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Framed For Murder by Marla A. WhiteLost Boy by Jacob BlosserWrap It Up! by Bonnie HardyHer Royal Spyness by Rhys BowenBoard Stiff by Kendel Lynn
Best Amateur Sleuth story with Love
73 books — 64 voters
My Ex-Wife Said Go to Hell by Kirk ZuroskyA Sirius Education by Kirk ZuroskyLouisiana Longshot by Jana DeleonMidnight Crossroad by Charlaine HarrisFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
If you love Sookie Stackhouse, try....
83 books — 62 voters

The Case of the Cosmological Killer by Stephanie OsbornThe Case of the Cosmological Killer by Stephanie OsbornThe Case of the Displaced Detective by Stephanie OsbornThe Case of the Displaced Detective by Stephanie OsbornSherlock Holmes, The Missing Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle
Books Featuring Sherlock Holmes
92 books — 54 voters
Framed For Murder by Marla A. WhiteDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter MosleyTales of the Astonishing Black Spark by Charlie J. EskewBlind Corners by Jemir Robert Johnson5 shots by Jemir Robert Johnson
Best Black sleuths, Detectives and gumshoes
130 books — 43 voters

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunDog on It by Spencer QuinnThree Bags Full by Leonie SwannWish You Were Here by Rita Mae BrownFelidae by Akif Pirinçci
Animal Detectives
208 books — 39 voters
Amateur City by Katherine V. ForrestThe News in Small Towns by Iza MoreauHunter's Way by Gerri HillMadness in Small Towns by Iza MoreauMurder by Tradition by Katherine V. Forrest
Novels about Lesbian Sleuths
94 books — 37 voters

Little Girl Vanished by Denise Grover SwankLethal Bayou Beauty by Jana DeleonYou're Always Welcome... At the Bloodridge Motel by J. Hunter RichardsonThe Deep End by Julie Mulhern.exe by Robin Jeffrey
2023 Indie Mystery Reads for Halloween
15 books — 32 voters
ZÄNKER by Peter MaeckJezebel by Koko BrownThe Cold Blue Blood by David HandlerThe Hot Pink Farmhouse by David HandlerThe Bright Silver Star by David Handler
Berger and Mitry Mystery Series
17 books — 15 voters

An Eye For Others by Tom McDonoughThe Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda QuickThe Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda QuickTightrope by Amanda QuickClose Up by Amanda Quick
Intrepid Women of the Early 20th Century
12 books — 4 voters
Atlas and his dog Moose by Dale MoonAgaton Sax and the big rig by Nils-Olof FranzénAgaton Sax and the League of Silent Exploders by Nils-Olof FranzénWisdom by Mark D. OwenImpact (Volume 1) by Mark D. Owen
Forgotten Retro Preteen / Teen Mystery Series
69 books — 3 voters

Headhunters by Jo NesbøThe Rich and the Dead by Liv SpectorDark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Millionaires by Brad MeltzerCards on the Table by Agatha Christie
High-Society Mysteries
5 books — 2 voters
Lowcountry Bookshop by Susan M. BoyerLowcountry Boondoggle by Susan M. BoyerLowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. Boyer
Fun Reads
3 books — 2 voters

Penelope Strudel by Brendan KearneyEscape Room Adventures by Alex WoolfIvy and Bearlock Holmes by Kristyna LittenThe Magician’s Library by Kia Marie HuntThe Missing Astronaut by Collins Kids
Primary School Puzzlers
88 books — 2 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanThe Man Who Died Twice by Richard OsmanThe Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Authologie's Promptastic Book Club Challenge - YEAR ONE - Prompt 4 - Give Me a Clue!
8 books — 1 voter

The Dead Boy Detectives by Ed BrubakerThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil GaimanRetribution by C.M. SutterThis Monster of Mine by Shalini AbeysekaraDead Boy Detectives by Pornsak Pichetshote
Psychic, Spectral or Magical Crime Solvers in Fiction
21 books — 1 voter

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