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Explore the Best Mystery & Thriller Paperback Books

Dive into a curated selection of Mystery & Thriller paperback books from both indie and traditionally published authors. Whether you're seeking timeless classics or new voices in Mystery & Thriller, this page brings you printed stories that inspire, entertain, and endure. These books are hand-listed by passionate authors and are perfect for readers who still believe in the magic of turning real pages.

The Peeper

A serial killer who stalks social media has taken an online interest in framing a humble county bureaucrat.
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No Time to Die

The Seventh Sam Leroy thriller! LAPD Detective Sam Leroy and his partner Detective Ray Quinn are called to a murder scene which begins an investigation which leads them to a web of crime in Los Angeles and secrets over the border in Mexicali.
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Chasing the Beast

After experiencing a horrific loss while camping with his father, Shane Justice returns twenty five years later to seek his vengeance. Unbeknownst to him, an Outlaw biker gang is setting up a meth operation in the same area as his expedition. Worlds collide violently in this page turner of a thriller.
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Storm Harbor

Living a broken life was all Hannah had ever known. Can a mangy stray dog and a new love help her put the pieces back together again?
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Devils in Paradise

1946. During a brutal L.A. heatwave, P.I.s Kit and Henry are hired by a magazine publisher to track down a rare Jules Verne and its thief, ex-prodigy Marlene. To their surprise, their hunt leads to rogue Russian spies. Under a ticking clock, the detectives must find Marlene and keep the book's deadly secrets safe from the enemy spies.
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221B On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1889 The 20th century is barely a decade away. A group known as The Hephaestus Ring has gathered the most infamous technologists of the Victorian Age to devise a crime so monumental, it will change the destiny of Europe forever.
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The Antiquarian

Set in the city of Exeter in Devon, a body is found in the Cathedral Chapter House shattering the peace in Cathedral Close. A must-read for fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood or T. A. Williams and all Cosy Fiction.
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Unethical

San Diego attorney Josephine Rinaldi enrolls her father in a cutting-edge research study only to find that she has put them both in imminent danger.
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Silent Unrest: Book 2 of the Silent Code Series

As Emily Jensen, a stoic and disciplined ex-Army Ranger with a secretive nature, settled into her role within the Secret Service, little did she know that her world was about to be upended. Her Medal of Honor testified to her bravery and skill, but it was her computer acumen that now positioned her at the forefront of a hidden war.
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Silent Code

In a world where trust is a commodity and betrayal is a constant, one woman must unravel the threads of a deadly conspiracy before it consumes everything she holds dear. When former Army Ranger Emily Jensen stumbles upon a shadowy conspiracy involving a rogue cyber attack, she’s thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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Serves You Right

“Serves You Right” is a thrilling novel about a young female detective who is tasked with investigating a series of vigilante murders in a quiet town in Northeast Ohio.
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Mardi Gras Ripper

A New York rookie detective partners with an attractive Creole investigator in NOLA to track a costumed fiend B4 Mardi Gras. A brand seared into the flesh of victims provides the only clue. A very old and a new love. A very old and a new evil.
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Artistic License

Love or art? Love of money? Veteran New York PI Humph Barstal discovers that the motive for a cunning theft of irreplaceable paintings from the nation's biggest gallery can be driven by both.
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The Last Letter from Paris

A sweeping historical romance unraveling secrets, sacrifice, and forbidden love in the heart of wartime France. When Claire Rousseau arrives in Paris to settle her late grandmother’s estate, she expects dusty antiques and family heirlooms—not a sealed trunk filled with decades-old love letters hidden in the attic.
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The Saffron Secre: A Whisper of Secrets in a Quiet Village (Bakery Mysteries of Small Town Book 3)

Sofia Ramirez’s journey teaches that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but the strength to act despite it. Facing threats from Marcus Reed, Elena Salazar, and an unknown shooter, Sofia protects her daughter Lila and her shop, proving that standing up for what’s right, even when the odds are stacked against you, can lead to triumph
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