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: Something I Keep Upstairs
Coleman Cooper is a troubled young man who can never get anything right—not even his own suicide. When he is sent to an open-door mental health facility in a small New England village to get his life back on track, his journey darkens even further: someone starts killing the psychiatrists, one by one. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Predator in the House
With three months until retirement, Boston Sex Crimes Detective Karl Shea exacts revenge for the murder of a child by killing sex offenders. When another child goes missing, terminally ill Karl commits to spending the rest of his earthly time finding her. It’s a cat-and-mouse chase as Karl explores the dark world of child trafficking, ... Read more
Citadel of Mirrors
The past, the future, vanished with a breath of mist. There was only an everlasting moment of utter terror. The world was now a citadel of mirrors. Sophia Goldwater will become America’s first woman president. There’s only one problem: ‘Sophia’ isn’t exactly human. But neither is the man maneuvering to get her into the White ... Read more
Contempt
After spending fiver years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit, lawyer Thane Banning takes a case to defend a former inmate from the same DA who put him behind bars. Prison taught Thane a thing or two about survival, and the last time he played by the rules, he landed on death row. ... Read more
The Seacoast Adventure Series
Meet USCG Commander Brice Bannon: Someone to fight for those who can’t. This boxset bundle includes the first three novels in the explosive Brice Bannon Seacoast Adventure series: FACING THE STORM THE OCEANIC PRINCESS STRIKE OF THE STINGRAY. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Unforeseen (Thomas Prescott Book 1)
The first book in the bestselling series that has garnered over a million readers across the globe. Retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott is reluctant to read the bestselling true-crime thriller, Eight in October. After all, it was his case, and he doesn’t need to be reminded of the gruesome details. The book dubbed the serial ... Read more
Entangled Past: Family Ties
Everly Clarke is a loner, a title she very much enjoys. Two years of being on her own means two years of avoiding any further disappointment from her failed marriage. Two years of only relying on herself. The reading of her estranged husband’s will is the final closure she needs to move on. Until the ... Read more
The Gold Touch That Went Cattywampus
The town of Magnolia Cove has lost its magic. It’s up to Pepper Reign to reclaim it. Enjoy the first book in this crossover series that features one witch, one ghost hunter, and a cast of zany characters. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Q.C. Davis Mysteries Books 1 – 3: The Worried Man, The Charming Man, and The Fractured Man
Windy City Reviews says lawyer and female sleuth Quille C. Davis is “relentless and clever and lets nothing stand in her way—legally.” Driven by a tragic family history, Quille investigates crimes the Chicago police can’t resolve or won’t look into. If you like clever amateur sleuths and follow-the-clues mysteries, this 3-book box set is for ... Read more
Free: Retribution
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
The Picasso Provenance
When Sarah Hastings flies into New York to surprise her artist father on his birthday, surprise spirals into shock as she confronts a horror that tumbles her into a vortex of murder, vengeance and lies. Desperate for help, she turns to family friend Adam Kennedy, an art dealer on the cusp of a multi-million-dollar sale ... Read more
180 Degree Chord
You’re the pride of the police force. Your conviction rates are unbelievable. You’re so ruthless and unethical; some say you’re like a criminal yourself. And there’s no fate or consequence for you, just facts. But what happens when they both unexpectedly come calling one afternoon? One moment you’re a detective sergeant and the next, a ... Read more
Band of Brothers: The Complete Campaigns
‘Escapism at its best… A great read that tells much about the style of war and how the individuals fought.’ Michael Jecks. The Game’s Afoot: 1415. England stands on the brink of war with France. Henry V receives intelligence, through his agent Thomas Chaucer, that the French intend to re-forge their old alliance with ... Read more
Free: Changing Fortune Cookies
The baker turned sleuth is hard at work once more, trying to run her business while at the same time tracking down a missing boy. Is he missing by his own choice, as the police suggest, or has he been kidnapped and held against his will? Free on Kindle.... Read more
A House on Liberty Street
“Compelling… fast-paced…a suspenseful and heartfelt thriller” SPR Reviews Tony Valenti is trying to rebuild his life at his childhood home when his father is charged with murder, a developer attempts to take their home away, and his ex-wife tries to get custody of his teenage daughter. Can Tony save his father? The family home? Himself? ... Read more
Killer Spring (A Deadline Cozy Mystery)
No good deed goes unpunished. Even when Eve Lloyd is at her best behavior, trouble with a capital T will find her. When her rhubarb supplier bans her from the Farmers’ Market, Eve’s efforts to make amends lands her in the thick of it. Fun-filled cozy mystery with the quirkiest characters around. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Mystic Falls
A killer grips the town in fear. Is it kill or be killed? Who will the killer target next? And when will it all end? Free on Kindle... Read more
With Full Malice: She lives on borrowed time
A DEADLY VIGILANTE CRIME THRILLER OF TWISTED JUSTICE “A likable heroine, a deadly conspiracy, a white-knuckle climax – Brenda Hill’s With Full Malice has it all!” – Michael Prescott, New York Times bestselling author of Stealing Faces. “From its opening chapter to its stunning conclusion, With Full Malice is a thought-provoking, first-rate novel.” – The ... Read more
Rocking the Boat (A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery)
Fun-filled cozy mystery with the quirkiest characters around. Abby Maguire’s ingenuity is tested when she finds herself quarantined and dealing with a Dear Abby letter to an agony column that doesn’t even exist. Could there be a connection between Suspicious Nature and the attack on the local heart-throb? How can she trust anyone when the ... Read more
