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Mademoiselle le Sleuth (Paris Backstage Murders) Mademoiselle le Sleuth (Paris Backstage Murders)
by (shelved 45 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.32 — 5,536 ratings — published 2024
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.82 — 181,816 ratings — published 2009
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.01 — 232,327 ratings — published 2023
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The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1) The Marlow Murder Club (Marlow Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.79 — 86,162 ratings — published 2021
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How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.79 — 135,857 ratings — published 2024
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.85 — 848,525 ratings — published 2020
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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1) A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.82 — 17,313 ratings — published 2018
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A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.96 — 62,305 ratings — published 2015
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Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.84 — 30,608 ratings — published 1989
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A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1) A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.66 — 18,391 ratings — published 2007
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And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1) And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.77 — 22,405 ratings — published 2005
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Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1) Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.88 — 25,868 ratings — published 2008
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Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.83 — 42,407 ratings — published 2007
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Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5) Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
by (shelved 18 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.16 — 40,267 ratings — published 2013
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.99 — 59,781 ratings — published 2010
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.89 — 294,415 ratings — published 2005
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The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.96 — 20,167 ratings — published 2012
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Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.89 — 44,384 ratings — published 1992
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The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2) The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.79 — 168,764 ratings — published 2023
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The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.35 — 379,885 ratings — published 2021
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,897,106 ratings — published 2019
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The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
by (shelved 13 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.46 — 253,937 ratings — published 2023
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The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3) The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.35 — 298,283 ratings — published 2022
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Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2) Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,746 ratings — published 2023
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The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.74 — 735,045 ratings — published 2022
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Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2) Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.06 — 69,458 ratings — published 2020
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Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.65 — 14,870 ratings — published 2018
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A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington, #1) A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,027 ratings — published 2013
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.68 — 73,989 ratings — published 2000
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.04 — 221,448 ratings — published 1930
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The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3) The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.90 — 27,471 ratings — published 2024
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Mother-Daughter Murder Night Mother-Daughter Murder Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.55 — 122,241 ratings — published 2023
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Death on Demand (Death on Demand, #1) Death on Demand (Death on Demand, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,177 ratings — published 1987
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The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.18 — 33,809 ratings — published 2014
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The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.40 — 10,862 ratings — published 2024
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The Sun Down Motel The Sun Down Motel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.99 — 201,253 ratings — published 2020
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That Touch of Ink (Mad for Mod Mystery, #2) That Touch of Ink (Mad for Mod Mystery, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.00 — 879 ratings — published 2013
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Still Life in Brunswick Stew (A Cherry Tucker Mystery Book 2) Still Life in Brunswick Stew (A Cherry Tucker Mystery Book 2)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.06 — 847 ratings — published 2013
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.04 — 18,970 ratings — published 1928
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Double Whammy (Davis Way Crime Caper, #1) Double Whammy (Davis Way Crime Caper, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,859 ratings — published 2013
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Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1) Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.70 — 12,177 ratings — published 1994
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Murder With Puffins (Meg Langslow, #2) Murder With Puffins (Meg Langslow, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,829 ratings — published 2000
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Portrait of a Dead Guy (A Cherry Tucker Mystery, #1) Portrait of a Dead Guy (A Cherry Tucker Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,586 ratings — published 2012
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.81 — 134,127 ratings — published 1942
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Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.82 — 63,085 ratings — published 1923
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What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)
by (shelved 8 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 4.05 — 10,766 ratings — published 2024
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Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #2) Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,672 ratings — published 2024
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Artifact (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #1) Artifact (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.72 — 2,597 ratings — published 2012
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.75 — 252,191 ratings — published 2022
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Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1) Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as amateur-sleuth)
avg rating 3.65 — 11,771 ratings — published 2023
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