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sleuth

[slooth] / sluθ /


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The place where author Naomi Hirahara grew up on McNally Avenue, where her amateur sleuth Mas Arai also lived, is gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

This semi-comedic and definitely cozy amateur sleuth series is perfect multigenerational viewing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

George Cross, the hero of a mystery series by Tim Sullivan, is an unconventional sleuth in the great British tradition that extends from Father Brown to the Thursday Murder Club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

And a few moments of self-doubt for our seemingly infallible sleuth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Declared books are flagged for all users to see, alerting every book sleuth to the hidden book that is now worth double points.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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