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: Bloody Paws
“A hard-hitting serial killer thriller that deftly explores the homeless crisis and the role of law enforcement with unflinching realism. Highly recommended.” –BestThrillers.com. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: A Very Funny Murder Mystery: A British Comedy Spoof
A completely bonkers British farce starring self-proclaimed detective genius Clinton Trump — a man who shuns logic, breaches protocol, and trusts in his own gut instincts. Full of murderous English puns, deadpan humor and killer punchlines, it’s a comedy novel to die for! (Books 2 & 3 in series also discounted to $2.99 during offer ... Read more
Free: This is Where You Fold
Facing financial ruin, Steve Ash decides to cheat at poker. But when the stakes become life and death, will he still take the gamble? Cheated out of his business by a former friend, Steve has serious money problems. Anxious to support his young family, he’s desperate to sort out the mess. Fortunately, Steve has insider ... Read more
Murder at the Fashion House: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery Book 8)
Humorous 1920s cozy mystery. Evie, the Countess of Woodridge, is on a mission to right a wrong. It’s all she can think of doing to pull her granny out of the bout of restlessness that is driving everyone batty. However, Evie’s best intentions bring her face to face with a killer. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Bloody Paws
When college sweethearts Jim Briggs and Helen Williams broke up to pursue careers in other parts of the country, they had no idea a tragedy would reunite them around a common cause six years later in Portland, Oregon where Briggs operated a mobile canine care service. Shortly after Helen loses her husband in a freak ... Read more
Two For The Money
A Late-Night Phone Call. A Voice from the past. An Apparent Suicide. The phone call came on a Tuesday evening in the middle of August. Harry Starke hadn’t heard from his old school friend in almost five years, and he hadn’t thought about him in almost as long. Tom Sattler wanted to meet, and it ... Read more
Horizon Protocol
A massive disc hovers near Fort Hood Army Base… Eight people are dead… Will a shocking discovery enslave humanity forever? Agent Jackson Stone has been searching for UFOs his entire life. When he’s saved by a clandestine organization, he becomes their weapon. Desperate for answers, will he betray the agency to uncover his past? Agent ... Read more
Free: Zachary’s Gold
In this stunning story of action and suspense, set against the turbulent background of World War One, a young military Chaplain is thrust into a life and death struggle with a psychopathic British soldier. When escaping to the wilds of rural North Dakota with his new wartime bride doesn’t provide a safe refuge from the ... Read more
Cold Iron
She feels frozen in place. Until a pair of prison escapees descends on her hometown… Montana. Former MP Cache Iron’s future is as clear as the whiteout conditions blanketing town. Raised among generations of strong-willed men, the feisty woman spent much of her restless childhood exploring the backcountry of her family’s ranch. And now that ... Read more
Free: Forgotten Crimes
A reunion with her friend, Rhetty, in a sleazy bar triggers a series of disturbing flashbacks for Gloria: events that occurred four years previously when a woman they’d met was killed. Rhetty encourages Gloria to visit the site where the woman died. Gloria is compelled to go along to understand the strange memories that are ... Read more
The Calla Lily Mysteries: Books 1-3 (The Calla Lily Mystery Series)
Life in small-town California wine country is a tangled vine of mystery, suspense, and intrigue. In California’s wine country someone wants Lily dead! When Lily Callahan returns home to California’s wine country, sparks fly amid a hail of bullets as she and Deputy U.S. Marshall Austin Jennings take cover. Money, fame, and love all come ... Read more
Free: Cozy Up to Christmas
A former enforcer for an outlaw biker gang hides out as mall Santa. What could go wrong? That is the hilarious premise for COZY UP TO CHRISTMAS, the fifth book in the “Cozy Up” series. Action, suspense, and holiday laughs ensue. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Murder Most Annoying
Carolyn Neville may not be the world’s greatest detective, but that’s fine. She’s a long-suffering Manhattan book editor, one of those dinosaurs in danger of being replaced by spell check and Netflix. Carolyn is still trying to edit the world around her. But the world isn’t cooperating, her spiritual life is shaky, and her love ... Read more
