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Funny amateur sleuth books

An amateur sleuth has another life to get back to: a job, a family or a retirement that was supposed to be quieter. Investigating a crime means asking unwelcome questions without the authority of a badge. Comedy often grows from the excuses, alliances and practical difficulties that follow.

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Choose by the investigator’s ordinary life as well as the puzzle. A nosy neighbor, a scientist and a shopkeeper have different ways into a case. Profiles explain the source of the humor and the level of danger; amateur detection can accompany a gentle mystery or a much darker story.

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