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: Nutshell

John Albedo

During Dust Bowl days in west Texas, a country doctor delivers a baby, a so-called “monster,” acceptable parlance of that era indicating a newborn with multiple birth defects. A genre-bending thriller that offers readers a birds eye view into the rigors of med-school through the lens of a supernatural-tinged, multi-generational drama. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Retribution

C. M. Sutter

The violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer. With the media demanding an arrest and at their wits’ end, the Chicago Police Department makes an urgent ... Read more

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Silence in the Land of Gold

James Finch

George Wilford is a long-time foreign lawyer in Burma and has been hired by a new firm in town headed by Seth Drake. When George is tasked by Seth to fix a mistake that threatens to bring down the firm, he is led to an intrigue over a fortune lost in an air crash involving ... Read more

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Free: The Cruise

A. Nation

Susan travels on a fun cruise around the Hawaiian islands with her best friends, that is, until she sees a ghost (Book 3 of 5). Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Gate 76

Andrew Diamond

A detective in the mold of Bosch and Reacher tracks down the last living witness to a major crime – a troubled woman who doesn’t want to be found. Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2018 and to BestThrillers.com’s best thrillers of 2018. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Throwback & Backlash

Kirk Alex

LIKE A BLAST FROM A DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUN, TWO HARD NOIR L.A. NOVELS IN ONE BLOOD–STAINED VOLUME THROWBACK & BACKLASH Love, Lust & Murder Series Ménage as pressure cooker about to boil over: when Fred falls for married Marge, whose husband Frank is a bounty hunter . . . and Fred’s boss. Marge can’t leave her ... Read more

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Sewing Suspicion

Kathryn Mykel

Secrets and a patchwork of white lies. Can Alex string together the truth before her life unravels? Alex Bailey’s heart feels threadbare. Struggling with the dubious practices of her NYC law firm, she’s left her high-profile career and is eager to clear her conscience with a trip home to care for the woman who raised ... Read more

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Free: Maniacal

C. M. Sutter

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 ... Read more

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Red Velvet & Murder

TANYA TAYLOR

An elderly couple were found dead in their living room, leaving their cat, Ralphy, to fend for himself. It appears to be a murder-suicide and the wife’s actions in the days leading up to their demise were suspicious. Is the death of Ralph and Janet Shelby as cut and dry as it seems? Or will ... Read more

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Free: Steeped in Murder

Kirsten Weiss

Tea, tarot, and trouble. Abigail’s dream of owning a tearoom in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the recipes. But she’s out of a tearoom and into hot water when her realtor turns out to be a conman… and then turns up dead. But ... Read more

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The Stranger in Our House

Sarah Denzil

Tired of the city, Aaron and Meera relocate their family to the idyllic village of Little Crake. But fifteen-year-old Noah wanders alone into the forest. For three days, a search party combs the woods. Until he’s found alive, unconscious in the hollow of a tree… Why doesn’t Noah remember those three days? What happened to ... Read more

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Free: Dead Funny: Four Women, Four Dead Bodies… Well ok, Five

Jinx James

A fast-fading celebrity is prepared to do anything, yes anything, to capture the headlines again. Unfortunately, Annabel had picked a very bad day to kill her husband. Four equally ballsy women cross a moral line to get what they want, with unexpected consequences. DEAD FUNNY confirms that the world is as crazy and off-kilter as ... Read more

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Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries Books 1-10: Hysterical Southern Cozy Mysteries

Amy Boyles

Ten full length-novels! 2000 pages of reading. Start this delightful series full of Southern charm and sass. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Mother

J. E. Clarkson

After The Lamb absconds taking D.C. with them, Kate Monroe and Detective Inspector Halifax are tasked with tracking them down and investigating the shady operations surrounding “The Blazing Crucible”. Soon they discover far more than they bargained for, as The Lamb finds themselves in as much trouble abroad as they are at home. Free on ... Read more

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The Rhine River Job

Vince Milam

She’s known as the Gypsy, and teams with Case Lee to investigate a crime syndicate. The stakes ratchet up when they uncover corrupt connections with politicians, power players, and spies. The toxic mix turns ugly when all involved discover there are boundaries you’d best not cross. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: What She Saw

