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: The Stubborn Lawyer

Dan Decker

SIX MITCH TURNER LEGAL THRILLER SHORT STORIES IN ONE BOOK! Meet Mitch Turner, the fast-talking criminal defense attorney who takes risks others do not! If you like legal thrillers, these short stories are for you. Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turrow will enjoy these stories. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Killer’s Club

Dan Decker

Audrey Spencer has landed her dream job as a Deputy DA when the daughter of DA Gregory Pope is found stabbed in a park. Audrey is surprised when Pope assigns her the case and is determined to find justice for her boss. The murderer soon strikes again, throwing cold water on her best theory. Can ... Read more

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Nanoverse (Books 1-4)

Theophilus Monroe

You have been marked by the algorithm as a threat to national security. You are under arrest. Your peripheral nervous system is now under the jurisdiction of the United States Bureau of Prisons. You have been charged with attempted terrorism and found guilty. The judgment of the algorithm is final. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Selena Bailey

H.K. Christie

The Selena Bailey series is a collection of suspenseful fiction detailing Selena’s turbulent path to becoming a top-notch, kick-ass private investigator. If you like thrilling twists, dark tension, and smart and driven women, then you’ll love this dark thriller series. Free to $4.99 on Kindle. Learn More... Read more

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The Sawtooth Job

Vince Milam

It started with mystery and misdirection and shadowland fog. It ended with terminal actions and lies and a murky affirmation he’d done the right thing. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Ascension of Mary

William West

Mary is a 14 year-old violin prodigy who moves to a new home with her mother and discovers a ghost in her bedroom. Mary believes the ghost wants to help uncover the secrets of her family’s past and reveal who is responsible for the murder of her father. Thoughtful messages are brought up as the ... Read more

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The Carnation Murder (Adele Gossling Mysteries: Book 1)

Tam May

Smart, inquisitive, and a firm believer in the new progressive reforms, Adele Gossling seeks a new life after the devastating death of her father. She flees San Francisco for the small town of Arrojo, planning a life of peace and small pleasures. Peace is exactly what she doesn’t get when she discovers her neighbor’s dead ... Read more

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Doctor Glass

Louise Worthington

When a psychotherapist publishes a controversial article, she finds herself at the mercy of an unstable mind and must find a way to escape her kidnapper before her career—and her life—are shattered to pieces. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Charlie-316

Colin Conway

Tyler Garrett was the model police officer until an ambush unraveled his world. The Charlie-316 series is ripped from today’s headlines and examines a modern police department’s response to corruption within its ranks. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Courthouse Murder

Peter Zander-Howell

In July 1949, an unpopular and deeply unpleasant man is stabbed in the courthouse of an English city. As the murder has been committed in a room to which the general public doesn’t have access, it seems probable that the culprit is someone involved with the business of the courts. Suspects include a number of ... Read more

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Murder at the Bingo Hall

Linda Pohl

Bingo can be deadly! When Priscilla slumps over dead, just as she’s about to call “Bingo,” her two best friends, Ethel and Nellie, suspect she’s been murdered. Twists and turns abound, as these two feisty amateur sleuths seek justice for their friend. Psychics, a Ouija board and Nellie’s famous Catch-a-Killer cookies (recipes included) help to ... Read more

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Free: The Gryphon Torn

CG Loggie

Griff, the blind veteran with extrasensory abilities is back in the fourth book of the series. He is forced to protect his new life while trying to save another. In a foreign country and out of his depth, his mistakes lead to murder. He’s torn between saving a friend, changing the world or protecting his ... Read more

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Scared Silent

Neil Turner

NEW! Book 5 of the acclaimed Tony Valenti thriller series. His choices: prison or death. Which scares him more? Fifteen-year-old Denzel Payton is charged with a murder he didn’t commit. Speaking out could get him killed. It’s up to Tony Valenti and Penelope Brooks to find a way out. They’ll need smarts, guts, and a ... Read more

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Major Bummer Murders

Melrose McFadden

Welcome to Wahoo Beach, where there is always plenty of sun, surf, sand… and murder! The year is 1986, and all Tiffany Sloan wants is to catch some rays, jam out to Bananarama on her boom box, and run her business — the Putts & Stuff Boardwalk Playland. But Wahoo Beach is one of those ... Read more

