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!

Betrayal in Black

Mark M Bello

Pulled over in America? When you’re white, you might get a ticket. When you’re black, you might end up dead. In a fictional Michigan town, a man is pulled over by the local police. The driver wonders: “What did I do wrong?” The officer asks for I.D.; the driver casually mentions he legally carries a ... Read more

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Free: Snatched

Michael Arches

A bullet to the forehead abruptly ended Athena Kazan’s bright career as a prosecutor. She survived, but barely. Now, she lives quietly in Durango, Colorado—until a frantic pregnant woman at a gas station shoves a card into Athena’s hand. It says: Over forty women and girls—mostly pregnant—held prisoner! Five dead already. PLEASE HELP! Free on Kindle.... Read more

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A Pilgrimage to Death: A Reverend Cici Gurule Mystery

JJ Cagney

With her identical twin sister haunting her dreams, Cici and her dogs must dodge arrows, bullets, and even a demon truck. Worse, she must grapple with the knowledge her twin’s death was much more sinister than a random act of violence. The chase is on. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Ambassadors Wife

Jake Needham

Inspector Samuel Tay of Singapore CID is tracking a killer who’s brutally murdering American women all across Southeast Asia. The FBI, the State Department, all the local cops, a bunch of spies, and even two American Ambassadors all demand a piece of the investigation. That’s a lot of people walking all over his case. But ... Read more

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Screens

Christopher Laine

Sometime in 2016, dark web posts began appearing about a document known only as “the Manuscript.” It is said that the Manuscript contains horrific knowledge, and those who have read it have vanished off the digital grid. Something horrible is happening. Something unspeakable is coming. THEY have you, and you never can turn away. $0.99 ... Read more

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sALIENt

Simon Rosser

Mount Shasta: Four campers experience the unimaginable… SETI Institute: A Signal From Deep Space is Detected… NASA: Scientists are baffled When M.I.T. graduate, Tom Bishop and his friends decide to take a short vacation in the Shasta–Trinity National Forest region by Mount Shasta, situated in the 1000-mile long Cascade Mountain Range of Northern California, it ... Read more

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Free: Fireplay (Jack Emery 0.5)

Steve P. Vincent

Embedded with the Marines in Afghanistan, reporter Jack Emery has seen it all. But when a convoy Jack is riding in is attacked by a lone zealot, Jack asks a question that puts him on the path to a sensational story and a scandal that will rock America. Soon, Jack will learn that his struggles ... Read more

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Quantum Dragon: A Power Too Great

J. Alan Teague

Will the breakthrough Artificial Superintelligence set humanity free, or turn the world into an oppressive police state? Two young scientists battle super-spies, terrorists, and the world’s most powerful militaries in this edge-of-your-seat, action-adventure thriller! Along the lines of Along the lines of The Martian and Hunt for Red October. $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Slaughter: Collections

James Beltz

Not familiar with the DJ Slaughter series of thrillers? This compendium of novellas will introduce you and have you racing for the full-length books. DJ Slaughter is no hero. He’s just been pushed too far. $4.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Bookmarked for Murder

VM Burns

While on a bus trip to Chicago with her grandmother, and friends from Shady Acres retirement village, Samantha Washington must figure out who murdered one of the group’s members. It’s up to Sam to figure out whodunit. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Mystery Along the Danube

A. Nation

Who would have thought Rosetta’s exotic trip to Europe would involve thieves and kidnapping? As Rosetta and her daughter travel through famous palaces and castle ruins, she encounters a turn of events that surprises everyone. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Klickitat and Other Stories

Mark Jenkins

Klickitat and other stories (K.A.O.S) features four thriller tales about ordinary mountaineers in the Pacific Northwest thrust into extraordinary circumstances: folding modern day mountain climbing into the speculative wilderness of fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Mafia Madame

Alexa Spagnioli

1955- Gangster Joe Spagnoli, and his young friend Tony Spilotro, meet Mario DeStefano when they beat up and stab his bodyguard at a local bar. Why? Because he stepped on Tony’s new shoes. That’s when Spagnoli and Spilotro began their apprenticeship with Chicago’s own homegrown sociopath, Mario’s brother, “Mad Sam” DeStefano. After Spagnoli added ‘collector’ ... Read more