Sheila Lowe

Psychological suspense that follows a young woman through the terrifying labyrinth of amnesia, where no one is who or what they appear to be. . . Imagine waking up on a train with no recollection of how you got there, with no idea of who you are–no name, no memories, no life. The only thing ... Read more

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Free: The Alchemical Detective

Kirsten Weiss

This midlife metaphysical detective has a murder to solve. But will a devilishly handsome casino owner get in the way? Pick up this page-turning paranormal women’s fiction today! Because this complicated, Gen-X detective isn’t like the others… Start reading now! Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: FROZEN FEARS

C.E. NELSON

When the daughter of a prominent man is found frozen to death, agent Don Trask is surprised that the man seems almost relieved at her death. When Don discovers more girls from a local college have gone missing, his investigation takes him where he never wanted to go. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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In Danger of Judgment

David Rabin

Vietnam vet seeks revenge on former mentor turned Chicago drug lord while cops race to stop a brutal drug war. Hidden motives collide in a thrilling and explosive tale set in 1987 Chicago. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Dish Dog

Peter Davidson

Someone is operating the largest stock market insider trading scheme in the history of the United States that is making millions of dollars in illegal profits. The perpetrator has hidden their identity and covered their tracks through layers of elusive actions. But, the perpetrator may not have planned on a brilliant FBI forensic accountant, Dr. ... Read more

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Free: You Better Run

Willow Rose

When 19-year-old Meg Briggs wakes up after having a crazy party with her friends, she finds a girl in the pool. Dead. Who is this girl? How did she end up in the pool? Was she even at the party? Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the ... Read more

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Too Dead for his Britches: 80s Church Lady Mini-Series (A Christian Women’s Club Mystery Book 1)

Riley Blake

New to Kindle Unlimited, Too Dead For His Britches is $1.49 for a limited time. Baduga Fellowship’s congregation alienates Harper Kay, the new church secretary, after their senior pastor is murdered, but when Deputy Maxwell Hunt becomes involved, he stumbles upon a larger suspect pool. Soon, the curious deputy is combing through a web of ... Read more

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Free: Run For Your Life

C. M. Sutter

With the weekend right around the corner, Homicide Detective Mitch Cannon is looking forward to Saturday night. It isn’t often he has a date, and this one will be particularly interesting. His new friend Liza is beautiful, edgy, outspoken, and somewhat odd. But Mitch’s usual Friday-morning phone call to his mom sets the wheels in ... Read more

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Free: So Shall The Tree Grow

Ninie Hammon

Family loyalties, deadly feuds, and international drug wars are brought to life in Ninie Hammon’s new intergenerational tale set in present-day Kentucky, four decades after the rise and fall of the Cornbread Mafia. When Ruth Hannacker finds a “just-in-case-anything-happens-to-me” letter among her mother’s things after she was killed in a tornado, it opens a new ... Read more

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Free: Exile Hunter

Preston Fleming

EXILE HUNTER is set in a dystopian America ruled by a tyrannical President-for-Life who turns U.S. intelligence against his political enemies. Warren Linder, an undercover officer, becomes the scapegoat for a failed rendition op and is sent to die in an Arctic labor camp. Defying all odds, he escapes to pursue a woman whose family ... Read more

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Civil Terror: Gridlock

J. Luke Bennecke

What if the technology behind self-driving cars became a threat? Terrorists hack and weaponize the new self-driving car network designed by engineer Jake Bendel, forcing him to partner with the FBI to stop a larger national attack. A fast-paced thriller from an award-winning, real-life traffic engineer for techno-thriller fans. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Forget Me

Lisa Sherman

Wanda Dellas is living someone else’s life: that’s the sense she’s had since a mysterious accident robbed her of her long-term memory. Lost and barely scraping by, Wanda cleans offices at night in order to support her young daughter. Then Wanda sees a news report about a presumed dead businesswoman, Claire Stanbrick. Bad enough that ... Read more

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Knit, Purl… Murder!

