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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)
The Missing Diamond (The Crown Jewels Regency Mysteries, #1)
Invisible Helix (Detective Galileo, #5)
A Fiancée's Guide to First Wives and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #4)
Murder in the Scottish Highlands (Ally McKinley Mystery #1)
Death at the Dog Show (The Charity Shop Detective Agency #3)
The Shell House Detectives (Shell House Detectives #1)
Murder at Little Minton (Miss Busby #1)
A Swarm of Butterflies (Nell Ward, #6)
An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries, #1)
Crime of Fashion (Busybodies Collection, #3)
An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder
A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #8)
Murder on the Farm (Malvern Farm Mystery, #1)
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge (Mrs. Plansky #1)
The Ruby Dagger (The Crown Jewels Regency Mysteries, #2)
A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #6)
The Picture House Murders (Miss Clara Vale #1)
The Birdcage Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #8)
The Tomb of the Chatelaine (Heathcliff Lennox, #6)
Death at the Dinner Party (A Secret Bookcase Mystery, #3)
Murder on the Golden Arrow (Kitty Worthington, #1)
A Margin for Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #8)
A Limited Edition Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #10)
The Deepest Lake
A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2)
A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death (Baker Street Mystery, #3)
Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3)
A Fashionably French Murder (An American In Paris Mystery, #3)
A Wreath of Red Roses (Heathcliff Lennox, #9)
Leave the Girls Behind
Clouds in My Coffee (The Country Club Murders, #3)
Aloha Alibi (Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #1)
Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime (Miss Sharp Investigates, #2)
An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #7)
A Murder at the Movies (A Secret Bookcase Mystery, #2)
The Vanilla Killer (The Charity Shop Detective Agency #4)
Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin Mystery #1)
Death and Fromage (A Follet Valley Mystery, #2)
Murder on Board (Miss Underhay #10)
A Trace of Hares (Nell Ward, #5)
A Mischief of Rats (Nell Ward, #3)
Chapter and Curse (Cambridge Bookshop, #1)
A Death on Corfu (Minnie Harper, #1)
Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #6)
A Generation of Vipers (Nell Ward, #4)
An Act of Foul Play (Lady Hardcastle, #9)
Murder at Millars Hotel (Lady Ellen Investigates #1)
A Pen Dipped in Poison (Liz, Pat and Thelma, #2)
A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2)
A Whisper of Death (Raven & Wren, #1)
The Expectant Detectives (The Expectant Detectives, #1)
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #10)
Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10)
Murder at Ashton Steeple (Heathcliff Lennox, #10)
The Mystery of Montague Morgan (Heathcliff Lennox, #7)
Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery, #2)
Public Anchovy #1 (Deep Dish Mysteries, #3)
One Death at a Time
The Pantomime Murders (Miss Clara Vale #2)
Murder at Keyhaven Castle (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, #3)
Murder in the Library (Julia Bird Mysteries #2)
Shot Through the Book (Lighthouse Library Mystery #12)
Steeped in Secrets (Crystals & CuriosiTEAS, #1)
The Game Is a Footnote (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #8)
The Pyramid Murders (Miss Clara Vale #3)
A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #3)
A Traitor in Whitehall (Evelyne Redfern, #1)
Murder Most Fair (Verity Kent, #5)
The Body at Rookery Barn (A Georgina Drake Mystery #1)
Murder on a Country Walk (Julia Bird Mysteries #6)
Murder in an Irish Castle (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, #12)
Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld
Murder in the Bookshop (Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries, #1)
Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3)
The Art of Betrayal (Kate Hamilton Mysteries #3)
Old Girls Behaving Badly (Old Girls #1)
Death on Deck (Lady Eleanor Swift #13)
To the Tome of Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #7)
I'll Be Home for Mischief (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery, #5)
A Novel Disguise (A Lady Librarian Mystery #1)
Murder at the Beauty Pageant (Miss Underhay #12)
Put Out to Pasture (Farm to Table Mysteries, #2)
Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese Mysteries #1)
The Widows’ Guide to Murder (The Widows’ Detective Club, #1)
The Burning of Rosemont Abbey

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Quotes Tagged “Amateur Sleuth”

“ It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapter Sixteen. ”
― Martin Edwards Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased
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“ Aurora, you're a child, live like one, don't act like one. Enjoy the innocence, dump the immaturity. ...more ”
― Noorilhuda, Catharsis
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