Top Free Mystery Kindle Books

Whether you prefer to read cozy mysteries or detective crime novels, you’ll find great books among our top 300 free Kindle mystery books.

Once Upon a Witch

Free
Cozy Mystery, Supernatural
4.4★ 750+ ratings

When one of the inn’s guests turns up dead and Cassie’s aunt is the prime suspect, Cassie has no choice but to take the matters into her own magical hands. Can she solve the case before her aunt is arrested for a crime she didn’t commit?

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Claws of Justice

Free
Cozy Mystery
4.4★ 1000+ ratings

With a business to save, kittens that need rescuing, a business partner distracting her, and a corpse on her doorstep, there seems to be a disaster waiting for Sunny Shaw at every turn.


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Do Nothing

Free
Mystery, Novella
4.2★ 200+ ratings

A serial killer is on the loose in New York City? Can Griffin Knight cut through the questions this guy is throwing his way, or will there be another murder?


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The Art of Murder

Free
Cozy Mystery
4.1★ 100+ ratings

When journalist Parker Lee covers a national symposium on a local painter, she expects endless lectures and stuffy academics. Instead, she uncovers nasty rivalries, art theft, and murder.


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Lie of the Tiger

Free
Mystery, Humor
4.1★ 100+ ratings

As the former mayor ridicules anyone who thinks the Tasmanian Tiger still roams the bush, two octogenarians break a silly law to “prove” that the extinct Tasmanian Tiger lives on.

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The Postman Always Dies Twice

Free
Cozy Mystery, Humor
4.5★ 1000+ ratings

When former San Francisco cop Maggie Doyle extends her stay in Ireland, dealing with more murder and mayhem isn’t on her to-do list. But her plans to chill for the next two months are soon put on ice.


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Elusive

Free
Mystery, Suspense
4.3★ 5000+ ratings

Zoe Hunter loves living on the edge. But when her ex and several million dollars from his business go missing, Zoe’s life goes from delightfully unpredictable to downright frightening.


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Parlez-Vous Murder?

Free
Cozy Mystery, Humor
4.2★ 1000+ ratings

Three really bad things happened last June. There was the dead body, the break-up, and the dirty bomb that exploded throwing me and everyone else in France back to the 1950s.


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Deja Dead

Free
Mystery, Suspense
4.4★ 2500+ ratings

Alone in a foreign city, Claire doggedly collects the clues that will lead her to her husband’s killer. That killer is determined to make sure she never leaves Paris alive.


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Caverns, Clues, and Cowboys

Free
Cozy Mystery
4.0★ 75+ ratings

At Blue Lagoon Cowboy Camp in the heart of Texas, twins Samantha and Lizzie Brown are gearing up to teach a group of kids how to rope, ride, and embrace the cowboy way. And, apparently, solve crimes.

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Truly, Madly, Deeply

Free
Cozy Mystery, Humor
4.2★ 2500+ ratings

Meet Charmaine Digby, human lie detector, eager to put her ability to the test as the county coroner’s new investigative assistant. But she sure never expected she’d need her gift to solve a murder.


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Girl, Alone

Free
Thriller, Mystery
4.4★ 20000+ ratings

Face to face with a real murder, a real killer, and a real ticking clock, FBI Agent Ella realizes she can’t rely on her knowledge. She must learn to trust her instinct.


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I Couldn’t Hear Her Scream

Free
Thriller, Suspense
4.4★ 200+ ratings

A serial killer is on the loose in the city of Detroit, breaking into minority low and middle-class families’ homes and killing for laughs. With no one to stop him, anyone could be the next victim.


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Blood Orchids

Free
Mystery, Suspense
4.3★ 10000+ ratings

Overcoming a past filled with scars, Lei makes a life for herself and her dog, Keiki, as a Hawaii cop in Hilo. When a routine patrol turns up two murdered teens, Lei’s world is rocked.

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Herbs and Homicide

Free
Cozy Mystery
4.4★ 1000+ ratings

After her husband’s brutal killing, Sam moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life. She takes a job at the local herbal shop, but her boss ends up dead.


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An Invitation to Murder

Free
Cozy Mystery
4.3★ 5000+ ratings

Once the star of a beloved TV crime drama, Mary Blake had fame, fortune, and the adoration of millions. But turning fifty meant being replaced until a murder brings her back into the spotlight.


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