Best Free Mystery Books of 2026
Here are the 20 most popular free Mystery ebooks on Free-eBooks.net for 2026, ranked by reader rating and download volume — every title is free to download.
Last updated: January 21, 2025
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The Killing of Mummy's Boy
Joan Ellis | Mystery
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‘I slit someone’s throat,’ the man told the woman on the 4.20 from Waterloo to Portsmouth. Two strangers. One shared interest. Murder. Ben slit a man’s throat. Sandra’s son, Carl, witnessed a murder. Sandra fled London to live anonymously in a remote village on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, where she becomes...
Charlies Journal - Book One Making of a Cheesecakeologist
Julian C Corbett | Mystery
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Charlie's Journals, The Making of a Cheesecakeologist is the first in a series of books suitable for the whole family. This is the story of a likable young man, Charlie, who leaves home to embark on a journey, the discovery of life! He sets out from Poxwold, a small town in central England, with a sense of the unknown and a letter to be...
Needless Suicide
Gautham Srinivasan | Mystery
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Two childhood friends become sworn enemies. Just as one of them tries to reveal his true identity, the other commits suicide. Why did the latter commit suicide? Who is this person faking identity, and why? The tale travels through the heart of India's three metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai to trace the events that caused one of...
The War of Wars
Richard Shekari | Mystery
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James Shinoman, a young Spaceflight Participant goes on a voyage with a team of space explorers. He finds love along the way, however, things get out of control and he is left to make sense of his experience during their mission.
Escape
Joana A Park | Mystery
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What appears to be love at first sight becomes a twisted fate for Katya and Michael. Through a heart-wrenching battle, Katya must choose to save the man she loves or kill him in order to save herself. What will Katya choose? Will she sacrifice her life to save his life? To save their love? Katya's made up her mind and she's ready to make her...
Kakri: A Birthright Secrets Story
Tiffany Cherney | Mystery
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Liz is set to make her mark on Segennya but there's a lot to be done and it's far from smooth sailing. It's made even more complicated when Kakri, the Goddess of Segennya decides to step in and give her own type of help. For a while it seems she's actually helping, but when Kakri inadvertently uncovers that she's not the only God interfering in...
Twelve Forty-two North Seventy-five Seventy-three East
Alvin Joseph K. | Mystery
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Joe had only fallen for one girl, Lisa. But he was not able to tell her about his feelings for her. Months after the convocation day, Joe gets a mail from Lisa. But the contents of the mail was something far from his expectations.Accompany Joe and Lisa in this enthralling saga of Mystery, Romance and Adventure. Teleport yourself to Twelve...
Conflux: The Lost Girls
Jordan Wakefield | Mystery
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IT’S A BAD, BAD WORLD OUT THERE – Two teenage girls who don’t even know their own names. A nightmarish town that wants to eat them alive. When fate brings them together, will a murderous town full of sin and psychotic criminals pull them apart?This book doesn’t pull punches. Packed with tension and betrayal, horror and triumph, Jordan...
Malice
Angel Berry | Mystery
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While in the midst of a drug-related homicide investigation, Detective Justin Young's 7-year old niece, Lisa, vanishes from her mother's home. With a pedophile living nearby, Justin tries to control his anger, but loses his mind waiting for the slow wheels of justice to turn. Is it the usual suspect? Or is it a case where no one is who they...
The Mystery of Deadly Daisies
Steven Vagovics | Mystery
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What would you if you had a material feud with your future brother-in-law? Would you fight for your right? Would you do more than anyone else to get what you deserve? What would you do if you found out that he got murdered? Living in the 1940s by the sunny sides of Hawaii, detective Herbie Fox appears to investigate the murder. Who committed the...
Ask the River
Dan Wheatcroft | Mystery
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With death taking a break, DCI Thurstan Baddeley, with nothing to do and too much time to do it in, agrees to delve into a 'something or nothing' job for one of his team. What seemed like a good idea at the time is gradually shoved on the back burner as 'normality' returns to the streets of Liverpool and the jobs start to stack up but it's not...
The Desiderata Stone
Nick Aaron | Mystery
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Daisy Hayes was a sculptress, and blind since birth. In 1964 a French priest came to visit her at the collective studio in north London where she worked. He was fascinated by the impaired artist and told her about a program at the Vatican Museums, where people like her got an opportunity to study archaeological artifacts by touch.In AD 64 a blind...
Mild Murders
Serkan Engin | Mystery
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Crime novella of Serkan Engin from Turkey. A novella trying to make readers ask ethical questions on crime-justice-amnesty triangle.
The House of the Arrow
A. E. W. Mason | Mystery
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In The House of the Arrow we once again meet French Inspector Gabriel Hanaud. Hanaud is a towering figure in the history of genre mystery fiction as he is the obvious inspiration for Hercule Poirot. Hanaud is called in to investigate when the wealthy widow Mrs. Harlowe dies suddenly and her heiress, Betty Harlowe, is accused of murder.
Gringa: The Beast of Mexico
Eve Rabi | Mystery
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I was twenty-one, a sassy college student who took crap from no one. While holidaying in Mexico, I was accosted by The Devil of Mexico called Diablo and shot, because the bastard mistook me for a spy. I survived, only to encounter him again months later. How’s that for luck? Furious and sick of all that I’d been through because of him, I...
The Big Corner
Edward Drobinski | Mystery
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It is 1946 in totally corrupt Bayway Town, New Jersey. It's hot and Truman’s inflation is raging, interesting everyone in collectibles. Private eye, Sam Shovelin, is hired by a woman who said that her boyfriend was murdered and his watch was stolen. The police blamed a drifter, which she does not believe. Sam gets suspicious of her story when...
Shaunessy Goes West in Winter.
Edward Drobinski | Mystery
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Veteran NYC police detective leaves to escape the ugliness. He hopes to spend the rest of his police "career" giving out traffic tickets in a small New Mexico town, only to be greeted by an unearthed body at a construction site.
ROMA - Volume I
The Roman Memoir | Mystery
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I want to keep publishing here from my dream job, the tales of my roman adventures in volumes called "The Roman Memoir". Any further pseudonym, I would use will likely be me, so be ware, be friendly, and I will extend my tales to you kindly,Samuel
Leibowitz Concludes
Edward Drobinski | Mystery
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Irreligious and middle-aged Isaac Leibowitz leaves his comfortable home in Gig Harbor, Washington in pursuit of career enhancement in NYC. His wife wants no part of the big city, and he intends to return after establishing top notch credentials. To fill the time now afforded, Isaac once again picks up on a “conspiracy theory” which he had...
The Government of Anarchism
Samuel Kebede | Mystery
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This book is initially dedicated to my grandmother, who gave me wisdom and the opportunity to learn through sound judgment. Secondly, it is for the military personals of the world in service, and lastly for Cain. Thank you for teaching me to be a decent human being.
