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!
The Girl And The Deadly Express
Onboard an unstoppable train the truth of the past finally unfolds, but will it be at the expense of everyone’s life on board the deadly express? FBI agent Emma Griffin is starting to get her life back on track. But as she gets used to the changes in her career and settling into her personal ... Read more
The Companion
They say she’s a murderess. But did she commit the crimes? 1855, New Hampshire. Lucy Blunt is set to hang for a double murder. Murderess or victim? Only Lucy knows the truth. In the shadow of the gallows, Lucy reflects on the events that led to her bitter downfall—from the moment she arrived at the ... Read more
Four Furlongs (China Bohannon Book 4)
Smart and sassy bookkeeper China Bohannon is a career woman who’d rather sleuth than type. With her uncle, Montgomery Howe, and her heart’s desire, Gratton Doyle, attempting to keep the peace at the Corbin Park racetrack, China oversees the Doyle & Howe office. A 14-year-old-girl, Neva Sue O’Dell, asks the duo to solve her jockey ... Read more
Sophrosyne
Sophrosyne, as described by Plato, is the ideal state of mind. It stems from self-control, moderation, self-knowledge and results in true happiness. But Sophrosyne can only be truly achieved through sacrifice! Detective Hubert Maimone of the Didymus Police Force must solve a series of bizarre deaths that all lead back to him. Fans of Jim ... Read more
Maximum Rossi
Massimo “Max” Rossi, the son of mob “fixer” Boston Rossi, winds up with more than he bargained for when a game of high stakes poker turns into a boxing match. All eyes turn to him when the police find his opponent, a hitman from Chicago, dead. And if that isn’t bad enough, his only alibi ... Read more
In the Name of Peace
Hamza bin Ladin was always the natural successor to his father’s leadership of al-Qaeda. Seeking to avenge his father’s death, he ordered a strike on America that would make 9/11 a distant memory. Now rookie FBI agent Walsh must bring together and lead an unlikely group of allies to unravel bin Ladin’s plot and save ... Read more
Free: Cocaine, Cupcake
Frustrated that he can’t get his book published, a young writer crafts a twisted plan to generate some buzz. A new satirical crime thriller from the mind of Chester Gattle. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Privateers
“Privateers rocks from beginning to explosive end.” –Robert Dugoni Hunting $26 million in treasure, three fierce, vibrant women return to the blood-drenched Caribbean jungle that has tried to kill them before. Quickly swallowed in a labyrinth of the shadow government and modern-day piracy, the partners must choose: gold, survival, or redemption? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery Collection Books 1 – 3: End of the Lane, Be Still My Heart and The Last Ride
Small-town cozy mysteries filled with humor, fun and the quirkiest characters around! Book 1: Abby Maguire’s first day in a new town could be her last. Book 2: Abby Maguire is in a rut and in desperate need of a scoop, not another dead body, but that’s what she gets. Book 3: There’s a killer ... Read more
Paradise Palms
It was supposed to be a fun Florida vacation for Mark and his girlfriend. Their host—Mark’s best friend Chris—lives in the manufactured home community of Paradise Palms in a small town outside of Orlando. But when Chris is arrested and jailed on drug charges Mark’s world quickly spins out of control. Ten years ago Chris ... Read more
The Priory
Lucas, on the hunt for his own body, finds himself waking in a new one every day. Now, his only friend has vanished and trapped in a stranger’s body, he finds frightening research about the myths, monsters and legends of Westford. $3.86 on Kindle.... Read more
The Finn Files: The First Three Mr. Finn Cases
When finding criminals is your business, it’s easy to make a killing. This collection contains the first three books in The Finn Files series by the award-winning author Trace Conger. Finn Harding (Mr. Finn to his clients) specializes in finding people who don’t want to be found. Stripped of his P.I. license, Finn begins working ... Read more
Free: The Last Stop (A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery Book 4)
Humorous cozy mystery. Abby Maguire’s mom is coming to visit… virtually. The small town of Eden is put on notice to behave. When someone dies under suspicious circumstances, Abby tries to keep her mom in the dark but she soon suspects her tour group companion is not just camera shy, but is in fact dead. ... Read more
Thou Shalt Not Kilt
