Discover the Best Indie Mystery & Thriller Books

Indie Mystery & Thriller authors are rewriting the rules. Their stories come directly from the imagination, without filters or limitations. They offer new worlds, new characters, new truths, and creative freedom that traditional publishing often overlooks.

Readers searching for Mystery & Thriller that feels bold, fresh, personal, and uncensored will find it here.

On the Edge (Of a Stroke)

By: Wallace E Briggs
Tom Bradley, recovering from a stroke, discovers an inner self who can also hear the thoughts of others who are close by. In the park where he exercises daily, he overhears a robbery plot and reports ...
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The Edinburgh Murders: A dark tour-de-force by bestselling historical crime fiction queen

By: Catriona McPherson
🔎 'A delight! A plot at once playful and disturbing, and a wonderfully satisfying surprise ending. McPherson is a terrific storyteller' ANN CLEEVES 🔎Edinburgh, 1948. Welfare Officer Helen Crowth...
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Strangers at the Gate: A Novel

By: Catriona McPherson
"Strangers at the Gate is one of her best." - New York Times bestselling author Ann CleevesFrom Catriona McPherson, Agatha Award-winning author of Quiet Neighbors, comes Strangers at the Gate: a twist...
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Go to My Grave: A Novel

By: Catriona McPherson
From Catriona McPherson, the Agatha-Award winning author of Quiet Neighbors, comes a clever, spine-tingling standalone Gothic thriller."Go to My Grave is both a classic 'country house mystery' and a t...
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In Place of Fear: A gripping 2023 medical murder mystery crime thriller set in Edinburgh (The Edinburgh Murders)

By: Catriona McPherson
'Authentic social history at the birth of the NHS, an intriguing murder, a strong and convincing central character, and McPherson's wonderful story-telling skills make this a very classy mystery' ANN ...
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They All Fall Down: A Thriller

By: Rachel Howzell Hall
It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime.Delighted by a surprise invitation, Miriam Macy sails off to a luxurious private island off the coast of Mexico with six other strangers. Surrounded by mil...
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Skies of Ash: A Detective Elouise Norton Novel

By: Rachel Howzell Hall
Skies of Ash is the second thrilling read in the Detective Elouise Norton series from beloved crime author Rachel Howzell Hall.Los Angeles homicide detective Elouise "Lou" Norton and her partner, Coli...
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City of Saviors: A Detective Elouise Norton Novel

By: Rachel Howzell Hall
"A fresh voice in crime fiction. Fast, funny, heartbreaking and wise...Elouise Norton is the best new character you'll meet this year."--Lee ChildLos Angeles Homicide Detective Elouise Norton encounte...
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Down: Floodgate: An Apocalyptic Science Fiction Historical Thriller

By: Glenn Cooper
The gates of Hell are open—and the flood has begun.What was once a pinhole, then a portal, is now a floodgate. Hordes of the damned pour into London, looting, murdering, and plunging the city into c...
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The Lost Pope

By: Glenn Cooper
In this action-packed thriller, a Harvard theology professor uncovers religious and papal history—and plenty of conspiracy. Cal Donovan, a theology professor at Harvard, receives an urgent message f...
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The Taken Girls

By: Glenn Cooper
They were taken. They returned. They never aged.A family is abducted.There are no signs of a struggle. Their Italian holiday villa is untouched. There are no ransom demands. The parents and two little...
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Freaky Friday : A Flash Fiction Anthology

By: J. L. Kauffman
Welcome to a spooky flash fiction anthology from the 12 finalists in WriteNow's Freaky Friday Flash Fiction Competition. Includes Horror with elements of Mystery, Thriller, and Supernatural that run t...
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Echoes of Time: A Science-Fiction Thriller (Epic of Atlantis Book 1)

By: Douglas E. Richards
Multimillion-copy bestselling authors Douglas E. Richards and Brandon Ellis team up to deliver a gripping science-fiction thriller—one that captures the stunning collision of ancient myth and futuri...
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The Bloodline Frequency: A Literary Speculative Novel of Blues, Grief, and Interdimensional Truth ancestral memory novel interdimensional healing story, AAVE speculative fiction

By: Angelita Estrella
In a multiverse where emotion shapes reality, grief is the most dangerous—and most powerful—frequency of all.Kael, a solitary sound archivist, discovers a cracked 1920s blues disc containing the f...
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The Ripple of Memories: A Quantum Thriller of Choice and Reality

By: Angelita Estrella
Title: The Ripple of MemoriesSubtitle: A Quantum Thriller of Choice and RealityBook Description :What if reality is just a choice?When quantum physicist Lia Marchetti uncovers a pattern in CERN’s da...
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