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Free: Wicked Games

Tommy Bartholomew

A stunning debut novel from writer Tommy Bartholomew. When Heath Valen steps out of Dr Abrahams office the weight of his diagnosis sits as heavy as the cancer in his lungs. Too alienated to tell his estranged wife, Katherine. Too scared to tell their two children, Tyler and Alice. Heath turns instead to a familiar ... Read more

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The Unforgiving Daughter

Manuela Schneider

Standing by the grave of her murdered father, Sheriff Townsend, Elli swears to bring justice upon the killers. Unfortunately, the only man who can help her is about to be hanged for a crime he did not commit. Can she trust the men who ride by her side for the sake of justice? $0.99 on ... Read more

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Hide and Seek

Jo A. Hiestand

Playing a mystery game seems the perfect way to celebrate Jamie Kydd’s promotion to Detective Sergeant rank. But the game turns real when a body turns up in the pretend crime scene. Perhaps worse than spoiling the party, the corpse is someone Jamie knows. Even though the police take on the case, Jamie asks his ... Read more

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Cory’s Dilemma: Missing the Beat

Dan Petrosini

His big music career break… …was because of a lie. Did someone know his secret? Cory struggled for years in Manhattan, but just couldn’t get a hit. It wore on him and he was desperate. Late one night at the studio, he took a chance, and it made all the difference. But was it a ... Read more

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Free: Forgotten People

Richard Evans

Forgotten People is a gripping political thriller featuring surprising plot twists, compelling characters, and a kick-butt female heroine. If you like fast-paced, page-turning thrillers then this book will not disappoint you. Buy Forgotten People today and join the revolution. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Saffron Ellis Mystery Series

April Patterson Clemens

After the illustrious Saffron Ellis returns to Ville de Bois, Wallace Hadley just knows his life is about to get more exciting. When a girl ends up dead at a New Year’s party, Saffron and Wallace decide to solve the murder themselves, and Green Scarab Investigations is born! In books one through three of the ... Read more

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First Light of Day

Michael JT Steep

London, 2045: Technology has changed everything from travel and work to government and even personal relationships. Society is segregated between knowledge workers who enjoy all the benefits of life in the new digital cities and the majority of the population, so-called Zeroids, who have been rendered economically superfluous. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Overkill

Uvi Poznansky

Caught in a shooting spree, Ash wonders if the only victim was specifically targeted by the shooter. Will she identify him before finding herself in his crosshairs? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Penitent Priest

JAMES MATHIS

Ten years ago, his wife died in his arms. God saved him for Himself. Now, he wants his first love to catch her killer. Father Tom Greer is playing with fire. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Last Airship

Christopher Cartwright

A long-lost airship with a deadly cargo… In 1939 a secret airship departed Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time, each carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless. The airship never reached its destination. In ... Read more

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Who

Nanette L. Avery

New 2021 release! “Who,” by Nanette L. Avery, is an entertaining work of fictional satire that will have the sleuthing wheels turning in your head. This book pulls together the whodunit tropes you know and love—a murder mystery experience to top them all—but in parody form, which makes it all the more fun. $2.99 on ... Read more

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Something I Keep Upstairs

Philip Crawford

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. $0.99 on ... Read more

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Whatever It Takes

Heaton Wilson

DCI Jane Birchfield is facing a series of personal challenges: a rocky relationship with her partner, her mum hardly talks to her; and her boss and mentor is critically ill, which means she is having to cover his post as well as her own. Then she has to take charge of the toughest of murder ... Read more

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Free: Mafia Madame

Alexa Spagnoli

1984- Gangsters Tony Spilotro and Joe Spagnoli have relocated to Las Vegas from Chicago, Tony to be the Chicago muscle for Lefty Rosenthal, casino manager of the Stardust, Spagnoli to loan shark and gamble. Joe gets involved with a bookmaking operation that comes with an invaluable asset. 18-year-old Cyn. She falls in love with Junior, ... Read more