For author and historian Elle Cunningham Mackay, six weeks on Cape Fear’s Roan Island is a desperately needed second chance. When her host and former flame Stuart MacUspaig invites her to his historic Aldermire estate, she jumps at the opportunity to research first-hand the disappearing Scottish clans who settled North Carolina. She soon realizes that ... Read more
Prestige, Privilege & Murder
When her estranged husband is murdered, Stacie Maroni Noth is quickly identified as the main suspect by police and her prominent in-laws. In her quest to prove her innocence, Stacie discovers she’s not the only one with a motive for murder. What lurks behind the facade of the idyllic life of the rich and privileged? ... Read more
Levon’s Home
Levon Cade is back in Alabama, home from the wars for good, or so he thought…but he’s soon called back to battle when his young cousin goes missing. A victim of possible abduction. Levon quickly uncovers an epidemic of vanishings of young boys across the county and a conspiracy of silence to protect the man ... Read more
The Scientist and other Tales
Five different characters tell us how they do to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, where sometimes things are not what they seem. Five mysterious, and dark stories that will lead us to discover the insanity, resulting from an isolated life from society, when the hope for a better future no longer goes beyond living another ... Read more
A Rolly Waters Mystery
A powerful new voice on the crime-fiction scene (Foreword Reviews), Corey Lynn Fayman delivers a potent dose of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll with this mystery series featuring recovering guitar player and part-time private eye Rolly Waters, a weird, but welcome, addition to the pantheon of literary PIs. This award-winning mystery series updates the ... Read more
Broken Branches
A novel of intrigue and thrills, with an underlying discourse of grief and mental health issues. This is the fourth novel released by author M. Jonathan Lee, which has a whole host of twists and turns just like the previous stories. “Family curses don’t exist. Sure, some families seem to suffer more pain than others, ... Read more
Free: The Marlowe Murders
A thrilling, gripping murder-mystery filled with psychological twists and dark humor, The Marlowe Murders is a must-read for lovers of Agatha Christie and Dame Daphne du Maurier. Laura Giebfried and Stanley R. Wells do not disappoint in this dark and quick-witted page-turner. There were twelve people at the Marlowe Estate, and when an unexpected thirteenth ... Read more
Free: The Last Virus
After a designer virus plunges the world into darkness, those who survived have finally regrouped and are now waging their own war against the new world order – Author Caleb Adams delivers big time with his debut literary thriller. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Deep End
Rookie detective DC Ruby Knight lands a difficult case on her first day when a man is viciously assaulted in an acid attack. Frustrated with her aged and dishevelled partner, she tries to hunt down the culprit. But the risk is that she’ll dive headlong into danger herself. Free on Kindle.... Read more
After The Accident
I thought the accident had torn our family apart, but my mum wants to re-connect. So we are on a beautiful island, like nothing happened. My brother and his twins are here. It hurts to be around the girls, and that my brother doesn’t trust me with them. It’s going well until my father is ... Read more
Eve Lloyd’s A Deadline Cozy Mystery (Books 1 to 5)
Eve Lloyd’s attempt to revamp her life turns her into a magnet for murder and mayhem and the idyllic small town of Rock-Maine Island into a stomping ground for killers. Even when she sets her heart on a swanky new stove she lands right in the thick of a murder investigation with the finger of ... Read more
Virtually Undead: High-Tech Crime Solvers
From USA Today Bestselling Author, Robert I. Katz, comes a gripping techno-thriller, part of a multi-author series tied together by an interlocking cast of characters, all centered around the fantastic new promise of high technology and the endless possibilities for crime that technology offers, in a world where getting away with murder can be not ... Read more
Painted Corpses (Anonymous Series Book 2)
An up and coming painter has become something of a household name in Chicago. Although the dark truths behind his paintings are hidden in plain sight. In part two of the Anonymous series, the vigilante is on the hunt to track down the painter but is haunted by his own thoughts of the past. Malcolm ... Read more
Dogs and More Dogs, Another Murder
