The Shelves

Amateur Sleuth Books

Books selected for readers looking for amateur sleuth books.

29 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·226% reader overlap with Mystery & Detective Cozy Books

1. Murder on the Marlow Belle
Robert Thorogood
Fits this list for its focus on amateur and sleuth.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
2. We Solve Murders
Richard Osman, Nicola Walker
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
3. The Killer Question
Janice Hallett
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
4. Booked for Murder
P. J. Nelson
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Bookshop Mysteries
5. Murder Most Haunted
Emma Mason
Strong fit for this amateur sleuth list in the amateur sleuths lane.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
6. The Murder at World's End
Ross Montgomery
Included for strong mystery alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
7. Lost Books and Old Bones
Paige Shelton
Fits this list for its focus on amateur and shelf.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
8. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition
Holly Jackson
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: YA Crime Thrillers
9. Murder by Memory
Olivia Waite
Included for strong mystery alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
10. Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies
Jenny Elder Moke
Included for strong romance alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Women Detectives
11. The Secrets of Good People
Boo Walker, Peggy Shainberg
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
12. All of US Murderers
KJ Charles, Sonny Archer
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
13. Murder by the Millions
Daryl Wood Gerber
Included for strong mystery alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
14. The Game Is Afoot
Aure Nash, Elise Bryant
Included for strong romance alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
15. Murder Goes to Market
Daisy Bateman
Included for strong mystery alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Culinary Cozies
16. A Talent for Murder
Peter Swanson, Sophie Amoss
Included for strong thriller alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Psychological Thrillers
17. Death at Morning House
Maureen Johnson
Included for strong year alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: YA Crime Thrillers
18. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
Ally Carter, Saskia Maarleveld
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Holiday Mysteries
19. The Bullet That Missed
Fiona Shaw, Richard Osman
Fits this list for its focus on amateur.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
20. Glory Be
Danielle Arceneaux
Fits this list for its focus on amateur and sleuth.
Shelf signal: Black Mystery
21. The Killing Plains
Sherry Rankin, Traci Odom
Included for strong murder alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Police Procedurals
22. History Lessons
Zoe B. Wallbrook, Jasmin Walker
Included for strong mystery alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths
23. The Queen of Poisons
Robert Thorogood
Included for strong mystery alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Mysteries
24. The Examiner
Janice Hallett
Included for strong book club alignment with this amateur sleuth list.
Shelf signal: Amateur Sleuths