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The Rearview Mirror: An Anthology

Active Alumni Writers

A flash of memories. A familiar face. A voice echoes in the distance. Harvey Cullum, a rideshare driver with the urRide company, has chauffeured people around for thirteen years without incident. Until now. When he wakes up in the state mental institution after a tragic car wreck involving one of his passengers, he is pressed ... Read more

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Booked for Murder

Morgan W. Silver

Maggie Matthews is ready for Halloween in Castlefield. When she gets invited to a murder mystery weekend, she gets the chance to solve a fake murder. However, it’s not long before the fake murder turns into a real one and Maggie has to exchange her quill for her magnifying glass once again. Not only does ... Read more

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Free: Perverse Consequences

Robert Blain

Private investigator Andrew Schlakier is hired by a government agency that wants a conviction on a ten-year-old murder case – and will pay handsomely if he delivers. But far from unearthing a man of murderous intent, the main suspect’s past reveals a family tragedy in which he was an innocent victim. But as Schlakier traverses ... Read more

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Trial by Sabotage

Paige H. Perry

Two sisters, one messy court case, and two handsome sidekicks add up to one helluva ride! A high-speed pursuit was the last thing Anna expected when she set out on a road trip to the spa with her sister. But, when you learn your sister is the main focus of an FBI investigation, plans tend ... Read more

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The Poet

Stephanie Jo Harris

Rebecca decides to vacation alone and in suddenly caught in the center of a violent assault, an icy murder plot, and a strangely attractive assassin. Who in the Poet? $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Case of Dr Dude: A K9 Police Hero Novel

Judith Lucci

At the intersection of greed and evil… …lies a human trafficking. Can McPherson crack the case? Retired homicide detective Michaela McPherson put in her twenty and got out. Now, she runs a cop bar and does a little sleuthing on the side with her former partner, retired police dog, Angel. It was a pretty good ... Read more

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Precious Embrace: A Gripping Romantic Thriller (Embrace Series Book 2)

Dana Manon

A second divorce and a new baby wasn’t the vision Alison Hayes had for her future. Now a single mother with two young boys, she wants to focus on her kids and what’s left of her stagnant career. When Detective Johnny Rhay Bennett breezes into her life with his charming smile and country-boy accent, she’s ... Read more

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Palm Beach Taboo

Tom Turner

There’s a dangerous cult in Palm Beach. The members say it’s all about altruism and philanthropy, but to detectives Crawford and Ott, it looks a lot like sex and money. Make that sex, money and MURDER…when one of them is found brutally stabbed to death. The list of suspects: a billionaire heiress, an ex-movie star, ... Read more

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Free: Coma Confidential

Uvi Poznansky

From USA Today bestselling author Uvi Poznansky comes a gripping medical thriller: Ash finds herself in the ER diagnosed with coma. She has no memory of what has happened to her, but what she can do–despite what everyone around her might think–is listen to the conversations of her visitors. One of them is the man ... Read more

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Dangerous Embrace: A Heart-pounding Romantic Thriller (Embrace Series Book 1)

Dana Manon

Sarah Jennings wants nothing more than a quiet life–alone. Raised by an eccentric mother, their life on the road only taught her how to run away from hard times. When she finds herself in an abusive relationship, this lesson serves her well. Eight years later, she’s settled back in her hometown and less fearful than ... Read more

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Free: ICE

Kevin Tinto

“A gripping novel that combines archeological, historical, scientific, and romantic elements to create a thrilling, strong story. Authentic characters, all-too-human relationships, adventures and mysteries transport readers into past, present, and future events–a wonderful discovery for this reader, who cannot wait for more!” Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Tell A Lie

Andrew Garbett

A body in a bath in a city on the edge. The discovery of the dead woman leads the investigation to unexpected places and the heart of the British government. As the world descends on London for the WTO meeting, the pouring rain threatens to flush out all their secrets and some of them are ... Read more

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Before Her Eyes

Rebecca Forster

In a remote mountain community, the execution of a grocer and the abduction of a world-renowned model leave Sheriff Dove Connolley searching for a connection, two killers and a woman who is running for her life. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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