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"

How to Cheat Your Own Death (Castle Knoll Files, #3)

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The Shell House Detectives (Shell House Detectives #1)

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

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

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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 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)

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

Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

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Lists

Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes

Small Town Quilting Blues by Charlie Hudson

Best Cozy Myste

22 books — 3 voters

The Hanged Man's Noose by Judy Penz Sheluk

Amateur Sleuth With an Edge

30 books — 39 voters

The Slush Pile Brigade by Samuel Marquis

The Woman From Death Row by Peter Hogenkamp

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Dysfunctional Sleuths

170 books — 105 voters

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

Cozy Mysteries at the Boston Athenaeum (fiction)

94 books — 31 voters

Last Exit In New Jersey by C.E. Grundler

New Jersey Sleuths

14 books — 14 voters

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About) by Marcy Blesy

Guidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.

Senior Sleuths and Retired Detectives

27 books — 5 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

“ If you can get to be you, why can't I get to be me? ...more ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis

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“ [He] found the beast occupying his bedroom, into which it had broken from a closet adjoining, where it had been, as was thought, securely confined. Razor in hand, and fully lathered, it was sitting before a looking-glass, attempting the operation of shaving, in which it had no doubt previously watched its master through the keyhole of the closet. ”
― Edgar Allan Poe, The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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