Hidden Motives, Shadowy Pasts, and Unlikely Investigators: Discounted Mystery / Thriller eBooks

Squeeze Plays

Squeeze Plays ($1.99) by Jeffrey Marshall: Set principally in New York and London, the novel finds a bank CEO and a tabloid publisher at odds over a loan. A Russian oligarch, eager to expand his influence, offers to rescue the publisher. An investigative reporter then probes this financing and delivers a front-page expose. Along the way, there is blackmail and a rich vein of satire.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Murder at Headland Motel

Murder at Headland Motel ($2.99) by Robyn Bell: When the co-owner of the Headland Motel is found dead, Elly Marsh’s routine days are tossed into turmoil as she uncovers old town grudges and property disputes. With Eldorado at her side, Elly must gather clues before Maple Glen’s calm is lost for good.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Smoked Secrets (Burnt End Mystery Book 1)

Smoked Secrets (Burnt End Mystery Book 1) ($2.99) by Erica J Whelton: When Jackie inherits half her great uncle's BBQ restaurant, she must work alongside her sister Lauren for a year or lose everything. But Uncle Charlie Joe's death wasn't natural. Someone wanted him dead and is now targeting the new owners. Can two sisters who've spent decades hurting each other learn to trust again before the killer strikes?

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Grime Doesn't Pay (Aunt Audrey's Angels Book 1)

Grime Doesn't Pay (Aunt Audrey's Angels Book 1) ($0.99) by Jay Larkin: Fired from her dreary office job, Jenny Brooks joins Aunt Audrey’s Angels, a cleaning agency with a spotless reputation. Every house hides a puzzle. With stolen heirlooms, blackmail, and a jewelry heist, Jenny must outwit the crooks and clear her name. Book one, 12 standalone mysteries, set in 1980s England, full of gentle humour and quirky charm.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Wheels of Destruction: Death in Petra (SeeMS Detective Agency Book 6)

Wheels of Destruction: Death in Petra (SeeMS Detective Agency Book 6) ($0.99) by Gina Cheyne: Aspiring crime writer Sandy Blee wins a working holiday for Wheelchair Warriors but soon discovers the other people are not who they claim to be, and one of them is being pursued by the SeeMs Detective Agency. As Sandy gets pulled into a kidnapping and a murder, will she be able to help solve the crime, or will it destroy her?

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

The Witness

The Witness ($0.99) by Jordan Standridge: Silver winner: 2025 Global Book Awards, romantic suspense. By courageously saving another's life, Raina Stewart has now endangered her own. "An emotionally gripping narrative where action and tenderness coexist in perfect balance. The pacing remains taut, the stakes high, but Standridge never lets the heart of the story fade." - Prairies Book Review

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

The Missing Slipper (An Amber McNeil Mystery Book 1)

The Missing Slipper (An Amber McNeil Mystery Book 1) ($2.99) by Sandra Nikolai: Amber McNeil is a psychic consultant to the police cold case unit. Drawn to the Cinderella file, the similarities between a little girl's abduction and her own experience twenty years earlier unnerves her. Since her handsome detective partner demands solid evidence, how can she persuade him to trust her insights when only she can perceive them?

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

The Rules

The Rules ($0.99) by S.J. Thomsett: The Rules is contemporary UK Urban Noir. A young man finds himself drawn into a dangerous underworld and is forced to make choices that may endanger everything he holds dear. It's time to face up to some hard truths and take responsibility, even when the stakes are so high. The Rules is about love, death, guilt, and trying to hold on.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Terminal Exchanges (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller Book 5)

Terminal Exchanges (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller Book 5) ($0.99) by Gary Gerlacher: In Miami’s pediatric ER, a gang storms in and murders a patient at Dr. AJ Docker’s feet—then threatens him next. With his service dog, Banshee, Doc hunts the killers to protect a woman and her young son, only to uncover international terrorists behind the hit list. As a close friend fights a life-threatening medical crisis, Doc becomes the target.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Tracking Ariana: A Legal and Investigative Thriller of Justice and Government Corruption (A Dan Burnett Private Detective Mystery/Thiller)

Tracking Ariana: A Legal and Investigative Thriller of Justice and Government Corruption (A Dan Burnett Private Detective Mystery/Thiller) ($0.99) by Larry Terhaar: NEW RELEASE. This heart-pounding political thriller explores what happens when due process is denied. Detained by ICE despite her lawful status, Ariana is swept up in a government conspiracy to make her disappear. While former NYPD detective Dan Burnett engages in a desperate search, one woman’s freedom becomes the test of a nation’s conscience.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

Livel (Angel Series Book 5)

Livel (Angel Series Book 5) ($4.99) by Ann Mountz: A child is promised the kingdom of darkness. The promise of complete control of the underworld and all that it possesses will be his. There are rules, he is told. In order to be awarded such a gift, he must bring souls to the table, and before that happens, he must commit one of the most heinous acts imaginable.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

The Outlaw's Prayer

The Outlaw's Prayer ($0.99) by William Black: After a botched heist, outlaw Brick Driggers flees north and remakes himself as a preacher, husband, and father in Canyon City. But when his old gang resurfaces demanding one last job, and war brews between land-hungry miners and the Northern Paiute Tribe, Brick must choose to fight as the grim outlaw he was, or as the man of faith he longs to be.

This deal is good on January 16, 2026

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