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Amateur Sleuth With an Edge
There's no overt sex or violence, the sleuths are amateurs, but the stories are edgier than a traditional cozy. You won't find any recipes inside these books, but you will find a good mystery!
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Framed For Murder
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Marla A. White (Goodreads Author)
4.61 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Wrap It Up! (Welcome to Lily Rock Holiday Mystery Book 3)
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Bonnie Hardy (Goodreads Author)
4.72 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Don't Close Your Eyes
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Lynessa James (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
score: 495,
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Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
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Lynessa Layne (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 310 ratings
score: 494,
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The Hanged Man's Noose (Glass Dolphin Mystery, #1)
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Judy Penz Sheluk (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 130 ratings
score: 400,
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Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
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Lynessa Layne (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 214 ratings
score: 300,
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My Dirty California
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Jason Mosberg (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 322 ratings
score: 300,
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Descent (A Stone Mountain Mystery #1)
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K. Stanley (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 90 ratings
score: 296,
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Ant Farm (Seamus McCree #1)
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James M. Jackson (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 358 ratings
score: 293,
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Bad Policy (Seamus McCree, #1)
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James M. Jackson (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Academic Curveball (Braxton Campus Mysteries #1)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
score: 200,
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Frozen Stiff Drink (Braxton Campus Mysteries #6)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
4.60 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Haunted House Ghost (Braxton Campus Mysteries #5)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 131 ratings
score: 196,
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Cabin Fever (Seamus McCree #3)
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James M. Jackson (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 68 ratings
score: 195,
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Faith, Hope, and Murder (Community of Faith Mysteries, #1)
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Elise M. Stone (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 156 ratings
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Earthly Powers
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David Anderson (Goodreads Author)
4.56 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Deadly Jewels (Martine LeDuc, #2)
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Jeannette de Beauvoir (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 120 ratings
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Athini and Wisteria’s Milan Catwalk Mystery Adventure
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A.B. Milamalfi (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 100,
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Public Anchovy #1 (Deep Dish Mysteries, #3)
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Mindy Quigley (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 919 ratings
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Shadow of Death (Community of Faith Mysteries, #2)
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Elise M. Stone (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Athini and Wisteria’s Afternoon Tea Mystery Adventure (Athini and Wisteria cats adventure series #1)
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A.B. Milamalfi (Goodreads Author)
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Wrap It Up!: Welcome to Lily Rock Holiday Mystery, Book 3
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Broken Heart Attack (Braxton Campus Mysteries #2)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 212 ratings
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Dangerous Games (DCYE, #4)
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Lynessa Layne (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Legally Blind Luck (Braxton Campus Mysteries #7)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 67 ratings
score: 96,
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Flower Power Trip (Braxton Campus Mysteries #3)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 140 ratings
score: 95,
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Mistaken Identity Crisis (Braxton Campus Mysteries #4)
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James J. Cudney (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 114 ratings
score: 94,
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