Amateur Detective Books

No badge, no training, and an unshakeable need to know. Books about ordinary people who cannot leave it alone.

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7 books in the catalog

Cover of Murder in Cascade

Murder in Cascade

Jill Brown

Cozy
Cover of Deeds and Dead Ends

Deeds and Dead Ends

River T Thorn

Cozy
Cover of What Lies Within

What Lies Within

Audrey Finch

Crime
Cover of Knight of Sherwood

Knight of Sherwood

Jay Ruud

Historical Fiction
Cover of The Phisherman

The Phisherman

Steven Marks

Psychological
Cover of The Secret Under Vernal

The Secret Under Vernal

Sandra Boyle

Adventure
Cover of The Vanishing Wife

The Vanishing Wife

Barry Finlay

Thriller

Genres with Amateur Detective

Thriller 17Mystery 3Fantasy 16Historical Fiction 15

Often found with Amateur Detective

Conspiracy Unravelled 72Ticking Clock 75Grief and Healing 76Small Town Secrets 8Found Family 61Reluctant Hero 40Enemies to Allies 37Fish Out of Water 38Framed for Murder 16Hidden Identity 26All tropes →

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