8 must-read amateur sleuth books like Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques) by Jane K. Cleland

Cover of Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques) by Jane K. Cleland

Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

By: Jane K. Cleland

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Jane K. Cleland returns with Jane Austen's Lost Letters , the fourteenth installment in the beloved…

If you liked the amateur sleuth plot in Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques) by Jane K. Cleland , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1) by Sofie Kelly

1. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1)

By: Sofie Kelly

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

When librarian Kathleen Paulson moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two stra… read more

Similar categories in Sofie Kelly's Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction

2. Body on Baker Street (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #2)

By: Vicki Delany

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson are busy managing the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium on Baker S… read more

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3. Hearse and Buggy (An Amish Mystery, #1)

By: Laura Bradford

3.33

Format: 153 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Fallen Snow Claire Weatherly has fled a high-stress lifestyle for a slower pace--in Amish country: … read more

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Cover of Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #1) by Ellen Byron

4. Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #1)

By: Ellen Byron

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Awar… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Byron's Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #1) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • books about books
"That's what I love about vintage cookbooks," Ricky said. "They're an amazing window into how life was lived in past decades and how our eating habits have changed."

-Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #1)

"Most early-twentieth-century books didn't have illustrations. Corporate cookbooks, you know, ones that were created to sell a brand of something like vegetable shortening or flour, popularized the us…"

-Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #1)

Cover of Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #29) by Joanne Fluke

5. Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #29)

By: Joanne Fluke

3.38

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In this irresistible mystery from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanne Fluke, Han… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Fluke's Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #29) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #26) by Laura Childs

6. Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #26)

By: Laura Childs

3.91

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

The murder of a political bigwig at a Honey Bee Tea sends Theodosia Browning buzzing for answers in… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #26) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of What the Cat Dragged In (Cat in the Stacks, #14) by Miranda James

7. What the Cat Dragged In (Cat in the Stacks, #14)

By: Miranda James

4.26

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Librarian Charlie Harris and his faithful feline companion, Diesel, have inherited Charlie’s grandf… read more

Similar categories in Miranda James's What the Cat Dragged In (Cat in the Stacks, #14) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27) by Laura Childs

8. Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27)

By: Laura Childs

3.94

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest inst… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Dark and Stormy Tea (A Teashop Mystery, #24) by Laura Childs

9. A Dark and Stormy Tea (A Teashop Mystery, #24)

By: Laura Childs

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A possible serial killer on the loose sends tea maven Theodosia Browning into a whirlwind of invest… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's A Dark and Stormy Tea (A Teashop Mystery, #24) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Murder at a Cape Bookstore (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #5) by Maddie Day

10. Murder at a Cape Bookstore (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #5)

By: Maddie Day

4.06

Format: 326 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It's mud season in Cape Cod, and when an ill wind blows in a murder with a twist in the tale, bicyc… read more

Similar categories in Maddie Day's Murder at a Cape Bookstore (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #5) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas (Year-Round Christmas Mystery #6) by Vicki Delany

11. Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas (Year-Round Christmas Mystery #6)

By: Vicki Delany

3.98

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s beginning to look a lot like murder in the sixth installment of this charming cozy mystery ser… read more

Similar categories in Vicki Delany's Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas (Year-Round Christmas Mystery #6) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Diva Goes Overboard (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #17) by Krista Davis

12. The Diva Goes Overboard (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #17)

By: Krista Davis

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis returns with a delicious new Domestic Diva Mystery s… read more

Similar categories in Krista Davis's The Diva Goes Overboard (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #17) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Diva Delivers on a Promise (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #16) by Krista Davis

13. The Diva Delivers on a Promise (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #16)

By: Krista Davis

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a delicious new Domestic Diva Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis, enter… read more

Similar categories in Krista Davis's The Diva Delivers on a Promise (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #16) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) by Vicki Delany

14. The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9)

By: Vicki Delany

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Gemma Doyle won’t be spooked when a body shows up at the psychic fair in bestselling author Vicki D… read more

Similar categories in Vicki Delany's The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Murder in a Cape Cottage (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #4) by Maddie Day

15. Murder in a Cape Cottage (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #4)

By: Maddie Day

4.06

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

From Agatha-awarding winning author Maddie Day comes the latest novel in her Cozy Capers Book Group… read more

Similar categories in Maddie Day's Murder in a Cape Cottage (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #4) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Murder at the Lobstah Shack (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #3) by Maddie Day

16. Murder at the Lobstah Shack (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #3)

By: Maddie Day

4.00

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

When murder turns out to be the special of the day at her friend’s seafood restaurant, bicycle shop… read more

Similar categories in Maddie Day's Murder at the Lobstah Shack (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #3) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of A Three Book Problem (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #7) by Vicki Delany

17. A Three Book Problem (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #7)

By: Vicki Delany

3.91

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Gemma Doyle is back on the case in bestselling author Vicki Delany's seventh Sherlock Holmes Booksh… read more

Similar categories in Vicki Delany's A Three Book Problem (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #7) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • books about books
Cover of Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3) by Vivien Chien

18. Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3)

By: Vivien Chien

3.78

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious—unless it happens to be deadly. … read more

Similar categories in Vivien Chien's Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"My eyes rolled so far into my head, I thought I might flip over the back of the couch."