An abandoned house, an abundance of dogs. And a dead body or two. Sheridan Hendley’s volunteer position at Pets and Paws takes a new turn when more than twenty malnourished dogs are found at a rundown house on the outskirts of town. When the body of an elderly woman is found amidst mountains of clutter ... Read more
A Bloody Irish Curse
Jennifer Hunter wants to get away for Easter Break, and she figures visiting her old college roommate and friend, Lexy Craig, in Ireland is the perfect solution. Rather than gallivanting through rolling green hills like she imagined, Jennifer stumbles upon a bed of blood and a missing body on her first night. Even worse, all ... Read more
Free: The Last Fiemon
After the death of the town’s blacksmith, Mary’s grandfather is wrongly accused of the murder. But then Mary discovers that the culprit is a fiemon – a creature capable of transforming into a human after a deadly bite. Now Mary must not only clear her grandfather but together she and the town’s sheriff must find ... Read more
The Girl Who Cheated Death: A Supernatural Suspense Thriller
A horrific accident introduces a frightening supernatural presence into a young woman’s life, altering both her past and future. Alexandra Drummond’s life is forever changed by a car wreck that kills her parents and sister. Ironically, recovering from her emotional and physical scars is not her biggest challenge. She is also haunted by Azrael, the ... Read more
Free: Twist of Truth
Having been jailed for a murder he didn’t commit, Simon Fulton returns to his quiet hometown with one thing on his mind: revenge! But when he starts to enact it, he realizes he has the wrong target. And the consequences of his mistake will be terrifying. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: In the Dark: A Holt Foundation Story
Marissa Rooney stands in her daughter’s empty dorm room, a half-used vial of insulin clutched in her trembling hand. Brooke has been missing for days. Her roommate hasn’t seen her since that night in the bar. And if Marissa has Brooke’s insulin, it means that Brooke does not. But Marissa isn’t alone in her terror. ... Read more
Free: Strange Little Girl
Memories come flooding back to DCI John Blizzard when the grave of a murdered woman and her child is desecrated. He recalls the younger sister in the family who was never found, though presumed deceased. Having always suspected the father, now a wealthy businessman, Blizzard has the case reopened. But when he probes into this ... Read more
Into The Dark
Jordan’s world came crashing down the day she learned about the gruesome unsolved murders of her father and uncle. Still reeling from the recent loss mother to suicide and now her father’s grisly homicide, Jordan returns to her old hometown in upstate New York to see her family one last time. When she starts her ... Read more
HUBRIS
DI Charlie West and irrepressible ex-detective James Munro return in a new murder mystery. When a sheep farmer boards a stricken fishing vessel stranded on the shore, he is in for the shock of his life. Within lies the body of a man who is, for all intents and purposes, inside out. The police find ... Read more
The Call of Death
An obsessive-compulsive California girl at an English boarding school wakes up knowing the name of a serial killer at large. He will attack her unless she and her three male friends can change fate. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Talion
What is play to a cat, is death to a mouse… Sinta Talion is a beautiful corporate acquisitions specialist in the Talion family mega-business, and is in the process of negotiating a corporate merger in rural Pennsylvania. All is going well until she has an encounter which puts her deal in jeopardy, which will definitely ... Read more
No Other Way
Shocking evidence hits close to home for Miami PD’s Detective Harry Hunter as Willow Rose’s bestselling series continues. Three women went on a road trip to Key West. Only two returned. When asked what happened, their stories don’t completely match. Who is telling the truth? What are they hiding? Detective Harry Hunter of the Miami ... Read more
Free: Posies and Poison
An amateur sleuth with a bed and breakfast, an unfriendly resident found dead, and a handsome detective who helps unravel the mystery in the cozy beach town of Sweetfern Harbor. Free on Kindle.... Read more
A Hustler Among Us
He started in Washington, D C selling mediocre quality marijuana and many years later, a heart and a set of lungs to a United States Senator who needed the organs for survival. Hal Hammond and his boys travel between Florida and Brazil with the Russians not far behind them in this action-filled story! $2.99 on ... Read more
