Something Shady at Sunshine Haven (The Accidental Detective Book 1) FREE by Kris Bock: Recovering from an injury, globe-trotting journalist Kate Tessler returns to her Arizona hometown, where an old friend asks her to investigate suspicious deaths at a local nursing home. With a stubborn cat, complicated family, and plenty of secrets, Kate must uncover the truth before the killer claims another victim—possibly her own mother.

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The Sailor's Manifest (Moonlight Harbor Mysteries Book 1) FREE by Blake Rivers: A retired schoolteacher is found dead on her kitchen hearth. The town calls it a fall. But Sage — baker and former food scientist — spots the teacup that shouldn't be there, and the killer calm enough to put the kettle on. Book 1 of a five-book cozy series. Free today, no prior reading required. Start here.

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Secret Places FREE by Don Stuart: A fisherman vanishes from a remote Alaska village as old secrets, economic pressure, and a threatened way of life collide. In Secret Places, Trooper Chuck Kolinsky must uncover the truth before a fragile community tears itself apart.

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Death Knock: Knock Once for Yes FREE by Casey Jax: She delivered hundreds of death knocks. One was wrong - and it cost her everything. Twelve years after a body she identified turns out to be someone else, a dying stranger walks into Detective Mara Quinn's station with five chilling words. Set in Victoria's fog-shrouded Dandenong Ranges, Death Knock unravels a cover-up that refuses to stay buried.

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The Fruitcake FREE by Leah Orr: A Christmas fruitcake. A wealthy neighborhood. Secrets worth killing for. Think fruitcake is the worst thing about Christmas? Think again. Murder, dark humor, unforgettable characters, and shocking twists await in this addictive mystery where suspects hide in plain sight, and every slice comes with deadly consequences.

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The Fugitive's Trail (The Sean Kruger Series Book 1) FREE by J.C. Fields: A Wall Street murder. A billion-dollar firm where truth is not policy. FBI Special Agent Sean Kruger is chasing a suspect who doesn’t exist in any records, armed only with fabricated witness statements. And the deeper Kruger follows the trail, the clearer it becomes: someone else wants the fugitive dead, and the truth buried with him forever.

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After Before (Gripping Psychological Crime Thrillers--Standalone Thrillers Book 2) FREE by Sonya Bateman: Charlie was in a horrible accident, and her memory is gone. But when she wakes up in the hospital, she learns that she's being accused of murdering her sister. She couldn't have done that...could she?

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Surfer’s Circle FREE by Gaya Levin: Five young Israelis. A backpacking trip to Costa Rica. A chance meeting that changes everything. Months later, they reunite at a desert music festival, where celebration turns into a fight for survival. Inspired by real events, Surfer's Circle is a gripping story of friendship, love, and courage.

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The Tower on Wren Lane (A Ravenswood Hollow Mystery Book 1) FREE by Sage Fernly: In misty Ravenswood Hollow, tarot reader Tansy Gray and her extraordinarily opinionated cat, Marmalade, are drawn into a town's buried secrets when a single card refuses to stay where it was left. As old loyalties strain, Tansy learns that in a town built on charm, the line between protecting someone and destroying them is easy to cross.

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Family Feuds and Fatalities (Tiffany Black Travel Mysteries Book 1) FREE by A.R. Winters: Tiffany’s relaxing getaway goes spectacularly off the rails when a guest turns up dead at a secluded B&B. With Stone and Rosie by her side, she must untangle family secrets, suspicious mishaps, and one very determined killer—before checkout becomes permanent.

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Cold Case No. 99-5219 (A Samantha Church Mystery Book 4) FREE by Betta Ferrendelli: Determined reporter Samantha Church investigates the cold case murder of an abandoned infant, uncovering dangerous secrets and powerful adversaries.

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New Life For a Dead Man (A Bill and Martin Murder Mystery Book 1) FREE by PM Mahoney: A murder in the bush. A man in cuffs. And a dog who remembers being human. A twisty, darkly funny mystery set in Australia with a very good boy at its heart, New Life for a Dead Man is perfect for readers who like crime fiction with a supernatural twist, and loyal dogs. Content Warning: Includes references to and depictions of animal death.

