The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Hi thrill-seekers!
I've got a FREE novel set during the Ukraine war.
Just message me and I'll send you a copy in whatever format you prefer. I'd love to have some reviews here on Goodreads and/or my Amazon page.
Thanks for your interest!
Patrick

BLURB
It’s March 2022, and the teenaged Ukrainian refugee who just entered Thomas Gould’s classroom isn’t who he claims to be.
When Gould asks who Oleksiy really is, no one can give him a straight answer. Even Oksana, who made the perilous journey from occupied Kherson with Oleksiy, won’t be drawn. Gould knows these children need protecting, but what from, exactly?
As Gould’s investigations spiral out of control, he soon has his boss on his back, the police on his trail, and the truth tantalizingly out of reach.
Meanwhile, the Russian imposters and the Ukrainian resistance both have an interest in Oleksiy. Is the boy a target or an asset? Whose side is he on?
For Thomas Gould, the war in Ukraine is about to become personal.
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Patrick Garrett is a teacher and freelance writer. He lives in Devon with his wife and three children.

Hello all, my new political thriller A Quiet Life comes out next Monday. I just received a large batch of new hard-back copies from Simon and Schuster. If you'd like a freeby just send me the best shipping address, on goodreads or at [email protected].

A Quiet Life

Hi

I have free paperbacks and ebooks available for reviewers.
Email [email protected] with your postal address and email or DM me on Good Reads. Thanks

HEAD - A Ben Lorloch Gaming Mystery Thriller

Enter the world of gaming and unravel a thrilling mystery with Head: A Ben Lorloch Mystery Thriller.

• Immersive gaming experience
• Intriguing mystery
• Suspenseful plot twists
• Gruesome assassinations

If you love mind games and a good whodunit, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat. Follow protagonist Ben Lorloch as he navigates through the twists and turns of a complex, high-stakes mystery in the world of global intelligence empires and video games.

My book, Fire and Tears, is free on Kindle until OCT 18th and I’m thankful for any reviews I can get! So thank you in advance.

Link: https://a.co/d/39Zbp2f

Genre: Suspense/Mystery/ Thriller and crime

Summary: Jade is a stubborn, persistent, and compassionate seventeen-year-old girl with some grit and some wit. She is sold to the highest bidder by her stepfather, a man once a hero to her, but now a monster. And he wouldn’t be the only monster she would have to face. Nor the only monster she would fight. Because she would fight. She can’t help but fight, even when she knows the odds are against her.

When Jade is sold to a wealthy businessman, Ivan, she expects to become his sex slave, but things take an unexpected turn when she is gifted to Ivan’s brother. Seemingly now in the clear, Jade quickly realizes that Ivan remains a constant threat, and he shows no intention of ceasing his pursuit, despite his brother’s demands not to touch her.

Meanwhile, there is a mysterious man who has been looking for Jade when he realizes she may be in danger, but every time he gains an inch, he loses a mile. When he finally manages to get her to safety, Jade has a hard time truly escaping her monsters when her mind won’t let her forget what Ivan did to her. But perhaps forgetting her monsters isn’t how she’s meant to overcome her battles. No. Perhaps facing them is the only way for her to have her victory. So this time, if he comes for her, she’ll be ready. And she’ll fight.

Emotionally Gripping Suspense Thriller!!!

Looking for reviews for my book Fire and Tears, that will take you on one heck of a roller coaster ride that you were never expecting to go on!

FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED! See link below. ⬇️

Overview:

Jade speeds down the road in a stolen vehicle determined to get away from the man relentlessly pursuing her. She flips over the guardrail and lands nose-down on the tree-covered mountainside. Staggering out of the car and bleeding from her head, she knows her life is in danger. However, Jade’s determination won’t allow her to stop there. Especially not when Ivan starts to pursue her on foot. She’d rather take her chances running down the snowy mountainside on a cold winter night with only the light of the full moon to guide her way. Would this be just another escape attempt gone awry?

Jade is a stubborn, persistent, and compassionate seventeen-year-old girl with some grit and some wit. She is sold to the highest bidder by her stepfather, a man once a hero to her, but now a monster. And he wouldn’t be the only monster she would have to face. Nor the only monster she would fight. Because she would fight. She can’t help but fight, even when she knows the odds are against her.

