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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

Most Read This Week Tagged "Amateur Sleuth"

The Blackout Murders (Homefront Sleuths #1)
The Judas Monk Murders
Crime of Fashion (Busybodies Collection, #3)
Booked for Murder (An Old Juniper Bookstore Mystery, #1)
The Harvest Festival Murders (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 6)
An American in Scotland (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #1)
Death at a Scottish Christmas (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #3)
Five Golden Wings (Meg Langslow Mysteries, #38)
Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #2)
An Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, #1)
I'll Be Home for Mischief (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery, #5)
Murder on the Farm (Malvern Farm Mystery, #1)
We Had a Hunch: A Mystery
Clouds in My Coffee (The Country Club Murders, #3)
One Death at a Time
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Amateur Sleuth Books

The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)
Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)
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Lists

Lessons From Madame Chic by Jennifer L. ScottDown Murder Mountain by Frederick PossWonders and the Order of Nature, 1150-1750 by Lorraine DastonThe Upside of Falling by Alex LightHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Top Cozy Mysteries with Tarot & Moon Magic
6 books — 2 voters
Revenge at Ravenswick by Kelly OliverWrap It Up! by Bonnie HardyCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersA Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant ParkMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Cool Female Sleuths
119 books — 63 voters

Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci HallMurder in a Scottish Garden by Traci HallThe Cracked Spine by Paige SheltonKilt at the Highland Games by Kaitlyn DunnettThistles and Thieves by Molly MacRae
Scottish Cozy Mysteries (contemporary)
130 books — 5 voters
Stolen Hearts by Jane TeshA Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya KappesHow to Get a Good Night’s Sleep by T J HerbieStorms by Tom SchofieldThe Longest Shot by Chad Soon
Cozy Mysteries with Ghosts
101 books — 5 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

“ She had to save herself from every last one of them. All of them, the people at the orphanage, the foster care system, the middle school, they were all outsiders and strangers and a possible threat.....The counselor couldn't prove otherwise. ...more ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis
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“ If you can get to be you, why can't I get to be me? ...more ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis
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Videos Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

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Groups Tagged "Amateur Sleuth"

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