Mystery Books by Indie Authors
From cozy whodunits to gripping investigations, these indie mystery books invite readers to follow the clues and uncover the truth. Discover mystery novels by independent authors featuring clever detectives, layered characters, and unforgettable twists.
Cozy & Humorous | Small-Town | Murder Mystery | Crime & Detective | Psychological | Supernatural
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Cozy & Humorous
Lighter mysteries with quirky characters, clever situations, amateur sleuthing, humor, charm, and plenty of twists along the way.
The Arcane Index: A Canera Book Club Mystery
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A book club, a magic tome, a ghost owl, and an unnatural storm.
Frogs & Fog: A Murkmire Mystery
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Nominative Determinism, where your name shapes you. Literally.
The Con
Vineet Verma
A delightfully tangled web of deceit and trickery!
Cold Cases & Kidney Stones
Cher Scholl
A reluctant sleuth, small-town secrets, and one very meddling friend.
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Small-Town
Mysteries rooted in close-knit communities where local secrets, complicated relationships, and familiar faces can make finding the truth anything but simple.
Pressing Matters
Bruce Fleming
Meet the Nolans and follow their family drama in southern Maine.
Shadows on the Road
Jody Savage
A fog-soaked coastal mystery where legends, grief, and truth collide.
Cool Change
Kevin Zelenka
Returning home uncovers murder, music, memories, and long-forgotten second chances.
Where the Fence Ends
Carrie Ray
Shy deputy Leo Miller prefers his desk to the prying eyes of Veridian Hollow
The Silent Steeple
Carrie Ray
The lengths people will go to rewrite the past—and the courage it takes to reclaim the truth.
Echoes in the Quarry
Carrie Ray
Guided by haunting whispers and groundbreaking evidence, Leo challenges the town’s silence
The Harvest Ransom
Carrie Ray
Deputy Leo Miller would rather file reports than confront angry citizens
Midnight at Blackwood Creek
Carrie Ray
Leo Miller must step out from behind his paperwork to lead a search party
The Glass Porch Shadows
Carrie Ray
Leo Miller is the only one to believe an elderly woman who claims she’s being watched
The Blacksmith’s Ledger
Carrie Ray
A museum fire puts the quiet Leo Miller in charge of an investigation involving a secret, centuries-old ledger.
Vanished on Main
Carrie Ray
A tourist disappears during a festival, forcing the spotlight-shy Leo Miller to command a frantic crowd.
The Orchard’s Secret
Carrie Ray
Deputy Leo Miller uncovers a dangerous environmental cover-up affecting the town’s orchards.
The Last Train from Veridian
Carrie Ray
Leo Miller investigates a train that arrives with a missing conductor and sleeping passengers.
1-2-3, Eyes on Me
M. K. Smith
Teacher, sister, detective? In a small town, everyone has secrets.
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Murder Mystery
Murders to solve, suspects to question, motives to uncover, and mysteries built around finding out who did it and why.
Love After Life
Diane E Young
Olivia’s quest to find the truth can only be achieved with Nick’s help.
Hidden in the Drizzle
Atom Castle
A corpse vanishes from a locked morgue in a fair-play detective mystery.
The Corpse in the Trash Room
Colette Tajemna
Startled but not exactly sorrowful at finding their unpopular dorm preceptor slumped atop a garbage can, Keith and friends investigate.
Inherited Death
Jeanne Rietzke
A raucous murder mystery set in New Orleans with women behaving badly.
The Benoit Winery Murders
J.A. Keating
Researcher uncovers the mystery surrounding a severed head.
Stories of the Lost Glass Women
K. P. Darcy
Two reporters get put on the case by their boss.
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Crime & Detective
Detectives, private investigators, cold cases, criminal investigations, and mysteries where following the clues is at the heart of the story.
Ask The Dead
Joyce Yarrow
Jo Epstein takes on a desperate mother’s case and finds herself tangled in money laundering, kidnapping, murder, and secrets from her past.
Russian Reckoning
Joyce Yarrow
Jo Epstein investigates the world of the Russian Vory while racing against the clock to solve crimes committed on two continents.
Trace Evidence
Stephen Randle
A private detective takes a missing persons case and discovers more than he bargained for
Barefoot in the Parking Lot
Vineet Verma
Murder, blackmail and a dizzying list of suspects. Can detectives White and Conley figure this one out?
If Looks Could Kill
Barbara McKeown
TV newshound Connie is on the trail of a killer
The Fall and Rise
Jules MacLeod
Murder, mystery, action, humor and suspense. Is there retribution after death?
Dark Intentions
Brian Eldridge Sr.
A lonely detective risks everything for the wrong connection.
Knifepoint
R. Scott Bolton
P.I. Brace Heller is hired to find the killer of a crime lord’s brother.
Begin Rumble Strip
R. Scott Bolton
Private detective Brace Heller journeys to Kauai to investigate a murder.
