Books like A Stained White Radiance by James Lee Burke

The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . . Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--her estimable husband and one of Botswana's most talented mechanics--is the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply condemn the van and replace it with something more modern. Can she find a way to save her old friend?In the meantime, Mma Makutsi discovers that her old rival Violet Sephotho, who could not have gotten more than fifty percent on her typing final at the Botswana Secretarial College, has set her sights on none other than Mma Makutsi's fiance, Phuti Radiphuti. Can Mma Ramotswe's intuition save the day? Finally, the proprietor of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency to help explain its dreadful losing streak. The owner of the team is convinced he as a traitor in his midst. But how is Mma Ramotswe, who has never seen a football match in her life, going to discern who is throwing the game? Help, it turns out, may come from an unexpected quarter.There are few mysteries that can't be solved and fewer problems that can't be fixed when the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe puts her mind to them. A good cup of red bush tea might be the best solution of all.From the Hardcover edition.

In New Orleans, ex‑thief Jack Delaney is hired to collect a corpse that turns out alive, leading him into a plot involving a former nun, a Nicaraguan colonel, and a scheme to steal illicit money.

Detective Lucas Davenport investigates the shooting of a wealthy banker during a hunting trip, uncovering clues that point to murder.

Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.

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.

Cajun gumshoe Dave Robicheaux returns to the force after a partner’s death and his own grave injury; he hunts a killer in New Orleans while confronting personal demons.

Private investigator Matt Scudder investigates a brutal murder of a wealthy couple after a concert in New York, uncovering a conspiracy that defies police assumptions.

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.

Heartwood follows Texas defense lawyer Billy Bob Holland as he defends Wilbur Pickett in a high‑stakes theft case that pits him against local crime lord Earl Deitrich, revealing class tensions and personal grudges in the hill country of Deaf Smith.

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

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.