaco, travel to Atlanta where they meet the alleged killer and her accuser, Reverend Basil Skaggs. As they launch their investigation into Steven Reed’s death on ... Read more
A Killer Retreat (A Downward Dog Mystery)
When Kate Davidson gets an offer to teach yoga classes at the Elysian Springs resort, she jumps at the opportunity—even if it means enduring the wedding ceremony of the center’s two caretakers. But avoiding the M-word turns out to be the least of Kate’s problems when a wedding guest is found floating face-down in the ... Read more
Parched
The sun has become a ‘red giant’ and the world is hot and parched. In California, James and Lexie Deforio have three goals: to find food and water, to survive another day, and to protect their two children. When their home is abruptly robbed and burned to the ground, the family is forced to embark ... Read more
Six John Jordan Mysteries
A man of the cloth who both ministers mercy and thirsts for justice walks a very fine line as a prison chaplain and a detective as he investigates baffling cases of murder in these beloved and acclaimed suspenseful mysteries by award-winning author Michael Lister. A smart, sympathetic, utterly unique detective haunted by his past. Some ... Read more
Face Of Our Father
Winner Best Indie Book—BRAG Medallion Honoree. Stuart Pierce’s wife is hiding death threats. With a graphic photo of a ritual stoning Stu’s only clue, he sets out to protect a wife who refuses to protect herself. Obsessed with catching a killer, Angie plunges them both into a web of global intrigue. Honor. Love. Life. All ... Read more
Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (Emma Frost Book 4)
The queen of scream does it again! A fast-paced, spine-chilling mystery from an international bestselling author. We all know that high school reunions can be a daunting and sometimes horrifying experience. Well, for Emma Frost that is exactly what it becomes when she is invited to meet with all of her old classmates at a ... Read more
Free: No Good Deed: A Psychological Thriller
Seeing the future comes at a price. What price would you be willing to pay to save thousands of lives?Mark Taylor knows his actions scream guilty—but he was only trying to stop the horrible terrorist attack. Instead of a thank you, the government labels him an enemy combatant and throws him in the brig with ... Read more
The House that Jack Built (Jack Ryder Book 3)
Scott Kingston is afraid of monsters. He thinks they’re lurking outside his bedroom window at night when his mother tucks him in. He asks his mother to keep the light on to scare the monsters away. But that light is exactly what lures the kidnapper to his window and the next morning, Scott Kingston is ... Read more
How You Loved Me
From the dark past of a beguiling girl in a vintage poodle skirt, to a sinister stepfather, to an enthusiastic and intuitive detective who’s out to solve her first big case, fear claws at the doors and walls in this after-dark story of terror. Detective Arizona Stewart is a beautiful red-headed sleuth with a talent ... Read more
Free: When Night Comes
Jack Turner comes back to Culpepper to give a series of lectures for his old history professor. Within days, he starts having bizarre experiences at night. Like he’s traveling back in time, experiencing the epic events in his lectures firsthand. He has no control over these experiences and can’t make them stop. Joe Boyd thought ... Read more
Free: Back Story (A Reed Ferguson Mystery)
ystery. Potential client Brad Webb asks Denver private investigator Reed Ferguson to look into the decades-old murder of Brad’s grandfather, Dewey Webb. Dewey was a Denver-based private detective who died mysteriously in 1955, and although Reed is intrigued, he doesn’t see much promise in solving the case. After all, the police didn’t find Dewey’s killer ... Read more
Her Final Breath (The Tracy Crosswhite Series)
Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sister’s killer. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that threatens to end her career, if not her life.A serial killer known as the Cowboy is killing young women in cheap motels in North Seattle. ... Read more
Free: True Crime (Mystery Novel)
Private Investigator Sean Hayes and his partner Ashley Reid are hired to find the fate of a girl who went missing 15 years back. And, before they could’ve made a move, the NYPD reaches out to Sean to investigate a murder case. A long-closed case means Ashley has to treat everyone as a suspect. Sean, ... Read more
Free: The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop (A Sweet Cove Mystery Book 1)