Okie Hearts and Iron Curtains
Carrie Ray
Pearl and Violet, two Oklahoma natives who journey to Russia to investigate a missing professor’s cryptic clues.
Okie Hearts and French Perfume
Carrie Ray
Pearl and Violet, two Oklahoma natives who journey to Russia to investigate a missing professor’s cryptic clues.
Okie Hearts and Venetian Secrets
Carrie Ray
Pearl, Violet, and Isabella embark on a captivating journey from Oklahoma to the enchanting Tuscan village of Bellavista.
Okie Hearts and Tokyo Lights
Carrie Ray
Pearl and Violet journey from their quiet Oklahoma town to the vibrant streets of Tokyo, in a tale of intrigue and danger.
Okie Hearts and London Fog
Carrie Ray
When a guest dies mysteriously, the duo must solve a classic “whodunit” involving a butler and a suspicious vicar.
Okie Hearts and Outback Answers
Carrie Ray
After discovering a mystery involving stolen artifacts on the Gold Coast, the two friends must track a missing person across the wilderness.
Okie Hearts and Tijuana Troubles
Carrie Ray
Their relaxing getaway quickly turns into a high-stakes investigation
Okie Hearts and Nile Knights
Carrie Ray
Pearl and Violet journey from Oklahoma to Egypt to solve the theft of the Serpent’s Eye
Okie Hearts and Emerald Isles
Carrie Ray
They uncover a web of deception, stolen artifacts, and secrets hidden in the shadows of Blarney Castle
Okie Hearts and Grecian Gold
Carrie Ray
Pearl and Violet find themselves island-hopping across the stunning Aegean Sea.
The Perfect-Perfect Plan
Melanie Jones Brownrigg
Was it a bicycling accident or something far more sinister.
Secrets and Photographs
A. K. Ramirez
First book in a series about a flawed detective being stalked by a serial killer.
Ace of Hearts
Gary W. Bryant
A retired detective meets a troubled teen girl who leads him to a new purpose and a new case.
Hunting Karma
C. E. Arnold
Detectives race to stop a killer from delivering twisted justice.
Stargazing at the June Bug Ranch
Jesse Traynham
A time-tangle cold-case mystery set along the backroads and forgotten corners of Fort With, Texas.
Cadet’s Untimely Death
K. P. Darcy
A short story, by an investigator named Nora Cypher uncovering a murder at the Academy of Magic’s and Grimoire.
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Psychological
Mysteries shaped by secrets, guilt, memory, obsession, manipulation, and the complicated workings of the human mind.
Simply Dead
Pat Arneson
Therapist Abby Maguire needs a break from counseling killers and victims—she’s surrounded by secrets, sabotage, and murder. A gripping mystery laced with hope, healing and laughter.
The Empty Dark
Pat Arneson
Therapist Abby Maguire returns—struggling to escape her own past, grappling with ghosts in the hearts of others. With death close at hand, she can’t catch a break. Can she catch a killer?
An Unfortunate Affair
Vineet Verma
A man’s crime, crushing guilt, and marriage unravel under relentless investigation.
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Supernatural
Mysteries where ghosts, magic, paranormal forces, strange phenomena, and things beyond the ordinary become part of the investigation.
Walk by Midnight
K. P. Darcy
Two reporters following a lead that leads to a lost ship, sirens, a leprechaun, and a mystery surround a being with red eyes.
Twins of Misfortune
K. P. Darcy
Two reporters involved in a murder mystery that involves a mysterious figure hidden in the shadows. Rumpelstiltskin.
The Ghost Bride
K. P. Darcy
Alister Cain, a haunted occult crimes consultant, is plagued by chilling visions of a blood-soaked woman screaming for help.
The Monsters We Are
D. R. Long
Five years after the cloaks fail and the monsters beneath humanity step into the light, private investigator Lou Fisk has become the reluctant savior of Nightmare City.
Ice Valley
Jill Metcalfe
Her psychic visions could solve a cold case, or they could get her killed.
Operation Glass
Jill Metcalfe
A gripping, emotional dive into crime, connection and courage.
The Dream Haunters
Megan Mary
Discover the Key. Open the Portal. Save our Legacy.
The Dream Mirrors
Megan Mary
See the Illusion. Unravel the Mystery. Trust What’s Beyond.
The Dream Dimensions
Megan Mary
Follow the Riddles. Uncover the Past. Unlock Your Legacy.
Lord Darkside
K. P. Darcy
A Misjudged death/prophecy in a fantasy world
The Fall and Rise
Jules MacLeod
Murder, mystery, action, humor and suspense. Is there retribution after death?
Moving On
Jules MacLeod
A suspense-filled mystery, packed with paranormal and unexpected twists.
Bloodletting
M. Anthony Harris
An occult consultant faces a bloodthirsty cult and supernatural assassins.
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