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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.
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New Releases Tagged "Amateur Sleuth"

Murder at Gulls Nest (Nora Breen Investigates #1)
An Excellent Thing in a Woman (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery, #7)
The Next Deadly Chapter (Mystery Bookshop, #10)
Murder at Gulls Nest (Nora Breen Investigates #1)
The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)
The Shell House Detectives (Shell House Detectives #1)
One Death at a Time
Crime of Fashion (Busybodies Collection, #3)
An Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, #1)
Leave the Girls Behind
The Beach Hut Murders (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #2)
Knife Skills for Beginners (Chef Paul Delamare Mysteries, #1)
A Whisper of Death (Raven & Wren, #1)
The Body in the Bookstore (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #1)
An American in Scotland (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #1)
Death at a Scottish Christmas (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #3)
Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery, #2)
Murder at Little Minton (Miss Busby #1)
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)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)
A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington, #1)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)
Death on Demand (Death on Demand, #1)
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Ed Lynskey's Mystery Books
16 books — 3 voters
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Jersey Shore Mystery Books
7 books — 4 voters

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Best Cozy Mysteries Under 3 Dollars
211 books — 297 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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