Explore Top Mystery & Thriller Indie Books

Discover a curated collection of indie Mystery & Thriller books written by self-published authors from around the world. Whether you're looking for fresh plots, bold voices, or hidden gems, this is your go-to shelf for immersive Mystery & Thriller storytelling.

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The Death Wizard Chronicles: Volume 1

Jim Melvin
Enter a world where death is not final—it's a magical fuel.In the desert kingdom of Triken, sorcery is feared, power is brutal, and one man defies the laws of life itself. Torg, a Death Wizard, draw...

Fascinating Facts for Curious Kids: 1050 Wonders: Packed with Fun Facts and Trivia from Amazing Animals to Astronomy and Marine Life to Monuments! (Awesome Facts for Ages 8-12)

Kristine Collins
🚀 GET 1050 JAW-DROPPING FACTS ACROSS TONS OF TOPICS AND THEMES!🤩 Help A Kid Put Down The Phone And Pick Up An Amazing Book Instead! 📚😍 IDEAL FOR KIDS to Spark Curiosity, Build Confidence, ...

Funny Fairy Tales - 5: Alice in Wonderland - Jack & the Beanstalk - Princess & the Pea - Little Mermaid

Reut Barak
Funny Twists on your favorite Fairy Tales that will make you laugh out loud! Age 16+Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a woman who was allergic to dust. Her name was Cinderella.In the sa...

Terminal Love

Audible Publishers
In a world of ticking clocks and hospital beds, Terminal Love is a story about what it truly means to live—told through the raw, beautiful chaos of two people who weren’t supposed to fall in love....

Mako Bay

Stephanie Ruth
 MAKO BAY Otago Waters Book 1.  Maybe friends really do make the best lovers? ​Shal Hoffner’s back in Dunedin after eight years of self-imposed exile. Setting up a new fas...

Awakening Within: A Guide To Self Knowledge For Conscious Community Influencers

ONE IAM

A practical guide to spiritually awakening and providing God level leadership to those under your influence.

The Winds of Fate (Make the Darkness Light Book 2)

S. M. Stirling
Artorius and his team must race against time to thwart a looming clash between two ancient powers, navigating a treacherous landscape where their actions could rewrite history and spark a catastrophic...

Where Sunflowers Stand

KJ Backford
Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, is in dire straits. His most critical operation is on the verge of collapse. Russian counterintelligence is closing in on a spy – A...

The Reborn Prince (Mages in the Mundane Book 1)

Julianne Munich
He was a prince, forced into a new life as a pauper.Luc, a poor but vain young man in 1775 Paris, is confused by his dreams of gilded ballrooms and unknown people in lace and jewels. What's more, ever...

The Fulcrum: A Novel

Michael Decter
In this sweeping climate thriller, an economist and a public servant join forces—and hearts—to navigate a dangerous international conflict and imminent environmental disaster.Matthew Rice needs a ...

I Was Adopted by a Sorceress, Book One

Albert
When life begins to confront you, you can give up, get angry, or stay true to yourself, fighting for your happiness and the place you are looking for under the sun, even if it is not your own luminary...

A Journey Toward Tomorrow - The Beginning

jjeckhardt
A science fiction novel with a touch of romance and mystery that takes you on a journey as new life begins from the forgotten ashes of the old.Unknown to Humanity, the Earth’s sun would soon release...

THE LAST NEANDERTHAL CLAN

Charlie BORING
Enjoy historical fiction? You will love these adventures into prehistoric times, forty thousand years ago, when the last Neanderthals struggled for survival. The robust Neanderthals ruled the terrain ...

Seeing GOD, Face To Face: The Absolute Truth About You, And How You Operate.

ONE IAM
The Universe is information aligned in mental energy under rules and laws to appear as a "physical" manifestation. The mental energy produces a perception in the divine Mind. The perception has severa...

The Masquerade Kilker

Ivan Cisneros
Some masks conceal identities. Others reveal the truth.Cutter’s Ridge was never meant to be a place of murder. Tucked away in the Montana mountains, it was the kind of town where secrets were buried...

Where The River Runs Red

By: HowardPollack
WHERE THE RIVER RUNS RED is a nonstop thriller as fast-paced and twisty as the Rainbow River itself. Featuring a cast of South Georgia and Florida characters who are utterly convincing and ever-so-menacing, Pollack's latest entwines family loyalty, professional pride, and naked ambition to create a book rooted in its locale--and the darkest corners of human nature.When Chad Greer is convicted of murdering his girlfriend Megan, he's only 17, and of course he insists he didn't do it. When he's still insisting fifteen years later, he is denied parole. But by then his beloved sister Sawyer is a brand-new assistant district attorney, determined to prove his innocence, and Sawyer won't take no for...
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Past Life's Revenge

By: Angela van Breemen
Global Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner and Bookfest Bronze Winner“A gripping exploration of the past’s impact on the present, blending psychological suspense with the mystique of past life regression.” —Alan R. Warren, Host of NBC news Talk Radio & Bestselling Author.Revenge is timeless. But so are the consequences.David Harris has been haunted by relentless nightmares since childhood. No psychiatrist or specialist has been able to help. But when he meets Emma Jackson, an alluring young psychic, she leads him to a hypnotherapist who unlocks something far more terrifying than he ever imagined.Under hypnosis, David relives the chilling memories of his past life—one that ended in ...
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No Time to Die

By: Philip Cox

North Hollywood

Monday 9:00am, and Gabriella Marcos is brutally assaulted and slain in her bedroom.

Almost at the end of a shift, an exhausted Leroy and Quinn are called to the scene, to find they have a murder with no apparent motive, and very little in the way of clues.

