This book selection was updated on December 05th, 2025.
Welcome! You've found the featured books area of BestMysteryNovels.net. Each day we add new mystery, thriller and suspense book recommendations here. All of our featured books are either free or temporarily discounted on Kindle.
Everyone at Thornton State Prison has a secret.
In the stark confines of Thornton State Prison, hope for rehabilitation thrives under the watchful eye of Warden Black. With uncanny discernment, he meticulously curates a system of rehabilitation that decides who can be salvaged from the wreckage of their choices and who will remain inside his prison. Warden Black is both revered and feared, earning the attention of the Department of Defense, which sends their elite for his training. But beneath ...
[Read More...] 
When Chance is hired to investigate a valuable painting which is suspected of being a forgery, he discovers that the painting and his clients may not be what they seem. Meanwhile in Costa Rica, former Navy SEALs Damian and JR are arrested for the murder of a surfer that washed up on the beach near their surf shack. As they fight to survive inside a violent prison, Chance uncovers a black market of human exploitation, greed and blood money, all protected by a corrupt police force. Bringing back ...
[Read More...] 
Lance Bear Wolf, a Crow Indian by birth and an US Army Special Forces leader, stops with his parents for a casual lunch during a family vacation in Mexico. They are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Wolf and his father witness the death of an innocent server by the Sinaloa Cartel. He stops the killer but Sinaloa cartel leader Eliana Cortes orders her men to kill the Americans. Wolf’s father is killed, and his mother critically wounded. The cartel princess gets away, but not until he silen...
[Read More...] 
A City is Haunted by a Killer Who Believes He’s Saving Souls. The Detective Desperate to Stop Him Can’t Let Go. Four years after vanishing, the Moralist returns—his twisted crusade to “cleanse” young women of their sins reignited with a twelfth victim. For Detective Walker Michaels, the case is personal: three years of failure have left scars. As he delves deeper, Michaels finds himself dangerously drawn to the latest victim and her grieving family, blurring the lines between duty...
[Read More...] 
Recovering from a near-fatal car accident, Trinity Summers retreated to a quiet lake house, desperate for peace and healing. But when a mysterious FedEx envelope arrives at her doorstep, her fragile recovery begins to shatter.
What begins as a simple search for answers, Trinity makes a fatal discovery that threatens to expose some of the most powerful people in the country. Unsure who to trust, Trinity is faced with the impossible decision of how far she is willing to go to expose the truth abo...
[Read More...] 
Theo Holmes, a private investigator and direct descendant of Sherlock, is called in to help the San Diego and Las Vegas police departments when eerily similar homicides by euthanasia pop up in both cities. Working with PAM, a beautiful AI robot, and Delaney Watson, Holmes and his team realize they are faced with contradictory DNA evidence and bizarre connections to Elvis Presley and the beautiful song that pays homage to his life—Black Velvet. This contemporary murder mystery is filled with u...
[Read More...] 
Excelsior Academy produces perfect transcripts, perfect reputations, perfect citizens—or, at the very least, students who can fake perfection under pressure. But the cracks are there, right under the surface, waiting for the right moment to split open.
That moment arrives the day a group of friends finally snaps under the weight of a teacher’s cruelty. Their revenge prank feels clever, righteous even—until it detonates in their hands. From then on, nothing inside the group feels safe. Con...
[Read More...] 
In the aftermath of an EMP that plunges the world into darkness, Susan will do anything to protect her younger brother, Ronnie. Battling through plane wreckage and chaos, their only hope lies in reaching a remote family cabin, but danger lurks at every turn. When they join forces with a former soldier on his own desperate search, the stakes rise as ruthless militias and a mysterious “safe haven” threaten everything. As trust fades and a dark truth comes to light, Susan must fight not just t...
[Read More...] 
When an EMP wipes out the power grid, the world goes dark and law and order vanish overnight. With no food, no water, and no government response, Emily Fairfield must fight to protect her children. Her daughter is trapped in a crumbling city, her son caught in the chaos, and danger is closing in from all sides. Alongside a wounded paramedic and the daughter of a mob boss, Emily risks everything to reunite her family. In a world without rules, survival will come at a cost. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
The lights vanish. The cities fall.
Alone on their ranch, a family must battle hunger, violence, and the enemy sweeping through the countryside. The lights died in seconds. Now the rules are gone. On an isolated ranch, one family faces starvation, raiders, and the end of everything they knew. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
SILVER MEDAL WINNER in Christian Thriller category for 2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards!
FURY in the STORM: Where Christians Dare, Book One of The Leeward Set by D.I. Telbat, is a covert mission suspense that takes place in and around North Korea.
As a storm brews across the high seas, Protagonist Troy Forge—though still suffering from pain and loss after a work-related stabbing—sets sail in his customized catamaran on a dangerous smuggling mission to the closed communist country of...
[Read More...] 
