7 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read With a Kindle Unlimited Free Trial
Looking for your next mystery or thriller? These seven Kindle Unlimited picks give you a place to start—and if you’re eligible for a free trial, you can explore them without paying for the membership during the trial period. Browse the descriptions below and see which story catches your attention. After the trial, the subscription renews at the price shown when you sign up unless you cancel.
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Kindle Unlimited is a paid reading subscription that lets you borrow books from its included catalog without purchasing each one separately. You can borrow up to 20 titles at a time and read on a Kindle or through the free Kindle app on your phone or tablet. It’s a handy way to try unfamiliar authors and explore a new series.
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1. Silenced Girls by Roger Stelljes
Twenty years after her twin sister disappeared, FBI agent Tori Hunter receives an anonymous newspaper clipping about another missing girl. It draws her back to Manchester Bay, Minnesota, and the questions she left behind. If you enjoy missing-person mysteries where the investigator has a personal connection to the case, this is one to consider. It’s also the first book in the Agent Tori Hunter series, giving you a place to begin if you’re looking for a new series to follow.
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2. Don’t Let Her Go by Willow Rose
A mother reports her five-year-old daughter missing, but when Detective Billie Ann Wilde arrives, there’s no sign a child ever lived in the house. No toys, no clothes, no photographs. Then the mother disappears too, and Billie’s investigation takes her back to an unresolved case from her own past. Set near the Florida marshlands, this opening book in the Detective Billie Ann Wilde series is a pick for readers drawn to puzzling disappearances, hidden identities, and detectives with unfinished business.
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3. The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold
How do you investigate the murder of someone who destroyed your family? Detective Amanda Steele faces that question when the driver responsible for her husband and daughter’s deaths is found dead. Determined to get involved, she uncovers a connection to an unsolved murder—and the possibility that others are still in danger. Set in Dumfries, Virginia, this first book in the Detective Amanda Steele series may appeal to readers who enjoy police investigations complicated by grief, conflicting loyalties, and deeply personal stakes.
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4. In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson
Ava’s comfortable family life is shattered when a violent home invasion leaves her daughter fighting for her life. Then she learns the attack wasn’t random. Someone deliberately targeted her family, and finding out why means questioning the people she thought she knew. If you’re in the mood for a psychological thriller about family secrets and the unsettling possibility that someone close to you is lying, this one has an intriguing setup.
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5. The Girl Who Lied by Shannon Hollinger
In the remote Maine logging town of Coyote Cove, Chief Maggie Riley discovers a murdered man beside the road on a stormy night. A frightened teenage girl nearby may hold answers, but Maggie isn’t sure she can trust her. Once a big-city detective, Maggie is also carrying the pain of her younger brother’s disappearance. This first book in the Chief Maggie Riley series is one to consider if you enjoy isolated settings, suspicious witnesses, and small-town mysteries where everyone seems to have something to hide.
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6. The Girls in the Snow by Stacy Green
When two teenage girls are found dead in the snowy forests of Stillwater, Minnesota, Special Agent Nikki Hunt suspects someone local knows more than they’re telling. But investigating the case also means confronting painful questions about her own parents’ murders—and whether the right person was convicted. This first book in the Nikki Hunt series may appeal to readers who enjoy wintry settings, small-town secrets, and investigations that force a detective to question everything she thought she knew.
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7. The Silent Dolls by Rita Herron
Seven-year-old Penny Matthews disappears in the Appalachian Mountains, leaving behind a pink friendship bracelet with her name on it. Detective Ellie Reeves is called in to investigate, beginning a search for the missing child against an unsettling mountain backdrop. If you’re drawn to missing-person mysteries and remote settings, this opening book in the Detective Ellie Reeves series could be your next reading pick.
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Which Mystery Will You Read First?
A disappearance in the mountains, a family hiding secrets, or an investigation that brings a detective’s past back into focus—there’s plenty here to help you choose your next read. And with several first-in-series books on this list, you might find a character you want to follow beyond the final chapter.
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