They begin by looking at the background of the victim herself, especially as she worked at the mayor’s office.  The trail eventually takes them over the border to Mexicali, where they discover the victim led a very complex life and may not have been what she seemed.

 In the meantime, Sam has his own demons to face.

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Noble Phoenix

By: M Allen Pryor

Viktor Prazsky, a young man with unusual mental abilities, risks everything as he wages a personal battle against the powerful leader of a secretive organization.

Perseus, the grand master of Arcadian Spear, has unleashed terrorism across Europe, and he plans to deploy the ultimate weapon. But Viktor Prazsky has a secret weapon of his own. Perseus is determined to destroy Viktor, his family, and the woman he loves.

The relentless action and frightening technologies leap from today’s and tomorrow’s headlines. Can Viktor save the world from Armageddon?

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The Case of the Artful Dodger

By: Anthony Frazer
When art and deception collide, it takes an unusual partnership to uncover the truth.In the charming village of Hamsley Black Cross, Sherman Holmes and John Garden's fledgling detective agency has just begun to establish itself following their success with "The Bookcase" affair. Holmes, with his flair for the dramatic and encyclopedic knowledge of detection theory, and Garden, with his practical approach and analytical mind, make an unlikely but effective team.When the elegant Montague Gallery reports the theft of a valuable Harrington painting, Holmes sees their opportunity for a truly worthy case. But what begins as a simple art theft soon reveals a complex web of forgery, betrayal, and ar...
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Settlement 84

By: Madeline Bolton-Smith
When the world ended, humanity didn’t. It adapted — awkwardly, absurdly, and sometimes beautifully.In the year 21 A.D. (After Disaster), Adam Abraham just wants to survive and maybe make a living as a lawyer in Settlement 84, a crumbling outpost where the law still matters… sort of. But when a mysterious old man rants about a “good book” that holds the key to humanity’s forgotten past, Adam is thrust into a conspiracy that stretches far beyond his ruined city walls.Haunted by visions, hunted by forces that shouldn’t exist, and guided by unlikely allies — a cynical mentor, a dying mercenary, and a woman who may not be real — Adam’s search for the truth turns into a journey...
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Murder At The Come On Inn

By: P.M. Berk
Murder At The Come On Inn is a cozy mystery with a male amateur sleuth in small-town Louisiana. It is book one of three books in the Jeremy Pendelton Murder Series.After leaving the big city following the tragic death of his fiance, Jeremy Pendelton impetuously and aimlessly motors south, ending up in False River,  Lousiana, where he hopes to start his life over. His decision is the first step in his character's transformation from a shy bookworm to a confident, aggressive amateur sleuth.Jeremy takes a room at The Come On Inn where a vacancy recently arose due to resident John Flannery being found dead in his bed. While the owner of the Inn and its residents generally believe Flannery d...
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FETAL ATTRACTION

By: Karen J Hicks

The brutal murder of an 18-year-old Hispanic girl shocks her community, but the case takes an even darker turn when it's discovered that her baby boy has been stolen.

Los Angeles Homicide Detectives Reggie Hough and Anne Collier are thrust into a chilling race against time to track down the killer—and find the baby, who may still be alive. The trail leads them across state lines to Texas where they uncover a possible connection to another stolen child. 

As the clues narrow on a seemingly caring nurse, the detectives push the boundaries of the law to bring the truth to light and justice to the victims.

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Framed & Hunted

By: Edward N Williams
Framed & Hunted is a true story about occult persecution, mind control, sexual corruption and much, much more. Its a beast of a book with plenty of crude language and disturbing content, though the information contained will alert the reader to some of the darker and more undiscussed aspects of life in this post-everything world.6000+ ratings on Goodreads with an average score of 4.32, some people hate it though - its a marmite book."[This] is a wild ride throughout five continents with the author, Edward Williams. Edward's experiences are so colorful that I felt that I was reading his story through a kaleidoscope! Strange occurrences and even stranger people are what readers can expect ...
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I was adopted by a Magician first book

By: Albert
When life begins to confront you, you can give up, get angry, or stay true to yourself, fighting for your happiness and the place you are looking for under the sun, even if it is not your own luminary, but belongs to another Universe. After the loss of her family and isolation from her usual life for tragic reasons, Linda Jordana agrees to the offer to leave her native world and become a student of witchcraft in a new one. Old Helena Aquani, having met with the face of death, intends to make the girl an instrument of her revenge. Hatred turns into love, friendship rivals betrayal, worlds intertwine, and wars break out, changing the borders of kingdoms.No one taught a seventeen-year-old girl ...
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The Last Healer

By: Charles Huss
On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Katie, a television news reporter, unhappy with her career and her love life, decides to spend the weekend alone at a Wisconsin ski resort.Joe is a man content to live a private life in his cabin in the woods. Since the death of his wife, he has avoided intimate relationships and prefers to keep a low profile to prevent people from learning of his unusual abilities.On the way to the ski resort, Katie makes a wrong turn during a snowstorm and hits Joe with her car. Lost and with no cell signal, Katie tries to keep Joe alive until she can get help. During Joe’s recovery, Katie learns his secret and soon helps to investigate his family’s mysterious past...
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The Farm

By: M.R. Gardner
They came for the peace and quiet. They found a legacy of horror. The Farm is not your average farm story.When Matthew and Rita Gardner move with their young grandchildren to Martinsville, Indiana—seeking peace and a fresh start—they believe they've left the chaos of city life behind. But Martinsville harbors secrets far more dangerous than they imagined. Known for its dark history of racial tension, the town welcomes the Gardners with a chilling discovery on their new property—one that unearths a terrifying connection to a past steeped in violence and evil.As buried truths rise to the surface, the family is pulled into a web of historical horror and present-day injustice. Matthew is f...
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