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Blackwater Parish (A Southern Lady's Guide to Revenge Series) FREE by Natalie Horseman: She wakes with blood beneath her nails and no memory of how she got there. Her husband insists she can't trust her own mind, but beneath the quiet beauty of Blackwater Parish, dark family secrets refuse to stay buried. A gripping Southern Gothic psychological thriller filled with suspense, betrayal, and revenge.

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Kismet Thread (Knight Time Novellas: Bedtime Stories for Adults) FREE by Holly Knightley: After finding the body of a young girl buried in the woods, Juliet inherits land as a thank you from the family, but what she inherits is much more than green grass.

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The Lake Toplitz Code (The Expatriate Mysteries Book 3) FREE by Courtney Hargrove: In this standalone international thriller with a killer twist, Abigail Prince stumbles on mysterious account numbers and is hunted by a secret society as she and banker Stefan von Eicher race from Zurich to Salzburg to Zermatt and, finally, to Lake Toplitz, believed to be one of the hiding places for billions of dollars in Nazi gold.

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Hidden Menace (Seth Bristol Thrillers) FREE by Rob Wilbur: Carson Barlow is a pillar of the community. But a woman from his distant past threatens to expose a long-forgotten scandal. After blackmailing him, she turns up dead in her hotel room. All the evidence points to Carson as the murderer. PI Seth Bristol must find the real killer before the jury returns a guilty verdict for first-degree murder.

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A Curse for Samhain (The Skeleton Crew Paranormal Cozy Series Book 1) FREE by Dahlia Donovan: When one of the leaders of the village coven fails to show up for the weekly knitting meeting, Hyde finds themselves investigating a horrific murder with their long-term crush, Teresa Vega. Can working together spark the romantic flame within them? Will they solve the mystery before death comes too close?

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Uncanny Harvest (Moon Garden Mysteries Book 2) FREE by J. R. Pearse Nelson: The Moon Garden Mysteries paranormal cozy mystery series - a magical blend of paranormal women’s fiction and cozy mystery for those who believe forty marks a new beginning, cats can talk (and you’d better listen), and when you’re guarding a fae portal, chocolate is a girl’s best friend.

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Cassandra Sato Mysteries Box Set (Books 1-3) FREE by Kelly Brakenhoff: Cassandra Sato traded Hawaii for her dream job. Nebraska welcomed her with academic chaos. Every semester brings another campus mystery for the Hawaiian Japanese college VP. Cozy mysteries with stakes that feel real, Deaf representation that matters, a place you'll want to call home, and an unforgettable sleuth who doesn't fit the mold.

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The Repair and Restore Shop FREE by William O'Connell: Sam runs a shop where you can get a new screen for your laptop or a piece of furniture repaired and restored. He loves Noir Detective movies. A mysterious lady brings Sam a stolen hard drive From this inauspicious start, Sam becomes immersed in a murder mystery, computer hacking, money laundering, cryptocurrencies, a con artist, a computer genius.

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A Deadly Summer FREE by Claire Back: A derelict hotel. A hidden body. A girl who has not been missed. A Deadly Summer is a compelling & atmospheric crime mystery set in Pembrokeshire & told across two timelines, 1984 and 2015. The discovery of a hidden body locked inside a wardrobe in an abandoned hotel is interwoven with the backstory of the victim & her friends.

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The Sacred Order: And the Mystical Legend of Saint Francis of Assisi FREE by Roger L. Brooks: In Vatican City, photorealist Anthony Brunelli is tasked by Pope Benedict XVI with uncovering an 800-year-old secret left by St. Francis of Assisi. With art historian Dr. Vera Valentino, he follows clues in Renaissance art, discovering a shocking truth about Pontius Pilate that threatens Christianity's foundations, confronting his family legacy.

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When the World Goes Silent FREE by Joey Wells: A secret detonation kills the grid and the world goes dark. As chaos erupts and fires spread through Albuquerque, three sisters fight to survive the first night of collapse. With law breaking down outside, their only chance is to stay hidden and stay together.

