Top Mystery & Thriller Books Readers Are Raving About

Browse a curated collection of exceptional Mystery & Thriller books from both self-published and traditionally published authors. These titles stand out for their storytelling, originality, and reader appeal—proof that great books know no boundaries. Whether you're a debut indie author or a seasoned name in publishing, this is where your Mystery & Thriller work earns lasting visibility.

Silent Unrest

By: Jessie Clark and Jennie Wren Foster
A traitor in the shadows. A ghost from the past. And a system designed to destroy anyone who questions it.After uncovering the secrets behind Dominion—a surveillance network capable of reshaping truth itself—Emily Jensen is marked. Her allies are disappearing. Her enemies are multiplying. And the man she thought she lost may be the only one who can help her take the system down.Jack Carter knows the code better than anyone. But he also knows the cost. With Dominion expanding, and a new player rising from the ashes, Emily and Jack must race against time before silence becomes permanent.Filled with gut-punch twists, raw emotion, and breakneck suspense, Silent Unrest is a masterclass in psy...
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Silent Code

By: Jessie Clark and Jennie Wren Foster
A rogue hacker. A compromised government. And one woman caught between betrayal and the truth.Emily Jensen doesn’t break rules—she enforces them. But when the man she once trusted vanishes after discovering a classified surveillance program, Emily is forced to question everything, including her own agency.As she partners with an underground tech network and reconnects with Jack Carter—the hacker with secrets of his own—Emily uncovers a chilling digital conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power.Pursued by enemies in the real and virtual world, she must outthink, outfight, and outlast those who want her silenced.If you love Body of Lies, Person of Interest, or the adrenaline ...
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Shoot to Kill

By: Roger A. Price
1988MI5 intelligence officer, Bertram Hastings is unconventional having not come through the Oxbridge route, but is an excellent field operative. Together with Captain Vernon Jackson - who has as many haters as admirers, but is known to get results - lead SAS Red Troop; a unit formed to take the fight to the terrorists in Ulster.The Provisional IRA suffer severe financial setback at the hands of Red Troop, following a tip-off from America.Meanwhile, women are being snatched off the streets of Dublin and dumped, bound and gagged, outside a Belfast police station. They are escapees from justice who were used by the IRA as ‘honeytraps’ to kill soldiers and policemen.Loyalist UFF commander B...
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Storm Bodies

By: Steve Orme
A grisly discovery by binmen on their round. A woman leaves her place of work but fails to arrive home. Is there a serial killer on the loose? Detective Inspector Miles Davies and his team need to find out.But with the Chief Constable urging Davies to come up with a way to get bored youngsters off the streets and the media eager for headline news, time is running out.Does a local basketball club hold the key? And how many more lives will be lost before Davies can make an arrest? The answers will leave you on the edge of your seat."Miles Davies is a terrific creation and the sense of place (as well as the grinding pressures of local journalism which I recognised from my dad's experiences) is ...
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Storm Deaths

By: Steve Orme
A reporter is murdered, a television weather presenter inexplicably disappears. Are the cases linked? Detective Inspector Miles Davies is determined to find out. His attempts are continually thwarted by his boss who seems intent on ensuring that Davies doesn’t discover the truth. But why is Davies reluctant to investigate whether any of the members of the local basketball team are involved? Davies knows he has to weather the storm and find answers – before more bodies are discovered. “A cross between John Harvey and Stephen Booth”***** "A thrilling contemporary crime suspense that gripped me from the start." Julia Wilson***** "A well-written book that I couldn't put down." M Gre...
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Curse Me Once, Winkle Me Twice

By: Petra Shaw
A centuries-old curse. A shape-shifting demon. And a psychic librarian racing the clock.Kerilee Oberon didn’t expect demon-hunting to be part of her library job in Molenhaven. But when local honey maker Adrienna begs for help saving her boyfriend, Roger van Winkle, from a deadly sleeping curse, Kerilee dives headfirst into a maze of folklore, family secrets, and nightmares.With her psychic gift, a cryptic clue from a mysterious stranger, and her razor-sharp talking cat Mysty at her side, Kerilee uncovers unsettling truths. Why has diner owner Karyn Molen delayed breaking the curse tied to Roger’s uncle? And why do town bullies Lester and Cobb Dimwitty keep sabotaging her efforts?As the f...
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Preserve, Protect, And Defend

