Books like Devil-may-care by Elizabeth Peters

When a respected farmer is bludgeoned to death in his study, Scotland Yard detectives Hannasyde and Hemingway uncover a web of hidden motives, culminating in a second murder that forces them to confront a relentless killer.

An orphaned man falls in love with his cousin's widow after she moves into the manor house.

Mystery on the London stage unfolds when a staged quarrel turns deadly, forcing Inspector Roderick Alleyn to untangle a web of theatrical deception and a real murder at the Unicorn Theatre.

A 1930s English country house whodunit in which the brutal murder of General Sir Arthur Billington‑Smith sends Scotland Yard’s Inspector Harding in pursuit of the truth.

Maggie O'Neill, an antiques-shop clerk, discovers her new boss Felicity is a witch—and the first suspect in a local murder—so she must call on Felicity's wiccan friends and her own emerging spell‑casting talent to solve the case.

"In this electrifying sequel to Angel Killer, magician-turned-FBI-agent Jessica Blackwood must channel her past to catch a killer consumed by a desire for revenge. When a church combusts in rural Appalachia, the bizarre trail of carnage suggests diabolical forces are at work. Charged with explaining the inexplicable, the FBI's Dr. Ailes and Agent Knoll once again turn to the ace up their sleeve: Agent Jessica Blackwood, a former prodigy from a family dynasty of illusionists. As the death toll mounts, Jessica discovers the victims share a troubling secret with far-reaching implications that stretch from the hills of West Virginia to cartel-corrupted Mexico to the hallowed halls of the Vatican. Everyone involved in what happened on that horrible night so long ago has tried to bury it except for one person, who believes that the past can be hidden, but never forgiven. Can Jessica draw on her unique understanding of the power and potential of deception to thwart a murderer determined to avenge the past?""--Provided by publisher.

A quiet schoolteacher’s life is upended after a desperate love triangle spirals toward a deadly conclusion.

Detective Hoke Moseley is assaulted after a grueling homicide investigation, leaving him with bruised wounds, a wired jaw, and missing dentures. He must piece together clues that lead to a hooker, an ex-con boyfriend, and a bizarre Hare Krishna pimp murder.

At London’s Vulcan Theatre, opening night is shattered when the lead actor is found dead backstage, and Sir Roderick Alleyn must untangle a murder that haunts the venue’s past.

Fiona Burkenhalter, a rising corporate executive, is thrust into the Florida Everglades for a fishing trip with a wealthy client, where a murder suspect status and a rugged guide ignite danger, romance, and intrigue.

Travis McGee #13

Maggie O'Neill channels her mystical charms to unravel a murder when a customer of her antique shop, Enchantments, dies under mysterious circumstances.

Perry Mason investigates the case of a poisoned police dog and a missing wife.

A practical librarian, Ophelia Jensen, falls for crime‑writing author Stephen Larsen, but when a man‑made murder threatens them both, she must use her witchcraft and sharp wits to survive.