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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 Harvest Festival Murders (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 6)
The Judas Monk Murders
Old Habits (Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers #1)
An American in Scotland (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #1)
Murder by Candlelight (The Val & Arbie Mysteries #1)
The Beach Hut Murders (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #2)
We Had a Hunch: A Mystery
The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea (Antique Hunter’s, #2)
Death at a Scottish Christmas (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #3)
Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #2)
An Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, #1)
A Cast of Falcons (Nell Ward, #2)
Five Golden Wings (Meg Langslow Mysteries, #38)
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #2)
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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)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
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)
Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)
A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington, #1)
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)
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Lists

The 36 Watchers by Dan Bar HavaPelham Fell Here by Ed LynskeyLake Charles by Ed LynskeyS'Mores Can Be Deadly by Violetta ArmourA Mother's Love by Hazel Eggleton
Ed Lynskey's Mystery Books
22 books — 13 voters
THE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin ChinoyStolen Hearts by Jane TeshSpring of Tears by Cornelia FeyeHow to Get a Good Night’s Sleep by T J HerbieThe Missing Mallard Mystery by Rod Lewin
Cozy Mysteries with Psychic Characters
114 books — 33 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
123 books — 64 voters
Front Page Fatality by LynDee WalkerKiller Hair by Ellen ByerrumRaiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen ByerrumDesigner Knockoff by Ellen ByerrumDesigner Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere
Fashionable Mysteries
50 books — 37 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

Samantha Noble
“ I write cozy mysteries where every book delivers a fresh puzzle, a fair trail of clues, and a community you’ll want to live in. If there are cats, dogs, or pies involved, it’s probably mine. ”
― Samantha Noble, A Deadly Slice Of Pie
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“ He also knew the language of The Klingons, but the army had no use for it. ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis
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