Amateur Sleuth

An amateur sleuth mystery features a protagonist who, having no professional direct ties to the police or other investigative agency, stumbles upon and sets out to solve or help solve various crimes, most notably murder. They do not receive monetary compensation for their investigation.

They are often seen in the sub-genre cozy mystery. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Amateur Sleuth"

Whose Body in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #13)

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Mademoiselle le Sleuth (Paris Backstage Murders)

Murder at an English Pub (Sarah Vane Mysteries #1)

The Blackout Murders (Homefront Sleuths #1)

The Harvest Festival Murders (Homefront Sleuths, #6)

The Shell House Detectives (Shell House Detectives #1)

An American in Scotland (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #1)

Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #2)

The Beach Hut Murders (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #2)

Death at the Dog Show (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #3)

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Amateur Sleuth Books

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)

The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)

How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)

A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1)

A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)

A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1)

Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1)

Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)

Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

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Lists

Jersey Shore Mystery Books

7 books — 4 voters

Lessons From Madame Chic by Jennifer L. Scott

The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle

House of Spells and Secrets by Ivy Cassidy

Top Cozy Mysteries with Tarot & Moon Magic

11 books — 6 voters

Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot/Subplot

806 books — 600 voters

Hole to Hell Mystery by Stephanie Parker McKean

S'Mores Can Be Deadly by Violetta Armour

Ed Lynskey's Mystery Books

25 books — 32 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

A Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant Park

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Cool Female Sleuths

125 books — 64 voters

Murder at Christmas in Honeysuckle Grove by Denise Jaden

Murder in the Crew Quarters by Denise Jaden

Cross-Series Cozy Mysteries

2 books — 1 voter

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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

“ You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” - Ray Bradbury ”
― Nicki Dohrn

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“ Night cloaked the sky. Venus hovered overhead surrounded by traces of stars. The temperature must have dropped, as tears stung Ada’s eyes. She wiped them away with a bare hand. She hadn’t bothered with her gloves or her hood. There was no need to. As Ada navigated across the cul-de-sac, towards her home, silhouetted against the night, she felt no cold. She felt nothing at all. ”
― Lisa Bush, City Hall

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