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Amateur Sleuth Mysteries Bestsellers

The top 50 Amateur Sleuth Mysteries books on Amazon — with recorded rankings, chart movement, and tracking history. Check the snapshot date to see when these books were collected.

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Amateur Sleuth Mysteries — 2026-11-0150 booksAvg 4.41★861,807 total reviewsLatest collected snapshot

Movement compared with 2026-10-31

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The Castle in the Glen: A Novel

Rhys Bowen

34 days tracked · +2 this week

4.613,866 reviews

Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum)

Janet Evanovich

32 days tracked

—— reviews

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel: The New Miss Marple Mystery

Lucy Foley

17 days tracked · peak #1 · −1 this week

4.22,914 reviews

4New

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The Armchair Detectives: A totally unputdownable and hilarious British cozy murder mystery (The Armchair Detective Mysteries Book 1)

Matt Dunn

4.2651 reviews

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The 6:20 Man: A Thriller

David Baldacci

29 days tracked · peak #4 · −1 this week

4.487,653 reviews

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics: New Zealand Cozy Mystery

Naomi Kuttner

12 days tracked · peak #1 · −5 this week

4.71,106 reviews

The Night of the Crash: An absolutely gripping thriller with an ending that will take your breath away

Jessica Irena Smith

34 days tracked · peak #4 · −1 this week

4.213,346 reviews

The Edge of the Woods: A nail-biting new thriller from USA Today bestselling author of The Weekend Away. You won’t see the twist coming!

Sarah Alderson

34 days tracked · peak #4 · +1 this week

4.52,399 reviews

We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery

Richard Osman

34 days tracked · peak #2 · −4 this week

4.410,875 reviews

101

Pretty Girls: A Psychological Thriller Novel Exploring Secrets and Lies Among Sisters

Karin Slaughter

31 days tracked · peak #2

4.2168,904 reviews

111

The Girl in the Hills (Sarah Cross FBI Mystery Thriller Book 1)

A.J. Rivers

34 days tracked · peak #9 · +2 this week

4.55,403 reviews

122

The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel

Richard Osman

34 days tracked · peak #7 · −1 this week

4.3185,387 reviews

132

Call Me Anytime (The Protectors Book 1)

Max Monroe

34 days tracked · peak #11 · +1 this week

4.26,889 reviews

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Blacker Than Midnight (Mercy Gale Book 2)

Robin James

10 days tracked · peak #10 · −2 this week

4.6308 reviews

152

Find Me Nowhere

Andrew Klavan

5 days tracked · peak #13

529 reviews

161

The Oxford Detective Society

Faith Martin

34 days tracked · peak #6 · +3 this week

4.315,026 reviews

173

We Solve Murders: A Novel

Richard Osman

34 days tracked · peak #9 · −1 this week

4.441,712 reviews

181

Love, Mom: A fast-paced psychological thriller with several twists

Iliana Xander

34 days tracked · peak #10 · +3 this week

4.499,983 reviews

193

Murder at the Highland Games: An utterly gripping Scottish cozy murder mystery (An Ally McKinley Mystery Book 4)

Dee MacDonald

2 days tracked · peak #16

4.4806 reviews

203

Heartwood (A Read with Jenna Pick): A Novel

Amity Gaige

34 days tracked · peak #11 · −2 this week

4.324,280 reviews

216

A Silent Curse (Electra Poole Mysteries Book 4)

Christy Carlyle

4 days tracked

4.776 reviews

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No Trail Back: A Riley Marsh K-9 Search & Rescue Mystery - Book 1 (Riley Marsh K-9 Search & Rescue Mysteries)

Mara Perry

13 days tracked · +12 this week

4.5316 reviews

232

The Museum of Second Chances

Jo Leevers

34 days tracked · peak #12

4.27,898 reviews

242

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening: A New Zealand Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Naomi Kuttner

24 days tracked

4.610,940 reviews

252

The Crossword Murders: A totally unputdownable English cozy murder mystery (The Secret Detective Agency Book 5)

Helena Dixon

17 days tracked · peak #8 · −10 this week

4.6533 reviews

262

The Blackout Murders: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)

Anna Elliott

34 days tracked · peak #18

4.44,966 reviews

276

The Quiet Wife: A shockingly addictive crime mystery suspense thriller packed with twists, perfect for Fall 2026!!

