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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

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This Changes Everything

Most Read This Week Tagged "Amateur Sleuth"

This Changes Everything
Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Nora Breen Investigates, #2)
The Best Little Motel in Texas
The Shell House Detectives (Shell House Detectives #1)
The Blackout Murders (Homefront Sleuths #1)
Murder at an English Pub (Sarah Vane Mysteries #1)
The Judas Monk Murders
The Harvest Festival Murders (Homefront Sleuths, #6)
An American in Scotland (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #1)
Death on a Scottish Train (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #4)
Eat, Pray, Hex (Crescent Moon Mysteries, #1)
The Cloak and Dagger Club (A Cloak and Dagger Club Mystery, #1)
Whose Body in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #13)
Murder at the Bookstore (The Bookstore Mystery #1)
The Vanilla Killer (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #4)
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Amateur Sleuth Books

Mademoiselle le Sleuth (Paris Backstage Murders)
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 Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1)
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #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

A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya KappesThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were Scones by Matilda SwiftThe Cat Who Saw the Truth by Murat KırBeaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes
Best Cozy Myste
25 books — 6 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 DunnettSingle Malt Murder by Melinda Mullet
Scottish Cozy Mysteries (contemporary)
131 books — 6 voters

Winter's Season by R.J. KoretoThe Seeker by S.G. MacLeanDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Dark Historical Mysteries with Dangerous Detectives
22 books — 9 voters
PAULA PUDDING by J.P. NIXThe Missing Girl by Stacia MoffettThe Burglar in the Closet by Lawrence BlockThe Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block
Great Small-Town Mysteries and Cozy Whodunits
4 books — 2 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

Jim Manley
“ Even if you fall flat on your face, know that you're moving in the right direction. ...more ”
― Jim Manley, Dead Deal: A Myles Scott Assignment
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“ How do you circumvent a mind bent upon lying to get away from the truth? ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis
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