A psychic who doubts her own gifts. An old woman convinced she’s being haunted. And a truth darker than any fortune could predict…A down-on-her-luck boardwalk psychic finds her childhood visions returning—and herself in the middle of a dangerous scheme—when she takes on a troubled and mysterious elderly client. $2.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
When a down on his luck journalist is sent to cover an Elvis festival, he worries that his career is going down the gurgler. But after he witnesses an Elvis Impersonator gun down another, maybe he was wrong, and this is the opportunity of a lifetime. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
After four members of MS-13 perished in a small home on a quiet city street, the authorities lied about the mysterious circumstances surrounding their deaths — but two years later, someone exposes the truth. Can detectives Graff, O’Connor, and Eiselmann stop the organization from claiming lives in retaliation? $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
Conservation scientist Phoebe Jones receives an enigmatic invitation to a bunker. Skeptical but intrigued, Phoebe begins to investigate. “What do they know… that we don’t?” Her research for answers uncovers prophecies and predictions about the end of days.
The award-winning The Final Shelter is a dystopian thriller that culminates in a provocative story with a powerful mystery-thriller twist and the riveting journey of a strong female protagonist.
“Readers who enjo...
[Read More...] 
A divorced witch. A talking house. A seaside town full of secrets.
Newly divorced, Sera Blackthorn swears off men, mortgages, and mayhem. But when an unexpected job offer lures her to a fog-draped coastal town, she discovers Havenwood Cove is anything but ordinary. The Victorian house she’s meant to restore can talk, her grandmother’s past is tangled with the town’s mysteries, and the locals include far too many magical beings who claim Sera’s destiny is tied to theirs.
Armed with stubb...
[Read More...] 
When someone close to Lilah is murdered in what is clearly an assassination, Lilah finds herself looking to Ghost, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. But is Ghost a friend or an enemy? Lilah’s about to find out. But Ghost isn’t the only one close to Lilah who may well be an enemy. Apparently, the line between friendship and murder, is bloody thin.Book nine in the Lilah Love series. Free on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
It’s been a year since John Robie, notorious Riviera jewel thief, proved his innocence by catching a copycat burglar. And it’s been a year since John has seen Francie Stevens, the adventurous socialite who not only saw through his disguise, but helped him catch the copycat. Now Francie is returning to the Riviera for its first-ever Fashion Week as a model for a top French designer, and John plans on rekindling their romance. But there’s a problem. While helping a friend, John ...
[Read More...] 
In 1948 Tulsa, prostitute murders, blackmailer murders, and a murky communist conspiracy embroil a cynical PI in noir plots and Cold War intrigues. Wyatt Scott navigates all sections of town, from the infamous May Rooms brothel to the Tulsa Club elite. His investigation intertwines with his ruined baseball career, his WWII code-breaking service in Alaska, and his obsession with a suspicious death there. $2.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
“A gripping read that will stay with you long after you close the book”—The Big Thrill
In 1992 Seattle, atop the city’s prestigious pinnacle known as ‘Pill Hill’, medicine is king, and those lucky enough to be at its center are promised lives of power and plenty. But when Noah, an intern hiding his anxiety, loses a colleague to suicide, then makes a disastrous medical mistake, he turns to his late father’s journal for guidance, only to discover a chilling secret. M...
[Read More...] 
When this club selects a book, magic happens. They are whooshed inside the book and become the main characters as the mystery comes to life. It is exhilarating fun – until they realize they can’t get out until they solve the crime and reach The End.
In every book journey they are excited to meet a different kind of paranormal being – ghosts, shifters, fairies, genies … and more! And in these books, calories don’t count, and cats talk! Free on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
Murder runs deep in Lancashire. So does guilt.
DCI Jonathan Walker is a man defined by loss — and driven by it. When the crimes he investigates begin echoing his own past, he’s forced to confront both the killers he hunts and the ghosts that never left him. From the windswept hills to the shadowed streets of Lancashire, each mystery blends police procedural realism with raw emotional depth.
Dark, layered, and deeply human — the DCI Walker Crime Thrillers are perfect for fans of gritty Bri...
[Read More...] 
In a quiet Colorado mountain town, a homeless Iraq war veteran is brutally attacked—but was it random, or rooted in his shadowy military past? Hannah Livingston, a police officer and former Army MP with her own scars, is drawn to the wounded veteran, seeing a strength in him he no longer believes he has. When two murders put Jake in the crosshairs, Hannah must decide how far she’ll go to protect a man haunted by his past—and hunted by something darker than either of them imagined. The...
[Read More...] 
What’s More Possible? To Outrun a Deadly Past? Or to Outrun a Massive Detonation?
Ike Singer is a demolitions expert, or “master blaster”. He is second to none at his craft, knows every type of explosive known to man, and is the one everyone turns to when they need a safe, controlled explosion. Despite being at the very top of his profession, a personal mistake that led to catastrophe nearly brought Ike’s life to ruin.
He has spent every day since atoning for that sin an...
[Read More...] 
A botched hit on a near-mythical cartel enforcer known to most of the world as “G” leaves him and his pregnant wife, Carmen, running from the law and the people he once considered family. In a world where the only way out is to kill or be killed, G faces the ultimate dilemma: how do you outrun danger when the danger is you? $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
One last mission…One final stand…The fate of freedom hangs in the balance…
Get ready for a heart-pounding ride through the dark underbelly of America in Patrick H. Moore’s latest Nick Crane thriller, Giant Steps.
