A village shopkeeper hears more confessions than the police station does and that is the entire premise of the amateur detective

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When the amateur detective is a nosy neighbour the reason to meddle has to be personal An unlicensed amateur detective has no authority to question anyone so why do suspects keep answering? Why does the amateur detective always have a day job that hands them the case? Hobby-themed amateur sleuth series use baking and knitting as an excuse to put a body on page three Being the prime suspect is the only honest reason an amateur detective starts poking around The amateur sleuth setup quietly requires a closed community where everyone is a plausible suspect Amateur detectives stop working the moment they get a badge: licensing kills the character The retired schoolteacher in a small town is still the default amateur sleuth setup and it still sells An amateur detective who is never wrong is not a detective but a witness Amateur sleuth stories are really about class: who gets listened to when they ask questions