J.M. Cannon

34 days tracked · peak #3 · −7 this week

45,570 reviews

281

The Impossible Fortune: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery, Book 5

Richard Osman

34 days tracked · peak #21

4.635,353 reviews

2914

The Poison Pen Murders: A completely gripping and unputdownable Scottish cozy murder mystery (An Ally McKinley Mystery Book 5)

Dee MacDonald

2 days tracked

4.610 reviews

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Bad Seed

Karen MacInerney

5 days tracked

4.730 reviews

3115

Old Haunts: Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers Book 8

Steve Higgs

2 days tracked

51,345 reviews

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It's Only Love (Hart's Ridge Book 17)

Kay Bratt

33 days tracked · peak #6 · −7 this week

4.71,105 reviews

336

The Coffee Shop Detectives

Louise Mumford

34 days tracked · peak #25 · −2 this week

4.25 reviews

346

The Country Road Murders: A Thriller

James Patterson

34 days tracked · peak #16 · +2 this week

4.47,774 reviews

351

Jealous Jinxes (A Luna Thorn Witchy Mystery Book 8)

Amanda M. Lee

24 days tracked · peak #3 · −13 this week

4.81,496 reviews

365

And yes, ANOTHER MEGA COLLECTION OF COZY MYSTERIES: 25 Book Box Set

Liz Turner

11 days tracked · +11 this week

4.3185 reviews

3719

The Seven Dials Mystery (The Superintendent Battle Mysteries)

Agatha Christie

4 days tracked · peak #8

4.36,857 reviews

386

The Life We Bury

Allen Eskens

24 days tracked · peak #29

4.346,746 reviews

393

Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers: A Flavia de Luce Novel

Alan Bradley

24 days tracked · peak #29

—— reviews

405

The Marlow Murder Club: A Perfect Murder for Book Club Sleuths to Solve

Robert Thorogood

34 days tracked · peak #25 · −7 this week

4.219,508 reviews

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Murder in the Scottish Highlands: A completely addictive cozy murder mystery (An Ally McKinley Mystery Book 1)

Dee MacDonald

4.21,840 reviews

425

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year: A Novel (A Kiss Merry Kill Novel Book 1)

Ally Carter

6 days tracked · peak #34

4.2— reviews

4310

Dead Woman Crossing: A totally heart-stopping crime thriller (Detective Kimberley King Book 1)

Jeneva Rose

34 days tracked · peak #28

4.212,130 reviews

442

Murder by Design: A Thriller (Edison Bixby Book 1)

Lee Goldberg

34 days tracked · peak #22 · +5 this week

4.213,804 reviews

45New

New

And Then You Were Gone: A Novel

R. J. Jacobs

34 days tracked · peak #28 · −13 this week

4.1369 reviews

46New

New

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Novel

Benjamin Stevenson

34 days tracked · peak #31 · +2 this week

4— reviews

472

The Hard Freeze: A Riley Marsh K-9 Search & Rescue Mystery - Book 2 (Riley Marsh K-9 Search & Rescue Mysteries)

Mara Perry

2 days tracked · peak #45

4.5304 reviews

4817

The Village Detectives and the Deadly Brew: A BRAND NEW witty village mystery of sabotage, secrets and deadly deception

Fiona Walker

4 days tracked · peak #19

4.3343 reviews

491

The Ivy Creek Cozy Mysteries: A 15-Book Cozy Mystery Collection

Ruth Baker

17 days tracked · peak #16 · −10 this week

4.3188 reviews

502

The Inn at Holiday Bay: Haunting in the Hamlet

Kathi Daley

24 days tracked · peak #7 · −20 this week

4.7579 reviews

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