By: Chuck Morgan
Power. Betrayal. The Fight for Democracy.The fate of the nation hangs by a thread in Preserve Protect and Defend, the pulse-pounding political thriller from Chuck Morgan. When Senator Oliver Stevenson loses the presidential election, he refuses to accept defeat. With the backing of powerful allies and a rogue militia, he sets in motion a deadly plan to sabotage democracy itself.Elite operative Mike Branik and his team are tasked with uncovering the conspiracy before it’s too late. But as the inauguration looms, the stakes skyrocket—assassination plots, legal loopholes, and betrayals threaten to unravel the peaceful transfer of power. Racing against time, Branik must navigate through shif...
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Two Wrongs

By: Z.I. Farber

A renowned criminal psychologist crosses over into vigilantism.

For over a decade, Dr. Marvin Seaverman, a criminal psychologist and police consultant, has methodically catfished pedophiles, murdering the most egregious abusers, while successfully covering his tracks. All this time, the NYPD has remained oblivious to the existence of a vigilante serial killer in their city.

This week, Merv has slipped, and Detective Sharone Lazar of the 101st precinct—his daughter's closest friend since childhood—has discerned the pattern. Sharone has not yet figured out the killer’s identity, but it is only a matter of time.

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Deadly Habits

By: G.J. Prager

Private detective Robert Klayman is hard at work on a twenty-year old cold case. He's holed up in Spring Dunes, a chic desert town a hundred miles east of Los Angeles, where the jet set and casino moguls hobnob and meth labs proliferate. Sinister parties have taken an interest in the case, including a drug dealing casino manager who deposits his victims in acid vats, and former members of a right-wing militia who seek vengeance for the death of their leader. Klayman's attempt to bring closure for his wealthy and attractive client lead him to the source of a conspiracy that takes him across the world, and has him confronting the ghosts of his own past.

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Murder on the Way - A Camino de Santiago Mystery

By: P T Shaw

A newly formed Camino family is on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Among them is a hit man posing as a pilgrim while searching for his target, who is on Camino after undergoing plastic surgery as a start to his new life. 
It’s a suspenseful tale that meanders through the landscapes of the Camino de Santiago as skillfully as its characters traverse their paths. It’s a perfect blend of history, journey, and suspense. 

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With Prejudice

By: Roger A. Price
1984The Provisional IRA have attempted to kill the British Prime Minister and her Cabinet in Brighton. Margaret Thatcher instructs the security services and Special Forces to work together to take the fight to the terrorists. Red Troop of the SAS is formed. Led strategically and for intelligence by MI5’s Bertram Hastings, an unconventionally, but excellent field operative. Operationally, the Troop is led by Captain Vernon Jackson who has as many detractors as supporters, but he gets things done. Assisted by a team of seasoned soldiers, Vernon gets to work. He is tasked to identify and stop a Provisional IRA hardliner, Brendan Lynch, who is hell-bent on igniting a war to...
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The Game's Not Over

By: D. Butler
The Game's Not Over is a gritty, suspense-filled tale set in the neon-lit world of an old-school arcade, where the lines between loyalty, deception, and danger blur into a high-stakes game no one can walk away from.Jeffery Thomas is a weary, tall arcade attendant who’s seen it all. Night after night, he watches as regulars lose themselves in the hum of the machines, but nothing feels routine anymore. When his impulsive, unpredictable friend Dorothy calls with a cryptic request, Jeffery’s world shifts into overdrive. Dorothy’s plan, whatever it is, has drawn him into a deeper, darker web that he can’t untangle on his own.Soon, Jeffery finds himself surrounded by a cast of peculiar, da...
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