-Vivien Chien, Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3)

"I tried to read his face for some type of emotion, but he had his detective hat on and that meant he was damn near emotionless."

-Vivien Chien, Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3)

Cover of Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery (Deep Dish Mysteries, 3) by Mindy Quigley

19. Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery (Deep Dish Mysteries, 3)

By: Mindy Quigley

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Public Anchovy #1 is the third book in Mindy Quigley's delectable Deep Dish Mystery series, set in … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Twisted Tea Christmas (A Tea Shop Mystery, #23) by Laura Childs

20. Twisted Tea Christmas (A Tea Shop Mystery, #23)

By: Laura Childs

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An attack on the host of a fancy tea party sends Theodosia Browning looking for answers in the late… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's Twisted Tea Christmas (A Tea Shop Mystery, #23) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Librarian Always Rings Twice (First Edition Library Mystery, #3) by Marty Wingate

21. The Librarian Always Rings Twice (First Edition Library Mystery, #3)

By: Marty Wingate

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When a mysterious stranger turns up making claims that threaten Lady Fowling’s legacy, Hayley Burke… read more

Similar categories in Marty Wingate's The Librarian Always Rings Twice (First Edition Library Mystery, #3) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • books about books
Cover of Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie, #1) by Jennifer J. Chow

22. Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie, #1)

By: Jennifer J. Chow

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer J. Chow's Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie, #1) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11) by Eva Gates

23. The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11)

By: Eva Gates

4.13

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Outer Banks librarian Lucy is working on an art show at the library when paintings–and people–start… read more

Similar categories in Eva Gates's The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of How to Book a Murder (Starlit Bookshop Mystery #1) by Cynthia  Kuhn

24. How to Book a Murder (Starlit Bookshop Mystery #1)

By: Cynthia Kuhn

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Kate Carlisle, in award-winning author Cynthia Kuhn’s series … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Kuhn's How to Book a Murder (Starlit Bookshop Mystery #1) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • books about books
Cover of Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks, #16) by Miranda James

25. Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks, #16)

By: Miranda James

4.30

Format: 282 pages, ebook

Librarian Charlie Harris and his ever-intuitive feline friend Diesel must catch a killer in a deadl… read more

Similar categories in Miranda James's Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks, #16) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #6) by Maddie Day

26. Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #6)

By: Maddie Day

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

There’s deadweight behind the bar at the Rusty Anchor and it’s up to Cape Cod bike shop owner Macke… read more

Similar categories in Maddie Day's Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #6) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques) by Jane K. Cleland

27. Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

By: Jane K. Cleland

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Jane K. Cleland returns with Jane Austen's Lost Letters , the fourteenth installment in the beloved… read more

Similar categories in Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • books about books
Cover of A Collection of Lies (Kate Hamilton #5) by Connie Berry

28. A Collection of Lies (Kate Hamilton #5)

By: Connie Berry

4.19

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

In USA Today bestselling author Connie Berry’s fifth Kate Hamilton mystery, American antiques deale… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • amateur sleuth
Cover of A Controversial Cover (A Booktown Mystery #18) by Lorna Barrett

29. A Controversial Cover (A Booktown Mystery #18)

By: Lorna Barrett

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When a famous children's author is murdered at the library, Tricia Miles has to find the killer bef… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Barrett's A Controversial Cover (A Booktown Mystery #18) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10) by Vivien Chien

30. Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10)

By: Vivien Chien

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Lana Lee and friends return for a fiery Chinese New Year celebration that rattles their quaint comm… read more

Similar categories in Vivien Chien's Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams (Dove Pond, #4) by Karen Hawkins

31. The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams (Dove Pond, #4)

By: Karen Hawkins

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” ( Shelf Awarenes… read more

Similar categories in Karen Hawkins's The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams (Dove Pond, #4) book and Jane K. Cleland's Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction

28 must-read fiction books like Jane Austen's Lost Letters (Josie Prescott Antiques) by Jane K. Cleland

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Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (A Magical Cats Mystery, #1)

Sofie Kelly

3.63

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Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #1)

Ellen Byron

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #29)

Joanne Fluke

3.38

Transform Your Habits

Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #26)

Laura Childs

3.91

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Marriage, Monsters-in-Law, and Murder (A Mom Zone Mystery #9)

Sara Rosett

4.06

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On Borrowed Crime (Jane Doe Book Club Mystery, #1)

Kate Young

3.75

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The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9)

Vicki Delany

4.09

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Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant (Beacon Bakeshop #4)

Darci Hannah

4.10

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