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David’s Sling

Andrew Ceroni

In the deep, shadowy forest of New York’s Adirondack mountains, CIA Agent Dave McClure will meet his most horrific nightmare and face his greatest challenge ever! The CIA and its top agent, Dave McClure, have their hands perilously full. Franz Altmann, a vicious killer and a member of the German terror group, Red Storm Movement, ... Read more

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Soldiers of Freedom

Samuel Marquis

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, the first African-American tank unit in U.S. history. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Politikill

Timonty Sojka

Take a bribe, meet your maker. Imagine if someone recorded politicians accepting bribes. Or, an execution squad murdered corrupt legislators on camera, then broadcast politicians’ wrongdoings. What if politicians actually feared retribution for accepting payola? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Malevolent (Shaye Archer Series Book 1)

Jana DeLeon

Shaye Archer’s life effectively began the night police found her in an alley with no memory of the previous 15 years. Now, she’s a PI who gets answers for her clients, and maybe for herself. When her new client Emma claims she’s being stalked, Shaye is determined to help. Emma knows her stalker, but the ... Read more

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The Man on the Rubber Balloon or Optimism

Paul Kelly

Would you travel halfway around the world to discover the secret of life? Max Hansell did, and he was never quite the same. Cheated and dumped by his dishonest employer, Max escapes recession-hit London to trek to the source of the Amazon River. He is determined to start life afresh, but disaster follows and before ... Read more

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Of Murder And Lies

Bella Young

When a body of a young woman surfaces on a riverbank in the small town of Rosewood, Washington, Detective Jack Burns is called in from his suspension to lead the case. As the investigation gets underway, a discovery on the other side of town threatens to lift the veil of lies and reveal clues to ... Read more

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Free: Run For Your Life

C. M. Sutter

Detective Mitch Cannon is excited about his date with a new friend, Liza, but a blocked call starts five days of pure hell. Mitch’s sister, Marie, is missing. The next day, Mitch’s partner, Devon, and Liza disappear too. The only clue is from a caller saying, “Ticktock, ticktock.” Mitch begins a white-knuckled search before they’re ... Read more

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Free: Desolation Run

James Snyder

Three escaped convicts and a runaway girl search for a hidden fortune in stolen military payroll, while being pursued by a nationwide police manhunt, an enraged ex-husband, and a psychotic prison investigator bent on revenge. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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DEVIL’S DAWN: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller (A Grant & Daniels Trilogy Book 2)

Charlotte Raine

Sarah Latham is the epitome of an all-American sweetheart. She’s a cheerleader with good grades, a judge for a father, a homemaker for a mother, and a reputation that makes everyone else look like devils. But after being kidnapped, something triggered inside Sarah and she’s no longer made of sugar and spice. Acting Chief of ... Read more

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The Order of Vengeance

Alex J. Fischer

Getting even is all that matters for the motorcycle club aptly named the Order of Vengeance. Follow the band of outlaws as they live the life they’ve chosen. Opposing organizations, interlopers, and trouble all seem to follow the group. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Ashes in Venice

Gojan Nikolich

A heartless psychopath with size 16 shoes, nursing home hookers and an irreverent Las Vegas homicide detective with a gambling habit set the tone for this off-beat tale of revenge and retribution. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Dark Trail

J.C. Fields

FBI Agent Sean Kruger faces mandatory retirement on his upcoming 57th birthday. When FBI Deputy Director Alan Seltzer is murdered, Kruger is given the investigation. When he finds a larger conspiracy surrounding his friend’s death. Kruger must endure a dark trail to solve the crime before leaving the FBI. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Tusker: An International Crime and African Adventure Thriller

Christopher Hepworth

A deathbed confession. A neo-Nazi cult in Southern Africa. And a fight to save the last of the great elephants. In 1908 teenager Hélène Sondheim witnesses the first genocide of the twentieth century in German South West Africa – an event that foreshadows the Nazi holocaust. As she flees from the land of her birth, ... Read more

