Suggest a book for the podcast or say hello! 🧶 What’s an amateur sleuth mystery? One of the most beloved subgenres in mystery fiction! They're stories of an ordinary person, not a professional detective, who solves a crime. 📚 If you love cozy mysteries, classic whodunits, or Golden Age detective fiction, this episode is your guide to the amateur sleuth.🕵️ The amateur sleuth has a long, rich history that spans from Agatha Christie's Miss Marple to Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey to modern cozy mystery series. ⚡️ I also tackle what I call the "special problems" of writing amateur sleuth mysteries, and I break down how the Polish mystery film In for a Murder solves each of the challenges.🔗 For a twice-a-month update on newly released historical mystery books, sign up HERE.Podcasts Mentioned:S1E6 Her Royal SpynessBonus: Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra by Sara RosettS6E1 Agatha ChristieS6E6 Dorothy L. SayersS2 E5 - The Mimosa Tree Mystery by Ovidia YuS4E5 Crime TV Shows for Cozy Mystery ReadersS2E4 Mystery in TranslationS2 E1 - Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanS2 E3 A Peculiar CombinationBooks on Writing Fiction:Trope Thesaurus: Mystery and Thriller by Sara Rosett and Jennifer Hilt: https://books2read.com/mysteryandthriller/How to Outline a Cozy Mystery by Sara Roset: https://books2read.com/howtocozy🕵️‍♀️ 📦 Cozy Books Corner Subscription Box (affiliate code), a book box curated for cozy mystery readers.➡️ Use code SaraR5 and get 15% off! ⬅️Support the show📚 Buy Sara's books: SaraRosettBooks.com 🔎  Get more mystery in your life when you sign up for Sara's updates.