Lyla Lockwood

New girl in town, Savvy Swift learns the magical town of Wickerton Hollow lives up to its slogan: Where Strange Things Happen. The local yarn shopkeeper is accused of murder. Savvy knows she must help. Only first, she must round up a family of quarrelsome gnomes, outwit a wish-granting cat, and steal back a relic ... Read more

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Free: Nazis vs Dinos

Brent Reilly

It’s 1944 and Hitler is desperate, so a monstrous dictator out of time sends commandos to a timeless island that some call Atlantis to steal a super-weapon that may be the lost Ark of the Covenant. The best Nazis must beat the worst monsters of the future or they’re history. The truths they discover are ... Read more

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Boise Longpig Hunting Club

Nick Kolakowski

When you want someone found, you call bounty hunter Jake Halligan. He’s smart, tough, and best of all, careful on the job. But none of those skills seem to help him when a shadowy group starts taking his life apart piece by piece. Now he’s the hunted… and he’ll need all of his skills if ... Read more

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Free: The Link

Dennis Shock

Find a girl who has been kidnapped by human traffickers! Thwart criminals attempting to assassinate him. Capture a high-level kingpin. Maybe even fall in love. All in a day’s work for James Brickman. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Redemption of Don Juan Casanova

Lloyd Lofthouse

He craves to change his philandering ways. But is his debauched lifestyle about to be ended by a deranged killer? If you like complex heroes, an enticing cast of characters, and heavy twists and turns, then you’ll love this mystery suspense thriller. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Big Four: A Hercule Poirot Mystery Illustrated Kindle Edition

Agatha Christie

Are you a fan of Agatha Christie’s mysteries? If so, you’ll love this illustrated edition of “The Big Four.” Beautiful full page illustrations in color and detailed black and white images. Unabridged Not only does this book contain the complete text of Christie’s classic detective novel, but it also features beautiful illustrations. These illustrations bring ... Read more

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Free: Cold Comfort

Trevor Douglas

How do you catch a killer who never leaves a clue? Bridgette Casseldhorf is a rookie detective working her first murder case.  The circumstances surrounding the murder of a young woman lead Bridgette to believe it’s the work of a serial killer, but nobody is listening. Convinced the killer will strike again shortly, can she find enough evidence to stop ... Read more

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Murder at the Hunt Ball : A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery Book 10)

Sonia Parin

While Evie thinks about becoming a lady detective, Henrietta, the Dowager Countess of Woodridge, is busy trying to find Tom Winchester a title. Suddenly, Evie and her relatives become involved in a local mystery. The hunt is on to discover the author of a threatening letter before he makes good on his threat. Fun-filled 1920s ... Read more

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DEVIANT IDENTITIES

Michael McDonald-Low

Stephanie Courtland is deeply troubled: she suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder, which makes it impossible for her to understand the wrongfulness of the murderous acts committed by her alters. Beth, on the surface, appears calm, reasonable, and wanting to be in control. Stephanie’s psychologist. Dr. James Galloway is suspicious of this behavior because of Beth’s ... Read more

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Free: Ant Farm

James M. Jackson

Meet Seamus McCree, a single dad, amateur sleuth, champion of the little guy against those who abuse their power. This Kindle Scout Winner is first in the Seamus McCree series of domestic thrillers featuring a protagonist written in the tradition of Robert B. Parker, John Sandford, and William Kent Krueger. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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What Comes Before

Daniel Kemp

Lord Harry Paterson, Sheriff of the County of Yorkshire, is coerced back to work for the British Security Services after witnessing the macabre death of a beautiful, young woman at a grouse shoot hosted by his friend and ex-fellow army officer, Viscount Winston Bottomly. Unbeknownst to Harry, the woman – the Viscount’s fiancée – had ... Read more

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Free: The Moscow Brief

KJ Kalis

It’s been five years since CIA agent Travis Bishop walked away from his career… Now living on a ranch in Texas training performance horses, he swore he’d never go back. The arrival of an unexpected guest at the ranch throws Travis headfirst into trouble. A man shows up on his doorstep claiming an agent that ... Read more

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Free: DCI Alice Candy

B A Spicer

DCI Alice Candy is a formidable woman and a respected detective who has an edge: she has powers of perception that verge on the psychic, although she is no believer in magic. In this typically British detective series, and with the help of her logical sidekick, DI Will Brady, she untangles a steady stream of ... Read more

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