Explore the Best Indie Mystery Books

Recently featured in Kirkus Review's Editor's Picks and Vacation Reads list, Two Over Easy All Day Long is "a quirky mystery with a wonderful sense of place" (Kirkus Reviews); "a story of finding meaning in the little things . . . of responsibility, redemption, and resilience" (A Quintillion Words); "a deeply moving and thought-provoking read" (Readers' Favorites); "engaging novel with light and dark, humor and pathos . . .  If this novel were adapted to film it might have been directed by Frank Capra" (GoodReads).  Giles Anthony Maurice Gibson, president of ABC Toys, floats through life on a cloud of wealth and privilege. When his company's negligence results in tragedy, the judge...

 Mildred Petrie retired from a long career as a meter maid. Her husband died, and his secrets changed everything. Alone, broke, and desperate, she walks to the Ivory Winds Casino and takes the first job they offer: undercover security. Mildred roams the gaming floor fighting crime and helping those who need her, dressed in disguise and sensible shoes.    

In the heart of historic Exeter, Detective Inspector Whipton Barton is called to investigate the mysterious death of Dr Evelyn Merton, a brilliant historian found dead in the Cathedral’s Chapter House. ​ As Barton delves into the world of ancient manuscripts and academic rivalries, he uncovers a web of obsession and betrayal, and a chilling hoax. ​ With the help of his team and the insights of those closest to Evelyn, Barton must unravel the truth before the killer strikes again. The Antiquarian is a gripping cosy mystery where history isn’t just a passion – it’s a deadly force."I really enjoyed the story, the beautiful setting, and the characters - and I take my hat off to you r...

After leaving the big city following the tragic death of his fiance, Jeremy Pendelton aimlessly motors south, ending up in False River, a small town in Louisiana. He takes a room in the Come On Inn, a room where John Flannery was recently found dead in his bed. Jeremy is soon befriended by a reporter for the town's newspaper who suspects foul play in Flannery's death and seeks Jeremy's assistance as an inside man in discovering the truth. The residents of the Inn are an odd group of characters, except for Polly. Their mutual love of literature draw Polly and Jeremy into a close relationship.Jeremy and his reporter friend, Todd, set out to find the cause of Flannery's death and, if it was a h...

One For The Money – Murder in the Metroplex launches the Blake Franklin Investigations series with a hard-hitting mystery rooted deep in deception. When former Fort Worth cop Blake Franklin walks away from the badge to open his own PI firm—backed by his wealthy but enigmatic uncle—he expects a slower pace and a clearer conscience. Instead, he gets a case of suspected elder fraud that spirals into something far more sinister. With old loyalties tested and new alliances forged, Blake discovers that serving and protecting from the outside comes at a steeper price—and surviving it may demand more than a badge ever did.

WHERE THE RIVER RUNS RED is a nonstop thriller as fast-paced and twisty as the Rainbow River itself. Featuring a cast of South Georgia and Florida characters who are utterly convincing and ever-so-menacing, Pollack's latest entwines family loyalty, professional pride, and naked ambition to create a book rooted in its locale--and the darkest corners of human nature.When Chad Greer is convicted of murdering his girlfriend Megan, he's only 17, and of course he insists he didn't do it. When he's still insisting fifteen years later, he is denied parole. But by then his beloved sister Sawyer is a brand-new assistant district attorney, determined to prove his innocence, and Sawyer won't take no for...