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Now & Then: A Parker City Mystery

Justin M. Kiska

In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of unthinkable murders. Decades later, the case comes back to haunt the detectives involved. Did they get it wrong all those years ago? Parker City now… Parker City then… Every city has its secrets… Read the first installment of Parker City Mysteries today! ... Read more

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Free: The Devil’s Heart

Robert Rapoza

In a remote section of Argentinian jungle, an archeological team searching for an ancient, mysterious relic vanishes without a trace. With nowhere else to turn, a colleague seeks the help of his dead father’s protégé, Dr. Nick Randall and his daughter Samantha to help find the missing team…and the relic. Randall and Sam travel through ... Read more

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Music and Memories, Another Murder

Christa Nardi

A murdered art teacher, a piano bar, and danger for Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth. When the victim is one of Maddie’s favorite teachers at the high school, the principal assures everyone Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth, will find the killer. Now the killer, sure Sheridan knows more than she does, is after her. Join Sheridan and ... Read more

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Free: Knee Deep

Mac Fortner

A thrilling first in series book introducing, Cam Derringer, Key West private eye. Join Cam in this tropical thriller series as he and his daughter, Diane, fight to keep their friends and family safe. You’ll love the cast of quirky Key West characters. The series is ten books strong and growing. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Teaching

T.O. Paine

They had her life planned, but when a mysterious girl goes missing, the search just might end her life. Raine Harkins believes everything the Teaching tells her—forgiveness is freedom, there are no dead, and there is no dying. She has lived her entire life in the Haven, a small religious community buried in the hills ... Read more

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Free: The Money Trail

J.C. Fields

After an attorney and a Washington Post reporter are murdered on a park bench in Washington, DC., FBI Profiler Sean Kruger finds a dark secret within the highest ranks of the United States government. As he exposes the corruption, it will be up to Kruger to protect the ones he loves from an assassin determined ... Read more

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Redemption

Ed Benjamin

This thriller has it all: super-authentic flying segments, a story of someone dealing with great loss, finding redemption, and an engaging detective story. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Cats ‘n’ Cocktails

Faith Waitstill

  Cats ’n’ Cocktails, formerly McClean’s Pub, is a cat rescue bar and grill owned and operated by Anya McClean. Her sidekick, a cat named Ching— once the beloved pet of a fortune teller— possesses his own supernatural gifts when it comes to exposing unscrupulous characters. Anya’s growing frustration with the incorrigible cat quickly turns ... Read more

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Silent Walker

Inge-Lise Goss

The silent intruder watches Tori sleep, savoring his power as he plans his revenge. Tori Burgess is unnerved when strange phone calls, anonymous dark gifts and odd events begin to dominate her life. She fears her ex-husband is in mortal danger, but soon realizes she’s the target. Could her new beau be the culprit or ... Read more

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Free: The Adulterer’s Handbook: A Novel (The Adulterer Series Book 1)

Sam Anthony

I’m about to jump into the canal and pull her to safety when I stop at the edge of the towpath. What if I do nothing…? If you’re having an affair and you don’t want to get caught, you must read this book. The Adulterer’s Handbook is the story of a happily married man, desperately ... Read more

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Free: The Cold Trail

J.C. Fields

When FBI Profiler Sean Kruger rescues a kidnapped female graduate student, he finds the events too familiar. A cold case from his early FBI career still haunts him. Following newly discovered evidence, Kruger’s investigation will lead him down a dark trail, a trail of dark money and darker passions. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Trinkets And Murder: The Clockmaker’s Curse

Vienna Levine

Are you a fan of investigative murder shows? Do you enjoy stories filled with dark magic, occult mysteries, and characters willing to do anything for the ones they love? If you said yes, then prepare yourself for a journey into a world filled with forbidden love, occult magic, and a bit of humor. $3.98 on ... Read more

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Free: Blackhawk Files

A. Nation

Three ebooks rolled into one download. The first three detective stories set in the 25th century from Det. Alex Blackhawk tracking a killer to Mars, later to Washington D.C, and on board his ship. Adventure on every page. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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