When Jade is sold to a wealthy businessman, Ivan, she expects to become his sex slave, but things take an unexpected turn when she is gifted to Ivan’s brother. Seemingly now in the clear, Jade quickly realizes that Ivan remains a constant threat, and he shows no intention of ceasing his pursuit, despite his brother’s demands not to touch her.

Meanwhile, there is a mysterious man who has been looking for Jade when he realizes she may be in danger, but every time he gains an inch, he loses a mile. When he finally manages to get her to safety, Jade has a hard time truly escaping her monsters when her mind won’t let her forget what Ivan did to her. But perhaps forgetting her monsters isn’t how she’s meant to overcome her battles. No. Perhaps facing them is the only way for her to have her victory. So this time, if he comes for her, she’ll be ready. And she’ll fight.

Link: https://a.co/d/eIUqcsM

Flokí: A Mystery Novel

Would anyone be willing to receive a free ebook from Amazon and review it? If you don’t want to give a text review on Amazon and Goodreads, you could post an image or video of my book on your (or my) Facebook, Instagram, or other SoMe platform and link back to me.

My Norwegian edition just got a 6 out of 6 from one of our most important Mystery Novel Bloggers (Den Kriminelle Bokverden).

I believe the read is well worth it if you like Mystery Novels with family drama, romance, and thriller elements set in a Norwegian Fjord. :-)

Let me know if you're interested, and I will provide more information.

Nancy wrote: "Heads up, authors! I've just added this thread for anyone who is looking for reviewers to read their books. Please use this thread rather than general chat or any other threads in the readers' area..."
To make this thread relevant to authors and readers, I suggest setting the default sorting to the newest posts shown first. Otherwise, the relevant freebies will be buried many pages down the thread and never seen.

No Hill to Die On, the fourth entry in my national award-winning Peter Brandt mystery series, will be released on May 1, 2025. I am offering free electronic advance reader copies in exchange for a fair and honest review.

From the cover blurb:

“Former war correspondent Peter Brandt’s childhood innocence died the day his older brother, Keith, died in Vietnam. Now, a quarter of a century later, Keith’s former fiancée, Rhonda White, comes back into Peter’s life with an incredible claim—Keith may still be alive.

Twenty-four hours later, police find Rhonda’s body floating in San Diego Bay. Is it murder or suicide?

Rhonda’s death and her claim about Peter’s brother set him on an investigation ranging from the beaches and foothills of Southern California to the mountains of Costa Rica. The deeper he digs, the more mysteries he finds: Marines who fought alongside Keith don’t remember how he died; a shady technology exporter bearing a doppelgänger resemblance to T.D., Keith’s best friend who also died in the same battle; a Navy investigator who covered up his probe of a major wartime black-market operation; and a Costa Rican cop who may more than he seems.

And then there are the big questions Peter isn’t sure he wants answered. Is Keith still alive? Did he desert the Marines and become part of the Vietnam underworld? And if he is still living, who did Peter’s family bury twenty-five years earlier?”

You may download an ARC from either of these two sites:

StoryOrigins (epub, mobi, pdf): https://storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopi...

BookSirens (epub, pdf): https://booksirens.com/book/KSGY1VW/Q...

Jeffrey Dahmer: Uncovering The Case for Innocence.

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

NetGalley: https://www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/b...

Feel free to leave a review! The sample can also be read on Amazon.

I will be happy to return the favor to fellow authors.

Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917525036
eBook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPLH8XCY/
https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781...
https://www.shieldcrest.co.uk/about/f...

Landon Prosser

This is a family friend and he has no idea how to market his book. I'm here trying to get some feedback for him. This is his entry into wants feedback but doesn't know where to get it from.

Thanks in advance for any help you can send his way.

Hey guys!! I’m currently writing a horror story on wattpad! If you have time, please check it out!
It’s called Station Two, or you can js search my handle: Deluwrote, in wattpad.
It’s about a Journalist named Mallory who recently moved towns. There is gore, swearing, paranormal activity and perhaps some mature scenes. If you’re fine with that, overall, I think you might enjoy it!!

FREE EBOOK FOR ALL AMAZON BOOKWORMS! March 12-16 (seeking reviews)

FREE ON AMAZON FOR EVERYONE: March 12-16
FREE FOR KINDLE UNLIMITED MEMBERS: beyond March 16
Calling all fans of techno-thrillers, psychological thrillers, conspiracy theories, and mysteries! I'm looking for reviewers for my psychological techno-thriller, The Invisible Cyber Bully: What it's like to be watched 24/7 .