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NE-PHILIM (Loew and Golem Book 2) FREE by Moshe Sipper: Book 2 of a thrilling new series. Golem and Sy Loew investigate vanishing women worldwide, uncovering real giants abducting humans and an ancient war threatening humanity's survival.

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Grass FREE by Ronnie Brown: Gripping thriller exploring the dark side of UK politics. The protagonist, RI Penny, a retired history lecturer turned sleuth, takes on the establishment from the upper echelons of politics, the police, to the disparate, sinister growth of right wing ideas at grass roots level. Browne's character-led story contains the usual irony and humour we have come to expect-it doesn't disappoint.

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Write Me a Ghost Story (Myrtle Glubber Paranormal Cozy Mysteries Book 1) FREE by Philippa Wozniak: When a murder shatters a Hawaiian paradise, mystery writer Myrtle Glubber finds herself immersed in ancient Hawaiian legends, restless spirits, and island secrets. As folklore and murder intertwine, Myrtle must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again in this humorous paranormal cozy mystery.

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An Accidental Murder (The Yellow Cottage Vintage Mysteries Book 1) FREE by J. New: New to Linhay Island and the Yellow Cottage, Ella is drawn into a murder investigation with help from its resident ghost. Following cryptic clues to 1930s London, she must outwit a deadly foe before becoming the next victim. A charming supernatural whodunit in the spirit of Miss Marple meets The Ghost Whisperer.

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Trouble on Main Street (Sugar Mountain Book 1) FREE by Kirsten Fullmer: If you like cozy small towns, quirky shops, and local art, Sugar Mountain is the place for you. But there's a mystery brewing. When a blood-smeared package shows up at the post office, the Sugar Mountain Ladies Historical Society take matters into their own hands.

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Ticket Out FREE by Michelle Diener: A 1960s murder mystery set in swinging London -- Gabriella stumbles over the body of a man on her route as a traffic warden and in doing so, comes to the attention of the police, and the murderer as well. An Australian, far from home, with no family support, she has to rely on courage and intelligence to keep herself from being the next victim.

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A Smidgeon of Ghosts (Madeline Donovan Mysteries Book 6) FREE by Madison Kent: Halloween…a bewitching night…it is a time when the spirit world descends upon us and makes believers of us all. Sleuth Madeline receives a request to attend a gala on the night of the dead to assist in exorcising a human demon with murder on their mind. At first, she thinks it is nothing but stuff and nonsense, until it’s not.

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The Malakhov Journals: The Silent Lineage FREE by E. J. Cullen: 1892. A Russian cave naturalist finds an undiscovered hominid colony that shouldn't exist, then hides his journals and never speaks of it again. Over a hundred years later, those journals resurface, and a second discovery in the Missouri Ozarks changes everything. What do we owe to something that never asked to be found.

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Redemption (Dr. Bryce Chapman Medical Thrillers Book 1) FREE by Brian Hartman: Four-book series! Murder victims make terrible ER patients. Just ask Bryce Chapman, the doctor who blew off a patient thinking he wasn't sick. What happened next puts his career, family, and ultimately his life in jeopardy. He engages the help of friends and colleagues to determine who killed his patient, clear his name, and secure redemption.

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A Colossal Injustice (The Griffin Knight Series Book 2) FREE by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.: A brutal corporate murder. A trail of lies no one wants exposed. Detective Griffin Knight digs into a case powerful people need buried—and the deeper he goes, the deadlier it gets. When justice is corrupted, truth becomes lethal. Every revelation pulls him closer to danger. Perfect for fans of gritty crime thrillers. Start the investigation now.

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Breaking Faith (The Associates Book 1) FREE by Anthony Frazer: When a defence firm suspects a leak, the board hires Bartholomew Aldridge — ex-MI6, now running an elite Boston investigation shop. He expects corporate espionage. He finds a compromised engineer, a foreign operation, and a setup engineered by the very intelligence community that once discarded him.

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Fatal Network FREE by Trevor Scott: When a tech representative disappears from a U.S. Air Base in Germany, former CIA operative Jake Adams is hired to find him. The search uncovers a deadly conspiracy to steal classified Fighter technology. Hunted across Europe, Jake must rescue the woman he loves before a ruthless spy network strikes again.

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