Foundations, Funny Business & Murder
When the start up of a nonprofit foundation to benefit victims of domestic violence is riddled with vandalism, accidents, and murder, can it be coincidence? Add in political agendas and romance. Can Stacie Maroni, amateur sleuth, trust the stranger with his piercing blue eyes? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Malevolent (Shaye Archer Series Book 1)
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
The Candyman’s Tale
The story of the very birth of the drug trade in New York City. Four young men, steeped in poverty, living on the very edge of civilization, conspire to sell Marijuana across the tracks in the lily white community of Cambria Heights. The ensuing madness involves the four men in life and death struggles, corrupt ... Read more
Free: Make It Right
“Action-packed, fast-paced crime thriller.” -Publishers Weekly. A forensic psychiatrist confronts personal demons as she investigates a conspiracy of a Neo-Nazi’s congressional run, a white nationalist’s murder trial, and a mass shooting. “Gripping… powerful… for those who love authentic, exciting, unpredictable.” -Midwest Book Review. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Big Shots and Bullet Holes
Cincinnati, 1942. The secret to being a grifter is changing up the con so the rubes don’t realize they’re being taken. Kissy Lisbon’s spent years honing her skills as a con-woman, but as the war in Europe drags on, things get tough in the Queen City. Her new scheme: hiring herself out as a private ... Read more
Dickens of a Crime
This is the first novel in a cozy mystery series, The Meg Miller Series. Meg, a retired librarian and recent widow, discovers a body in the upstairs bedroom of the opulent mansion she is set to docent during the annual Dickens Festival. She might know the victim. When the investigators arrive Meg is a suspect ... 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
Chasing Daylight
Heaven banished him. Hell set him in action. And mankind needs to destroy him. For thousands of years, the Angel of Death has challenged worldwide authorities with sinister games of murder. With the abduction of a seventeen-year-old celebrity, a new game has begun that pushes humanity closer to the brink of extinction. Private Investigator Jack ... Read more
Murder at the Seaside Hotel: A 1920’s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery)
A vacation at the seaside is at risk of becoming a dull affair until Evie, the Countess of Woodridge, is distracted by a suspicious death at the hotel she is staying at. Fun 1920s Cozy Mystery $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Eyes of Vengeance
If you like suspenseful thrillers, you’ll love this book. An unseen presence follows Liz, a psychic, everywhere as paranormal episodes entwine her in a hideous torrent of revenge and murder. Eyes Of Vengeance will keep you riveted and spellbound. $0.99 cents on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Calculated Deception
Dr. Ree Ryland must work with the FBI to catch a criminal before time runs out in this charming, character-driven read. Dr. Ree Ryland is an engineering professor who loves her job and plays by the rules. Her life is reassuringly predictable – until an enemy hiding in plain sight decides her squeaky-clean reputation is ... Read more
In The Black
CIA’s most valued Russian double agents are being methodically assassinated one-by-one. In Langley Center itself—Jack Barrett, the Director of Central Intelligence, barely escapes assassination. When the Agency discovers the attacks originate from a Russian top secret cyberwarfare program called Chernyy Almaz, or Black Diamond, CIA must respond swiftly to shut down the attacks and begin ... 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
Stranger on the Island
Ex-Marine Richard Drake treasures his laid-back life on St. Mark, smallest of the US Virgin Islands. To make ends meet, he works as a charter boat captain and provides security for a high-profile client. To nourish his soul, he spends lots of time with enchanting Sophie Cooper. Once, when she sought safe haven, Richard saved ... Read more
Free: The Driftwood Mysteries
Native American police officer Charley Whitehorse and his partner Tony Esperanza are all that stands between their quaint little town on the Oregon coast and the big-city crime that assaults it. From pursuing a sexual predator, to trying to put the cuffs on a murderous college professor, to facing the czar of the Russian mob, ... Read more
Murder at the Car Rally: 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery)
Lighthearted 1920s cozy mystery. A chance encounter with a childhood nemesis forces Evie, Countess of Woodridge, to escape by joining a car rally. However, she soon realizes she can run, but she can’t hide. When a man dies under suspicious circumstances, Evie is stranded in a small village with a group of bright young things ... Read more
Crystal White
An ex-DEA agent with nothing left to live for returns home to embark on a vengeful journey of revenge against those responsible for the death of his family. He’ll stop at nothing to make them pay—with their lives or his in this first novel in the Nick Lafferty thriller series. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Blood in the Bayou
On her first assignment since her promotion to SSA status in the Serial Crimes Unit of the FBI, Jade Monroe and her new partner, Lorenzo DeLeon, are tasked to southern Louisiana, where disturbing discoveries have been made. Human bones have been found in numerous sites deep in bayou country, and the locals aren’t too excited ... Read more
Free: Escape to Osprey Cove
What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but ... Read more
Jack Be Quick
To save her, he’ll have to be deadly, accurate, and most of all, quick… First grade teachers aren’t supposed to face life-and-death scenarios. But that’s exactly what happens when Suz Molloy is kidnapped. What she really needs is her ex-Navy SEAL fiancé. It’s just her unfortunate luck that he’s laid up in the hospital with ... Read more
Trinity
“It’s been ten years since her mother was murdered, but Mary can’t move on. And when she finds out new information about her mother’s death, there’s no stopping her as she seeks revenge on her killer. Packed with action, a crime to solve, and budding romance, Trinity follows Mary as she grapples between taking vengeance ... Read more