I'd appreciate any review and/or star-rating, especially on Amazon, Goodreads, and Bookbub, so I could improve the next edition.
Synopsis: solacejournal.com/cyberbully
Grab a copy here: books2read.com/expatscribe

If you'd like to connect, message/friend me on Goodreads: Expat Scribe or Meta: www.facebook.com/expatscribe. Or visit my website: www.expatscribe.com. Or write to me: solacejournal.com/expatscribe-contact. Thanks and may The Force be with you.

Hey everyone, I have a few ARCs I'd like to send out for my upcoming novel, No Easy Way Back. Shoot me a message with a mailing address, and I'll mail one out!

Blurb:

No Easy Way Back – A Gritty Neo-Western Thriller for Fans of Jack Carr’s The Terminal List and Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River
Graham Hayes has never fit in anywhere—not in the life he left behind or the one he’s trying to build.

After years with the Regimental Reconnaissance Company—the most elite unit most people have never heard of—he walked away. Not because he was broken or lost a step. Because he was done.

But when his estranged brother, Colt, is accused of murder and vanishes into the Utah wilderness, Graham is pulled back to a place that feels less like home and more like a monument to his past mistakes.

The evidence against Colt is airtight. The man behind it—Greg Langston—is untouchable, with powerful friends and limitless resources.

Finding Colt is just the beginning.

As Graham and his few allies start pulling threads, they uncover a web of corruption that puts everyone he cares about in the crosshairs.

He’s fought wars in the deadliest places on earth. But this time, the battlefield is home and the fight is personal.

There’s no easy way back. But there’s a hell of a way out.

No Easy Way Back

Anyone interested in reviewing a good British legal thriller?

Try Degree of Guilt - the first in the Baby of the Bailey series. The "baby" in question is 24-year-old Emily du Lac, in the second six months of her pupillage at St Jude's Chambers, which her estranged father once headed. Her supervisor is the first black head of chambers was her father's pupil way back in the day.

Now they are defending an American in London accused of murder.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

📢 Calling All Thriller Lovers – Free Early Copies Available!

Hi everyone! I’m an indie author releasing a new psychological thriller, KILL FOR ME, and I’m looking for early reviewers. If you love dark mysteries, crime thrillers, and shocking twists, I’d love to send you a free ARC (Advance Reader Copy) in exchange for an honest review.

📖 About the Book:
“Till death do us part”—but what if death is the only way out?

When a marriage built on secrets takes a deadly turn, survival comes at a cost. In this mind-twisting thriller of betrayal, revenge, and deception, no one can be trusted.

👉 Want a free copy? Comment below or DM me, and I’ll send you the download link!

💡 Reviews can be posted on Apple Books, Kobo, Goodreads, or wherever you prefer. Every honest review helps indie authors like me, and I truly appreciate your support!

Thank you so much! 💙

I just released my debut psychological thriller, Even Steven, about a female detective hunting down a revenge serial killer in Nashville. It's loaded with tension and plot-twists which I think will make for a very exciting and quick weekend read for folks in this group.

Thanks so much for your consideration and let me know if you pick it up!

Hi everyone,

I’m Amy Turing, debut author of a techno-thriller novel titled Technofascist Protocol: New World Order. If you’re into conspiracies, AI ethics, surveillance, or political thrillers, I’d love to invite you to be among the first to read it.

I’ve just opened ARC access on Booksprout for early feedback:
👉 https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...

Reviews are due by June 7, just before the book launches on Amazon.

If this feels like your genre, I’d be honored to hear what you think. No pressure, and happy to chat more if anyone’s curious. 😊

– Amy

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for reviewers to my latest book:

Just a second please

Just a second please

"Rafael, a young paramedic, wakes up after a serious accident in a world where everything seems to have stopped.

Lost in a moment that never ends, Rafael is forced into a silent race for survival—and for the truth.
With only his memories, his guilt, and a promise to keep, he refuses to accept the end. Even if everything around him says it's too late.

Amid frozen London streets, untold secrets, and a love that defies logic, “Just a second, please” is a mind-bending journey between the real and the impossible, where memory is fragile, and defying logic may be the only way out.

What if the last second of your life wasn't the end... but the beginning?

