Books like A morning for flamingos by James Lee Burke

Detective Lucas Davenport investigates a brutal double homicide in Minneapolis, where a young woman and later a man are discovered strangled and displayed, leading him to suspect a serial killer driven by a disturbed mind.

Investigators J.P. Beaumont and Joanna Brady unravel a grisly murder spree that links arson killings in Washington to a bizarre death in Arizona, forcing them to confront their shared past and a deadly conspiracy.

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In "Burning Angel" veteran detective Dave Robicheaux faces a tangled web of crime and secrets in New Orleans as he investigates a fixer‑gambler and a mysterious notebook with ties to Latin America.

Matthew Scudder faces a new death‑row investigation that pulls him into a web of murders threatening his own family, pushing the New York‑based detective to the edge of mortality and suspense.

Former detective Dave Robicheaux, a Vietnam vet and ex-cop, settles into Louisiana bayou life with his wife. A Gulf plane crash introduces a young girl and unravels a web of murder, deception and local crime.

Detective Dave Robicheaux faces a deadly battle over a buried Nazi submarine off Louisiana, where a neo‑Nazi zealot and a Jewish activist both seek to control its secrets.

Four years after the Revolutionary War, America's independence was still in doubt. The new nation needed money and a vital surge in trade. In 1787, a group of Boston merchants decided to send two ships on a desperate mission around Cape Horn and into the Pacific Ocean, to establish new trade with China, settle an outpost on territory claimed by the Spanish, and find the legendary Northwest Passage. The seven-year adventure, known as the Columbia Expedition, would bring the world to the brink of war. The man chosen to lead the expedition was John Kendrick--a master navigator and a charismatic captain of privateers during the Revolution. On the far side of the world, Kendrick would have to rely on his bravery, his charm, and his remarkable resolve to navigate unknown waters, negotiate with cutthroat imperialists from England and Spain, and form alliances with natives hit hard by early encounters with Europeans.--From publisher description.

Iry Paret, a former blues singer and war vet, seeks redemption in Montana after serving time for manslaughter, while struggling to finish the song that inspired the book’s title.

Detective Dave Robicheaux confronts a tangled web in his hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana, as a troubled young woman, daughter of an old friend, entangles him in a bank‑robbery mystery and a series of suspicious deaths.

Nero Wolfe reluctantly joins forces with young Sally Blount to clear her father's name after a chess club murder, navigating suspects, arsenic, and his own disarray.

Detective Jon Kent meets radio personality Tracy Michaels in an arson investigation and finds himself caught in a web of passion and danger.

Detective Dave Robicheaux tackles a brutal double homicide in New Iberia, Louisiana, while battling personal demons and a city’s hidden darkness.

Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux is drawn into a tangled web of crime when childhood friends tied to a violent family history cross his path, thrusting him into a brutal investigation through Louisiana's shadows.

Dave Robicheaux, a Louisiana detective, is pulled back into a decades‑old murder when Megan Flynn, a photojournalist, returns to New Iberia seeking him. The investigation unearths secrets that threaten both black and white communities.