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 Blackout Murders (Homefront Sleuths #1)

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The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea (Antique Hunter’s, #2)

The Shell House Detectives (Shell House Detectives #1)

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

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

A Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant Park

House of Spells and Secrets by Ivy Cassidy

Cozy Mysteries with Psychic Sleuths, Mediums & Mind Readers

8 books — 6 voters

Jersey Shore Mystery Books

8 books — 5 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

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

Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall

Murder in a Scottish Garden by Traci Hall

Kilt at the Highland Games by Kaitlyn Dunnett

Scottish Cozy Mysteries (contemporary)

131 books — 6 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

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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

“ The list of lifesavers left him numb, clueless - the action, indifferent. ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis

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“ Every day is an opportunity to be kinder, gentler, more loving, and more tolerant. Small kindnesses make big ripples in the pond of life. ”
― M. G. Faust, Blood Under the Oaks

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