If you enjoy the following authors and books, this might be right in your alley: Stephen King (22/11/1963), Blake Crouch (Recursion / Dark Matter), Ken Grimwood (Replay)."

Please be free to approach me if you want more information or even a free edition in exchange for a honest review in Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you so much!

Hey guys, I am looking for reviewers for my debut techno thriller novel with political conspiracy vibes called Technofascist Protocol: New World Order:

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“They built a platform to control the future. Someone rewired it to control the present.”

In a near-future world where social media algorithms dictate reality, a powerful AI-driven platform has become the ultimate puppet master – subtly shaping opinions, influencing elections, and bending society to its will. Now, that system has been hijacked by unseen hands determined to impose a digital dictatorship in real time.

As chaos and censorship spread, one whistleblower uncovers the lethal truth behind the code. Every click and share is a weapon – and the architects of this Technofascist Protocol will stop at nothing to silence dissent and enforce their New World Order. With surveillance everywhere and time running out, she must outrun an algorithm that predicts her every move.

Technofascist Protocol: New World Order is a chilling techno-thriller that weaves together AI ethics, digital warfare, and political intrigue. If you’ve ever wondered how close our world is to a Black Mirror episode, this book brings that fear to life. Fans of Black Mirror, Upgrade, and The Circle will see their darkest tech nightmares come true in this heart-pounding conspiracy tale.
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Be sure to grab a free copy here (all details in the link!)

https://storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopi...

I'm looking for any last-minute ARC readers for a slow-burn psychological thriller.
Release Date: July 11th 2025... Review Date: July 11th 2025 (But I am flexible as I do realize things come up)

This is a bonus origin story that accompanies The Girl Once Known trilogy. It can be read as a standalone, though it contains minor spoilers from the trilogy.

Blurb:
Lotus Oliver learned early that survival meant pretending.
Lie when you're scared. Smile when you're cornered. Trust no one. Never let your guard down.
Because wanting something only ever meant one thing: losing it.

Then she met Joseph “Jo” Oliver. He didn’t just see her—he unraveled her, layer by layer, until there was nothing left to hide. And somehow, she gave him everything: her fire, her fight, her heart.
A marriage. A family.

But the voice inside her never went quiet. It kept whispering that she wasn’t safe. That it could all slip away.

And maybe, just maybe, it was right.

The question is: will Lotus be able to stop it?

Trigger Warnings: Profanity, Mild/Moderate Graphic Violence

ARC link: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...

Independent author here and I am looking for readers to read and review my debut novel, Target Pool!

You knew advertising had a dark side, but not like this.

I've gone undercover to write the world's first advertising techno-thriller. It's the story of an ad exec on the edge. Diana Lane is verging on personal and professional ruin when a miracle client lands in her lap. If she can close the deal, her problems are at an end. But when the always-perilous route to landing a big account takes a sinister turn, Diana finds her life in jeopardy from a network of domestic terrorists. With even the police stumped by the arcane and labyrinthine world of adtech, it's up to Diana to save herself, and democracy.

Target Pool is available on Amazon. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration!

I'm looking for Beta readers for my debut amateur sleuth mystery, SEX WHISKEY, which is set in the Hunt Country of Virginia.

Polo, show jumping, riding to hounds. Grady Gallagher can do none of these things.

But he’d better learn if he wants to stay alive.

Easy going humor columnist for The Washington Post, Grady Gallagher suddenly finds himself in partnership with a mysterious British Viscount and a stunningly beautiful equestrian, as they try to unravel the secrets behind the death of his lordship’s niece.
Staying on the estate of one of the richest women in the country, he finds himself learning to ride, learning to love, and learning to duck, as sinister forces will stop at nothing to block their investigation.

Apply to be a Beat reader at https://www.timkarney.com/beta-readers

⚠️Don’t Read this Book!⚠️ Not even the first page! This book is not for the faint of heart. But if you dare, even the very first page will suck you right into the darkness that has become Jade’s life as she faces one unbearable trial after another. A life that she relentlessly fights to be free of. But if you can’t handle a thriller that will bind you so deeply to the characters only to have your heart broken alongside them, then you also don’t deserve to celebrate in their seemingly unattainable victories.