Murder on Principle
November 1800, Maine. After helping their long-time friend Tobias escort his wife, along with a liberated slave and her child, from the Great Dismal back to Durham, Will and Lydia Rees’s lives are interrupted when a dead body is found near their home. The body is that of Mr. Gilbert, a slaveholder from the Great ... Read more
The Old Boys
Three men are kidnapped on the eve of their high school reunion and wake up trapped inside a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands. What comes next is the discovery that one of them is a killer. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Silent Sands (Agnes Taylor Mystery)
“The Agnes Taylor Mystery Series: Compelling Whodunit Stories: If you’re a fan of mystery writers like Agatha Christie and Louise Penny, you’ll love Eva Bernhard’s traditional style of storytelling.” —Best Mystery Novels— When Canadian college instructor Agnes travels to a German island, she hopes the joined vacation will mend the broken relationship with her mom. ... Read more
Dark Ride Deception
A computer genius is missing from Arizona’s Nostalgia City theme park. So are the secrets to his billion-dollar technology that will transform the industry. Is he dead? On the run? Ex-cop – turned Nostalgia City cab driver Lyle Deming goes undercover, using a range of identities—from attorney to maintenance worker—to scour Florida theme parks looking ... Read more
Hope
What is the difference between justice and fairness? What are the limits you are willing to overcome for the one you love? When DCI Paul Peterson meets Hope for the first time, he confronts a struggling teenager with her hands and shirt full of blood. It seemed to be the easiest of cases as she ... Read more
Fury in the Gulf
Seven men who aren’t ready to hang up their rifles… …A desperate mission far from home. Will any of them survive? Terrorists have seized a tiny island kingdom in the Persian Gulf, and taken Americans hostage. But the Saudis are leaning on the Americans to prevent an overt response. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for ... Read more
The Cerberus Affair
Catherine is determined to expose those responsible for the death of her friend – a future British Prime Minister. She enters the world of controversial genetics research; uncovers a tangled web of corporate corruption and murder; and faces the mysterious, sinister Cerberus. Can Catherine discover the truth in time to protect a world-changing medical discovery ... Read more
Fault Lines
When her best friend vanishes from a party at a haunted house attraction, Laurie Arbo refuses to believe that the man she loves might be a murderer. Still, she finds it impossible to move on unless the mystery of her friend’s disappearance is solved. As Laurie draws closer to learning what happened that fateful night, ... Read more
Interrupted Dreams
Angie and Justin find themselves in the grip of romance. The dream life they’ve set out to build could be perfect, but even the most beautiful dream can become a nightmare. The newlyweds, and unrequited love, find themselves on a collision course the likes of which none may survive. Based on true events. $6.99 on ... Read more
The Blackmail Enigma
A note, with a call for help, interrupts Lord Tensbury this morning. The note can also be blackmail. Who is behind the blackmail? Will it succeed? Can it be stopped? If the information hinted in the note becomes public, it will prevent Tensbury’s son Andrew from becoming the youngest prime minister of Britain in over ... Read more
Free: Genesis (Harry Starke Genesis Book 1)
She was the one that got away. It was a dark and stormy night… No kidding, it really was. I’d quit the police force only a couple of days earlier – that was back in 2008 – and I was on my way to a poker game at the Sorbonne when a shadow crossed in ... Read more
Free: Late Night Shots
Stories to entertain and intrigue before lights out. After a long day, wind down and treat yourself to a Late Night Shot from this collection. Short measures of easy reading – each mixed with a dash of suspense. Switch your phone to night mode and re-love the enjoyment of the bedtime story with these intoxicating ... Read more
Weakest Lynx (The Lynx Series Book 1)
She wanted a simple life. What she got was anything but… Lexi Sobado is anything but ordinary. She can do things—sense things—that most people cannot. When she attracts the attention of a deadly stalker, she’s not about to sit quietly and let the handsome ex-SEAL save her. She’s going to take care of herself and ... Read more
