Books like Uniform Justice by Donna Leon

Set in 1660s Oxford, Iain Pears’s mystery follows Sarah Blundy as she faces a murder accusation, with the case unfolding through four distinct perspectives that reveal the truth in a surprising twist.

Detective Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates a cold‐blooded murder in Venice that turns from a simple mugging to a conspiracy involving a powerful cabal.

Caterina Pellegrini, a Venetian-born baroque opera scholar, is sent back to Venice to examine two locked trunks thought to hold the papers of a deceased baroque composer, uncovering inheritance disputes and surprising secrets.

When a miserly spinster is murdered in Venice, the police arrest her Romanian housekeeper, only for detective Guido Brunetti to uncover the real killer and defend the innocent.

Guido Brunetti investigates the murder of an African street vendor in Venice, uncovering a tangled web of local politics and the rising tension between legal and illegal immigration.

An investigation into a buried grave and a signet ring uncovers a decades‑old kidnapping tied to Venice’s oldest aristocratic family, as Inspector Guido Brunetti pieces together the mystery.

Former Florida police chief turned CIA operative Holly Barker joins a special task force to hunt serial killer Teddy Fay, who stalks political targets. When she confronts him, a frantic chase through Manhattan ensues.

Detective Superintendent William Monk investigates a tragic bridge incident in Victorian London, uncovering intertwined murders, a flawed sewer scheme, and underground intrigue that risk the city’s safety.

"Aaliya Sohbi lives alone in her Beirut apartment, surrounded by stockpiles of books. Godless, fatherless, childless, and divorced, Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage.' Every year, she translates a new favorite book into Arabic, then stows it away. The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read-- by anyone. After overhearing her neighbors, 'the three witches,' discussing her too-white hair, Aaliya accidentally dyes her hair too blue. In this breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman's late-life crisis, readers follow Aaliya's digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past and present Beirut. Colorful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and Aaliya's own volatile past. As she tries to overcome her aging body and spontaneous emotional upwellings, Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left" --

Commissario Brunetti investigates a mysterious death of a young girl in Venice, tracing her identity and uncovering hidden family secrets amid prejudice and crime.

Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates the violent kidnapping of a baby from a renowned pediatrician in Venice, uncovering a tangled plot of infertility, black‑market babies, and corruption between doctors and pharmacists.

In the Highlands village of Lochdubh, the enigmatic Randy Duggan, known as the Macho Man, is shot dead, forcing constable Hamish Macbeth to investigate the murder while protecting his career.

In Venice, Guido Brunetti investigates the sudden death of Constanza Altavilla, uncovering that what appears to be a heart attack may be foul play.

Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates a suspected bribery scandal that could tarnish Venice’s mayor while simultaneously facing a personal tragedy when his wife’s former assistant is found dead.

Brunetti is tasked with investigating a suspicious near‑drowning that left a girl with permanent brain damage years earlier, questioning whether a crime truly occurred in the dynamic, contemporary Venice backdrop.