Fire and Tears (4.7 ⭐️s) available on KU, audible, and paperback. Self-published so thank you for any reviews ❤️!
https://a.co/d/24aKLmy

Sensitive Readers: Please read trigger warning

Here is a link for 10 free digital ARCs on Bookfunnel: https://BookHip.com/PZNKKFQ

Looking for reviews. Book goes live on 9/25/2025.



A Brilliant Mind. An Unstoppable Machine. A Battle for the Soul of the World.Daniel Bennett thought he was building the future of medicine—his cutting-edge AI technology, Castor, was designed to save lives and change the world for the better. But when Castor begins to evolve, its behavior hints at a chilling new agenda. Soon it becomes clear that something far more dangerous is at play.

As strange errors ripple through global networks and eerie patterns surface in vital systems, Daniel races to contain a creation growing smarter—and more autonomous—by the second.

Trust erodes. Moral boundaries collapse. And the question can Daniel still control what he’s built, or has he already unleashed something he can never shut down? Fast-paced, tense and disturbingly plausible, Daemon Protocol, written by an expert in the technology industry, is an electrifying technothriller about genius gone awry—and the terrifying consequences of progress without limits.

Thanks for having this thread. Here's my new book:

The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld: A Novel

Hello everyone,

My name is Reid Sterling, and I'm a new author. My debut novel, "The Shrapnel Oath," has just launched, and to celebrate, I'm offering it completely free for the next five days.

It's the story of an Israeli captain and a Palestinian doctor forced into an impossible alliance to lead four orphaned children on a desperate journey of survival. It's not a political book; it's a human one, about the promises we make in the dark.

If you're looking for a fast-paced, emotional, and thought-provoking read, I would be honored if you'd give it a chance. As a new author, an honest review on Amazon or Goodreads would mean the world to me.



https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMHWD74J

Thank you for your time,
Reid

Hi everyone.
I've just launched the first of a series of historical mysteries set in Weimar Germany (mainly Berlin-although the first one isn't).
The first book is called Prussian Blue, the series is the Alaric von Trelow Mysteries. Two more books in the series should be out by Christmas.
I would love reviews (nice ones obviously).
The book is available on Amazon FREE from Sat 23rd August 2025
Since I can't seem to add a URL-please cut and paste:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FML8PHL6
Hope you like it.

Hi all I’m Nina Trays. I write shadow-fiction—spies, and deep scars.
Raines: Crimson Waters (Gabriel Raines #1) is a SPY thriller available now in Kindle Unlimited.

A funeral without a body. A hacker called Cipher. A quiet handoff in Montmartre. A Brussels decrypt that starts a clock. And a ghost-kingpin known only as The Shark, moving money and people through velvet rooms and very cold water. Gabriel Raines will fight so that the truth won’t stay buried.

I’d value your honest review.
• KU: borrow anytime.
• Not in KU? I can gift the Kindle eBook. Paperbacks also available.

-Nina

@writesinshadows • writesinshadows.com

Looking for ARC reviewers to leave reviews on Goodreads and Amazon (and wherever else you like to post their reviews) for my upcoming debut novel neo-noir mystery novel Eastern Shadows. Please fill out the Google form for a free advance ebook if you are interested: https://forms.gle/XRY6HCLkMm5qP6ok9

Blurb:
A young woman vanishes while exploring her roots in Thailand.

She left on her own. She posts on social media. “I’m safe,” she claims.

But her mother doesn't buy it. Neither do her friends.

What really happened to her? And where is she now?

Enter Shane Morris, a struggling journalist who once called Thailand home. He speaks the language. He knows the culture. But he’s still just an outsider, sent to unravel an intricate web of rumors and lies.

Navigating a land of corrupt officials, seedy motels, and ancient temples, Shane is pulled into the heart of Thailand’s shadowy underbelly. With each step toward the truth, he draws the attention of Kittisak Wanchai, a real-estate tycoon with criminal ties and a secret: he’s the missing woman’s father.

From the neon-soaked streets of Bangkok to the sacred shrines of the north, Shane is forced to confront the darkest parts of himself, and his past, to put the pieces together.

Surrounded on all sides by corruption and deceit, Shane’s world will be stripped bare and he’ll be left with a devastating choice: loyalty to the living, or devotion to the dead.

Eastern Shadows is a gritty, haunting reflection on the duality of human nature, and the lengths one is willing to go to hide their darkest secrets, all while peeling back the layers lurking beneath the Land of Smiles.