Books like The good, the bad, and the emus by Donna Andrews

When a 13‑year‑old insists her sister’s killer is innocent, a high‑profile law firm must dig into a seemingly closed murder case to determine if justice was truly served.

When Louisiana businessman Jerry Earl Leland is murdered during a lavish party, scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand must untangle his web of enemies to prevent another victim—she unravels the clues hidden in his dirty laundry.

During a Caerphilly Christmas decorating contest, designer Meg Langslow’s mother becomes the prime suspect after a sabotage‑related murder, and Meg must solve the crime before her girlfriend is unjustly arrested.

Rebekah Roberts, a Brooklyn-born Hasidic Jewish woman turned New York reporter, investigates a murder in her estranged community, uncovering secrets that challenge her identity and the powerful ties between NYPD and the ultra-Orthodox.

When Ali’s parents lose their life savings in a Ponzi scheme, her father becomes a suspect after a double homicide, and Ali and her husband fight to clear his name and bring justice to victims, including a cold‑blooded killer.

Normally a workaholic techie, Zack has missed work for several days. So his friend, Turing, does the only neighborly thing and checks to see if Zack is logged in from home. No luck. Then she skims the databases of local banks to find his personal identification number. Nothing. Next she searches police and hospital records throughout the state. No Zack. Turing is no crazed stalker: she is an artificial intelligence personality of Zack's creation. But, unlike other AIPs, Turing is sentient--and she senses foul play. Fortunately, when Zack created her, he downloaded into Turing every murder mystery in his library, so Turing would think like a detective. She does find some clues to Zack's disappearance, but the enemies may well lie in the real world--where Turing has no ability to move. Fresh, funny, and surprisingly moving, You've Got Murder is a novel you'll never forget--and the first mystery to feature the equally unforgettable character of Turing Hopper a mainframe computer with a mind like Miss Marple and hardware that hides a suspiciously human heart.

Meg Langslow, the eager maid‑of‑honor in a tiny Virginia town, must juggle wedding plans for three brides—one with a Native‑American purification ritual and another wanting live peacocks—while an off‑beat newcomer’s murder and a string of accidents threaten the Southern summer.

Scrapbooking enthusiast Carmela discovers a bloody body in an antiques shop and must use her sleuthing skills to solve a murder and a theft in the quirky streets of New Orleans.

After the death of their friend Hannah Venable in a fire, friends Suzanne, Petra, and Toni hunt the arsonist and uncover a mystery tied to the nearby Prairie Star Casino.