Angie Roseland runs The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop in the seacoast town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts. The building’s new owners are not renewing the bake shop’s lease and Angie is running out of time to find a new location. When one of the town’s long-time residents is murdered, Angie finds herself on the suspect list. ... Read more
Mash Up
Follow Qigiq, an Alaskan transplant, as he teams up with fast-driving San Francisco detective Kandy Dreeson to search for a missing musician in a “cleverly designed…perfect detective read” (San Francisco Book Review 5-stars). A hysterical roommate with a boxful of body parts leads to YouTube cyber-clues and mysterious deaths by dynamite in this “thoughtful, well-constructed ... Read more
You Can Run (7th Street Crew)
It’s not the kind of thing you’d expect to happen on an ordinary Saturday morning. Her kids are arguing and her husband is still sleeping. Lisa is tired and wonders why her husband keeps working late. Is he having an affair? Is it the same girl as last time? Why is their teenage daughter acting ... Read more
Warren Lane
Will Moore is losing control. His wife Susan knows he’s cheating. Mark Ready drinks too much. Ella can’t keep her legs shut, and Warren Lane is arrogant and cruel. These five are due for a karmic reckoning. All it takes to set the wheels in motion is a chance event—a troubled woman asking the wrong ... Read more
Slenderman (Emma Frost Book 9)
An engrossing thriller from an Amazon bestselling author! Ever heard of Slender Man? They say he is always there. They say he is always watching. A tall guy in a suit and tie, with no face, and arms like tentacles. Some say he is an online myth; others will go very far to prove he ... Read more
The Murder Room
Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne–a museum dedicated to the interwar years, with a room celebrating the most notorious murders of that time–when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the family trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close the museum against the wishes of ... Read more
Free: Total Victim Theory
Six months have passed since a faded, black ledger mysteriously appeared on FBI Agent Jake Radley’s doorstep. Puzzling over the document’s sinister entries, Jake pieces together a story of mass murder near the Texas-Mexico border two decades before. If Jake’s theory is correct, the names listed on the ledger’s final page are the victims of ... Read more
Iron Wolf: A Novel
New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown goes beyond the headlines in this high-tech, high-tension military thriller in which a resurgent Russia enflames sectarian unrest and violence in Ukraine and Poland, setting off a stealth robotic war and escalating an international crisis. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Five, Six … Grab your Crucifix (Rebekka Franck, Book 3)
An enthralling tale from an Amazon All-star bestselling author…The characters are well developed, the action fast, a little romance, and a great story line.The Priest is a man with a mission from God. He is to help those possessed by evil to finally become free from their stronghold. He has expelled demons for years and ... Read more
Free: The Gingerbread House
Thomas Lyndon, an unknown artist, wakes to his usual ritualistic routine on the morning of his first one man show, unaware that his life is about to change forever. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Hunt for the Enemy
“Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Ben Hope” Hunt for the Enemy is the breathtaking and action-packed third novel in the highly acclaimed and best-selling Enemy series of thrillers featuring enigmatic agent Carl Logan. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Withdrawing Room (Mystery)
Death pays a visit to Sarah Kelling’s new boardinghouse in this delightful cozy mystery series from international bestselling author Charlotte MacLeod. Though the inheritance from her dearly departed Alexander was meant to set Sarah Kelling up for life, it vanishes quickly in the face of hounding from charitable organizations and the IRS. Facing the loss ... Read more
Death in Nostalgia City
Nostalgia City theme park re-creates a small town from the 1970s in every detail, but when rides are sabotaged and tourists killed, an unlikely duo is persuaded to investigate–undercover. Lyle Deming is an anxiety-prone ex-cop, now driving a Nostalgia City cab to escape the stress of police work. Kate Sorensen is a 6’ 2 ½” ... Read more
Let It Be
“Let It Be” brings Buddhist, Celtic, Greek, Aztec myth and spirituality to focus on a tall tale of Death falling in love with a human. Set on the eve of the Day of The Dead, the supernatural thriller is dripping with mystical conversation beyond words. As the novel’s lead character, Yeats Dane, sets out to ... Read more