Deception, Denial & Murder
A night out ends with a dead body, surprises, and awkward situations for Stacie Maroni, HR specialist and amateur sleuth. The dead woman had many secrets and a dark past. The question is which one got her killed. A killer is on the loose and Stacie’s sleuthing puts her in danger. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Body in the Waves
Natalija only wanted a good holiday. Instead of this she will face it with a guy who raped her before ten years. $1.50 on Kindle.... Read more
Circle of Sharks
The four Lavington children roamed around their town like sharks in a lagoon doing what they pleased to anyone who got in their way. Some little twit from nowhere gets into their late father’s will? Not for long… Gordon Lavington packed a pistol. Burton Lavington used his fists. Gretchen Lavington, the lawyer, put people away. ... Read more
Sewing Suspicion
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
A Time for Reckoning
Grazyna fears for her safety. Her sanity. Her life. When her marriage in an isolated corner of Wyoming turns ugly, will her husband literally bury the problem? She hires lawyer Tony Valenti. Faced with danger unexpectedly coming from multiple directions, Tony must rely on his guts and guile to survive long enough to rescue his ... Read more
Free: Bodies, Baddies and a Crabby Tabby
Megan Fallon is in a pickle. Not only is she suffering from empty-nest syndrome, but she’s joined the ranks of the unemployed, and her fiancé’s run off with her hairdresser. In desperate need of a change of scene, she heads back to her childhood village home for some long-overdue friends and family time. Things are ... Read more
Piney Falls Mysteries
The quirky residents of Piney Falls, Oregon have more than their share of murders. Thank goodness Lanie Anders, her best friend, November Bean and hunky bakery owner, Cosmo Hill are there to help. Interwoven mysteries with a common thread of complicated families throughout. $4.99 each on Kindle. Learn More... Read more
A House on Liberty Street
A father. A son. A murder. Tony Valenti returns to the Valenti family home after his law career and marriage blow up. But time to heal isn’t in the cards. He defends his father in a murder trial, takes on city hall, and is suddenly in peril when sinister connections between the cases emerge. Can ... Read more
Murder on the Run: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery Book 9)
When a telegram arrives at Halton House, the dowagers and Toodles set off on a mad race to rescue Evie from the clutches of an impostor. Meanwhile, Tom and Evie investigate the death of a woman. Evie’s suspicions alert her to the fact she might be next. Lighthearted 1920s Cozy Mystery $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Empty Space, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
“A masterpiece of suspense” Crack, crack, crack! Three shots from a sniper’s rifle send Kate Pomeroy’s world spiraling into a deadly tailspin. Worried about the safety of those she loves, Kate sets out on a dangerous journey to bring an obsessive madman to justice. But unbeknownst to her, other forces are at play in this ... Read more
Wine Valley Mystery Series: The Prequels Boxed Set
What wine pairs with murder? In wicked Wine Valley…all of them! Merlot and Murder: The Beginning A man is strangled, stuffed with seashells, and dumped in a nature reserve. Solving his murder unearths Officer Max King’s mysterious past. Beaunoir and Blood: For Joy Joy Burton works as a research assistant for Dr. Draven Blackmoor—a guest ... Read more
Free: Wrath
In this tightly plotted thriller, Miami cop Nash Harrington realizes one horrific crime of passion is the beginning of a spree. A misogynistic killer is targeting every woman he believes has wronged him… including one who Harrington loves. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Big Guy
A tough convict in a bind has to walk a tightrope in the unforgiving society of Seamax Federal Prison. The Big Guy is both psychological and visceral, a slow-burning thriller simmering with tension. Atmospheric, realistic, and surprising, the first book of the masterful Max series features complex characters facing dangerous choices. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Max Damage
Former Fed Jason Maxfield is seven years into a ten-year prison sentence. With his hopes of an early release dashed by the parole board, he resigns himself to serving his sentence. But his day is about to get much worse. Armed men storm the bus. Jason’s old adversary leads them. He threatens Jason’s ex-wife before ... Read more
