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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 — 2026-09-1650 booksAvg 4.39★1,089,298 total reviewsUpdate delayed

Movement compared with 2026-09-15

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We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery

Richard Osman

48 days tracked

4.5457 reviews

The Castle in the Glen: A Novel

Rhys Bowen

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

4.67,728 reviews

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Novel

Benjamin Stevenson

35 days tracked

419,410 reviews

The Oxford Detective Society

Faith Martin

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

4.311,727 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

12 days tracked · +3 this week

4.5264 reviews

The Girl and the Reunion (Emma Griffin® FBI Mystery Book 44)

A.J. Rivers

5 days tracked

4.5133 reviews

The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel

Richard Osman

48 days tracked · +2 this week

4.3184,571 reviews

Pretty Girls: A Novel

Karin Slaughter

48 days tracked · +2 this week

4.2165,582 reviews

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

Iliana Xander

49 days tracked · peak #1 · −2 this week

4.497,986 reviews

102

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel: The New Miss Marple Mystery – A Classic Whodunit of Deception and Suspense in an Isolated Alpine Retreat

Lucy Foley

41 days tracked · peak #8 · +4 this week

4.15,156 reviews

112

Autumn & Alibis (Hearth & Quill Mysteries Book 1)

Jules Motschall

2 days tracked · peak #9

4.355 reviews

121

Heart of Crone (A Spell's Angels Cozy Mystery Book 16)

Amanda M. Lee

12 days tracked · peak #2 · −8 this week

4.8864 reviews

131

Heartwood (A Read with Jenna Pick): A Novel

Amity Gaige

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

4.322,611 reviews

141

The Museum of Second Chances

Jo Leevers

48 days tracked · peak #3 · −3 this week

4.26,861 reviews

15New

New

The Big Cats Dance Party: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (27) (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series)

Alexander McCall Smith

4.6102 reviews

16New

New

History Lessons (A Daphne Ouverture Mystery)

Zoe B. Wallbrook

4582 reviews

17New

New

Dear Miss Demeanor: A Claire Malloy Mystery (Claire Malloy Mysteries Book 3)

Joan Hess

4.3100 reviews

185

We Solve Murders: A Novel

Richard Osman

48 days tracked

4.439,677 reviews

192

Wool: The Basis for The Apple TV Streaming Series―A Heart-Pounding Thriller of Survival and Betrayal in a Dystopian World (Silo, 1)

Hugh Howey

47 days tracked · peak #6 · −6 this week

4.653,779 reviews

201

The Country Road Murders: A Thriller

James Patterson

48 days tracked · peak #4 · +4 this week

4.46,182 reviews

215

The Queen Who Came in from the Cold: Her Majesty The Queen Investigates

S. J. Bennett

2 days tracked · peak #16

4.5901 reviews

221

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

Richard Osman

48 days tracked · peak #15

4.634,174 reviews

235

The Undercover Plan: A Cozy Mystery (A Tess and Tilly Cozy Mystery Book 19)

Kathi Daley

8 days tracked · peak #11 · −5 this week

4.7211 reviews

242

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

Lee Goldberg

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

4.213,458 reviews

2511

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

A.J. Rivers

48 days tracked · peak #21 · +17 this week

4.54,263 reviews

261

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

Jessica Irena Smith

48 days tracked · peak #13 · −6 this week

4.212,505 reviews

277

Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum Book 32)

Janet Evanovich

24 days tracked · peak #16 · −2 this week

4.726,774 reviews

281

Running Hot: An Arcane Society Novel

Jayne Ann Krentz

2 days tracked

4.62,777 reviews

292

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening: Retired Assassin's Guide, Book 1

Naomi Kuttner

44 days tracked · peak #12

4.610,565 reviews

306

The Most Dangerous Games: From MrBeast and James Patterson. A secret competition. 100 players. $1 billion. ARE YOU THE ONE?

MrBeast

41 days tracked · peak #7 · −13 this week

4.1318 reviews

313

The Maltese Iguana: A Novel (Serge Storms Book 26)

Tim Dorsey

2 days tracked · peak #28

4.51,134 reviews

326

Dressed for Death in Burgundy: A Mystery (The French Village Mysteries Book 2)

Susan C. Shea

2 days tracked · peak #26

4.126 reviews

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All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick

Chris Whitaker

48 days tracked · peak #20 · +3 this week

4.5114,503 reviews

34New

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The Change: A Novel

Kirsten Miller

4.4— reviews

351

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

Robert Thorogood

43 days tracked · peak #21 · −2 this week

4.219,072 reviews

365

Murder in the Vineyard: A BRAND NEW utterly gripping English cozy mystery full of twists (Maybridge Murder Mysteries Book 4)

LIZ FIELDING

6 days tracked · peak #18

4.744 reviews

37New

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Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder: A Mystery (Dandy Gilver Murder Mystery Series Book 6)

Catriona McPherson

3.9— reviews

382

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

Anna Elliott

48 days tracked

4.4— reviews

394

Survival of the Witchiest (A Nightshade Detective Agency Cozy Mystery Book 2)

Amanda M. Lee

43 days tracked · peak #4 · +7 this week

4.73,860 reviews

402

Call Me Anytime (The Protectors Book 1)

Max Monroe

44 days tracked · peak #15 · −5 this week

4.26,420 reviews

412

The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

Richard Osman

48 days tracked · peak #25 · −4 this week

4.6112,196 reviews

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Murder Stage Left: A totally gripping historical cozy murder mystery (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Book 26)

Verity Bright

12 days tracked · peak #21 · −14 this week

4.5341 reviews

432

I Came Back for You: A Novel

Kate White

48 days tracked · peak #20

4.1— reviews

4414

The Coffee Shop Detectives

Louise Mumford

48 days tracked · peak #19 · −12 this week

4.25 reviews

45New

New

The English Village Murder: A gripping cozy crime mystery packed with twists (The Ruth Morgan Mysteries Book 1)

Peter Jay Black

48 days tracked · peak #35

4.3— reviews

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The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts: A Novel

Robert Thorogood

44 days tracked · peak #20 · −5 this week

4.4140 reviews

4710

Marble Hall Murders: A Mindbending Metafictional Murder Mystery (Susan Ryeland Series Book 3)

Anthony Horowitz

10 days tracked · peak #25 · −21 this week

4.612,297 reviews

484

The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

Richard Osman

48 days tracked · peak #26 · −1 this week

4.786,245 reviews

4917

Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 1)

Patricia Wentworth

4 days tracked · peak #17

4.12,934 reviews

507

Viking Vengeance Cruise (Cruising Through Midlife: Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Book 16)

Addison Moore

5 days tracked · peak #42

4.6308 reviews

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