As the third and final installment in Moore’s gripping Nick Crane versus The Principals trilogy, Giant Steps finds veteran LA PI Nick Crane locked in a life-or-death struggle with the ruthless Marguerite Ferguson and her cabal of aristocratic “super patriots.”Nine yea...
[Read More...] 
The bodies are buried, but the spirits remain. Detective Rachel Harroway’s cursed gift may be the only thing standing between Highlands and another massacre. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
Detective Deborah Samson hunts monsters. She thought she left them in Afghanistan. She was wrong.
When a dismembered sex worker turns up in a dumpster, Deborah recognizes the signature—this isn’t just murder. It’s a message.
The killer calls himself Bartu, and he’s unraveling fast. But he’s not working alone. Behind him stands Temujin, a charismatic cult leader who preaches that civilization is a cage and violence is the only path to freedom. His followers have already...
[Read More...] 
Whisper Jenkins was born with orange skin, and, considered undesirable, she was banished to an orphanage. At sixteen, she runs away and settles in at the Hill Top Hunting Lodge, where she is treated a little better than in the orphanage.
Whisper makes a mistake with the resident bad boy named John Luke. She knows it’s a mistake, but can’t help herself. Shortly after that, Ross checks into the lodge. He’s a good guy and immediately shows interest in Whisper. Whisper falls for Ross, soaking...
[Read More...] 
“One Away or One to Stay, and Balance Anew.” He slinks through the night like a vigilante ghost through a ravaged, post-apocalyptic world. His mission? Save as many people as he can, and the beings promise they’ll bring his wife back from the dead. Fail, or renounce his charge, and someone else he loves dies. No pressure.
===In a world still reeling from alien invasion, one man walks the razor’s edge between salvation and damnation. Eight years after the loss of his wife, Th...
[Read More...] 
Lucy Foster stumbles upon a terrifying secret in her friend’s home: a girl and her baby hidden in the cellar. But rescuing them is only the beginning of a nightmare she can’t escape. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
As if being a woman sheriff in the West Virginia coal fields wasn’t tough enough, Mary Beth Cain’s life is complicated by the fact that the local hillbilly crime syndicate is run by her mother, Mamie. It’s an association that, along with Mary Beth’s head-busting ways, has her staring down a corruption investigation when she gets a surprise visit from Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Connelly.
Twenty years earlier, Patrick was Mary Beth’s high school sweetheart, but they broke up be...
[Read More...] 
In a powerless world with no food or government help, bounty hunter Christine and her brother Jacob fight to survive as cities burn and chaos reigns. Their mother’s dying wish binds them against treacherous odds. A mysterious traveler reveals a secret, forcing Christine to choose: protect Jacob or risk all for the truth. Danger closes in, and survival demands sacrifice. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
New book press release
“evil world”
by chak Bruno
A Psychological Thriller – Based on True Events
“Evil, world” a psychological thriller inspired by true events that examines the boundary between good and evil, deception and truth, and the quest for justice. When young Isaac Manis goes missing, the community of Westchester County is plunged into chaos. Is Isaac the latest victim of a known predator, or is there a more sinister force at play? This novel recounts Isa...
[Read More...] 
A waitress at one of the great London ‘Corner Houses’ dies while at work. It is quickly realised that she has been poisoned. Her death is initially thought to be suicide, but doubts soon arise.
It is then found that on the previous day another ‘nippy’ was poisoned at a different restaurant owned by the same company. This girl is still alive – just – and it was initially believed that she had appendicitis. Even when the hospital reported that she had been pois...
[Read More...] 
Will the truth set you free or get you killed? The truth is slippery, and danger hides behind every familiar face. Mary Elizabeth will have to confront the demons of her past—and the eerie mysteries surrounding her neighbors—before the killer strikes again. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
He raised her for the end of days. She ran from him to escape the madness. Now the EMP has proven him right.
No warning. No rescue. No power. No Mercy.
The EMP takes everything, and society falls apart in days. In this emotional and fast-paced post apocalyptic fiction thriller, Charlie must reconnect with the father she abandoned and the past she’s tried to forget, before it’s too late. A moving story of survival, forgiveness, and EMP resilience.
A must-read for fans of EMP survival and pre...
[Read More...] 
An EMP attack cripples the grid in seconds, leaving Bethany and Krystal trapped in Baja and hunted by cartel thugs. Hundreds of miles away, her husband Lucas begins a desperate journey on foot while their son Reuben escapes a burning city with his bandmates. With no power, no communication, and danger at every turn, each of them must fight to survive and find their way back to each other. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
A desperate blackmail. A dying man’s confession.
In this haunting new Holmes adventure, justice and mercy collide amid the gaslight and shadows of Victorian London. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 
A homeless Marine veteran and an Army MP-turned-cop uncover deadly secrets in a small Colorado town. Warrior’s Veil is a gripping military thriller of loyalty, trauma, and redemption from award-winning author WL Bach. $0.99 on Kindle.
...
[Read More...] 