This page lists all of the Amateur Sleuths books reviewed on Nightcap Books. These books are divided into two subcategories – Amateur Investigator and Cozy Mystery. Lists are ordered by book title.
Amateur Investigator
Amateur Investigator books have a plot that revolves around a crime solved by someone not in the law enforcement profession. The amateur investigator may be a journalist, attorney, or someone else with an interest in the crime. These books are not cozy mysteries because they include violence, profanity, and/or sex.
- A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty [Book Review]
- Beyond the Headlines by R.G. Belsky [Book Review]
- Broadcast Blues by R.G. Belsky [Book Review]
- Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter [Book Review]
- Death Writes by Andrea Carter [Book Review]
- It’s News to Me by R.G. Belsky [Book Review]
- Jamie Quinn Mystery Series by Barbara Venkataraman [Book Review]
- Murder at Greysbridge by Andrea Carter [Book Review]
- Revolver Road by Christi Daugherty [Book Review]
- The Child by Fiona Barton [Book Review]
- The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty [Book Review]
- The Last Scoop by R.G. Belsky [Book Review]
- The Questionable Behavior of Dahlia Moss by Max Wirestone [Book Review]
- The Suspect by Fiona Barton [Book Review]
- The Well of Ice by Andrea Carter [Book Review]
- Treacherous Strand by Andrea Carter [Book Review]
- Winter Gets Hot by David M. Hamlin [Book Review]
- Yesterday’s News by R. G. Belsky [Book Review]
Cozy Mystery
Cozy Mysteries have a plot that revolves around a crime solved by an amateur. The main character is often female, educated, and works in a field that has no connection to law enforcement (baker, b&b owner, gardener, librarian, book store owner, etc). The setting is often a small town, so that it’s understandable for the amateur sleuth to know the suspects. Cozy mysteries are light on violence, profanity, and sex.
- A Cold Brew Killing by Lena Gregory [Book Review]
- A Page Marked for Murder by Lauren Elliott [Book Review]
- A Trip With Trouble by Diane Kelly [Book Review]
- A Wrench in the Works by Kate Carlisle [Book Review]
- Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly [Book Review]
- Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron [Book Review]
- Beignets and Broomsticks by J. R. Ripley [Book Review]
- Berries and Birthdays by Leena Clover [Book Review]
- Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler [Book Review]
- Better Off Read by Nora Page [Book Review]
- Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook [Book Review]
- Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron [Book Review]
- Checked Out for Murder by Allison Brook [Book Review]
- Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne [Book Review]
- Clarets of Fire by Christine E. Blum [Book Review]
- Color Me Murder by Krista Davis [Book Review]
- Cupcakes and Celebrities by Leena Clover [Book Review]
- Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly [Book Review]
- Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton [Book Review]
- Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge [Book Review]
- Evil by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge [Book Review]
- Fatal Cajun Festival by Ellen Byron [Book Review]
- Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark [Book Review]
- For Better or Worse by Donna Huston Murray [Book Review]
- Foul Play on Words by Becky Clark [Book Review]
- Full Bodied Murder by Christine E. Blum [Book Review]
- Getaway With Murder by Diane Kelly [Book Review]
- Glitter Bomb by Laura Childs [Book Review]
- Handbook for Homicide by Lorna Barrett [Book Review]
- How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin [Book Review]
- Lie Like a Rug by Donna Huston Murray [Book Review]
- Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton [Book Review]
- Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron [Book Review]
- Mother’s Day Mayhem by Lynn Cahoon [Book Review]
- Murder at the Marina by Janet Finsilver [Book Review]
- Murder at the Mill by M.B. Shaw [Book Review]
- Murder at the Mushroom Festival by Janet Finsilver [Book Review]
- Murder by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge [Book Review]
- Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron [Book Review]
- Murder in the First Edition by Lauren Elliott [Book Review]
- Murder in the Wine Country by Janet Finsilver [Book Review]
- Murder Is a Must by Marty Wingate [Book Review]
- Murder Most Fermented by Christine E. Blum [Book Review]
- Murder on the Rocks by Shawn Reilly Simmons [Book Review]
- Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson [Book Review]
- Pawprints & Predicaments by Bethany Blake [Book Review]
- Playing Dead by Peggy Rothschild [Book Review]
- Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle [Book Review]
- Proof of Murder by Lauren Elliott [Book Review]
- Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke [Book Review]
- Read and Gone by Allison Brook [Book Review]
- Read on Arrival by Nora Page [Book Review]
- Read or Alive by Nora Page [Book Review]
- Savannah Sleuth by Alan Chaput [Book Review]
- Sniffing Out Murder by Kallie E. Benjamin [Book Review]
- Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelly [Book Review]
- Something Borrowed, Something Mewed by Bethany Blake [Book Review]
- Southern Discomfort by Caroline Fardig [Book Review]
- Strawberries and Strangers by Leena Clover [Book Review]
- The Bodies in the Library by Marty Wingate [Book Review]
- The Body from the Past by Judi Lynn [Book Review]
- The Body in the Apartment by Judi Lynn [Book Review]
- The Body in the Gravel by Judi Lynn [Book Review]
- The Body in the Wetlands by Judi Lynn [Book Review]
- The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle [Book Review]
- The Burning Pages by Paige Shelton [Book Review]
- The Grim Reader by Kate Carlisle [Book Review]
- The Liar in the Library by Simon Brett [Book Review]
- The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton [Book Review]
- The Secret Staircase by Sheila Connolly [Book Review]
- The Stolen Letter by Paige Shelton [Book Review]
- To the Tome of Murder by Lauren Elliott [Book Review]
- Under the Cover of Murder by Lauren Elliott [Book Review]
Categories for books reviewed on Nightcap Books
Mystery books can be divided into multiple categories. Nightcap Books divides mysteries into Amateur Sleuths, Crime & Detective, Suspense & Thrillers, Young Adult, and Other Mysteries. Amateur sleuths is further divided into Amateur Investigator and Cozy Mystery. Crime & Detective is divided into Crime Fiction, Police Procedural, and Private Detective. Suspense & Thrillers include Domestic Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Legal Thriller, Financial Thriller, Technothriller, and Romantic Suspense. Young Adult is for mysteries with teens as the protagonists. Other Mysteries is for books that do not fall in one of the above mentioned categories. These include Historical Mystery and Paranormal Mystery.