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    Amateur Detectives

    Amateur Detectives is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    5 books in archive 1 community verified 5 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Amateur Detectives5 in view

    The Last Devil to Die

    Richard Osman

    1

    The Last Devil to Die

    Richard Osman

    2023

    Lies Sleeping

    Ben Aaronovitch

    Lies Sleeping

    Ben Aaronovitch

    2018

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    1892

    The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

    Malka Older

    The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

    Malka Older

    2023

    The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

    Malka Older

    The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

    Malka Older

    2024

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