Books like Trouble in Mudbug by Jana DeLeon

After her mother’s death, Karen Whitlaw receives a mysterious notebook from her Vietnam‑war veteran father, only to discover he was murdered in New Orleans. With help from homicide detective Marc Chastain, she unravels a deadly plot tied to the notebook’s deadly contents.

Stephanie Plum works a double shift as a bail‑bond investigator, hunting fugitives at night while hunting a potential mole during the day. She must capture two killers, thwart a traitor, recover five skips and keep her grandmother safe—all while untangling a mystery involving her boss, Carlos "Ranger" Manoso.

A chilling crime mystery set in a small Southern town

A Texas Ranger and a group of paranormal investigators solve a case of murder and disappearance in San Antonio.

A spellbinding novel of contemporary romantic suspense--the unforgettable story of a woman caught between love and vengeance... Manhattan attorney Claire Green is haunted by the brutal murder of her twin sister Zoe in a dangerous revenge scheme that soon implicates Claire. Claire's only hope of clearing her name is to bring her sister's murderer to justice on her own...before a second killer strikes. But someone else is dogging Claire's trail: relentless F.B.I. agent Liam Jameson, who has tracked her to New Orleans. With her own life threatened, Claire reluctantly joins forces with the enigmatic Jameson. Distrust quickly flames into desire. As Mardi Gras builds to fever pitch, they are inexorably drawn into a shadowy world where impeccable tradition cloaks deadly secrets and where no one--not Claire nor even Jameson--is safe from the shocking truth...

A woman’s vacation turns deadly when she discovers a murder on Moon Bay Island, and her ex-husband reappears just in time for a hurricane to lock them all together.

A town clerk's investigation of a murder that could clear a political scandal.

As winter melts into spring, the frozen earth turns into magnificent mud.

Sabine LeVeche, an orphan facing a sudden health crisis, must locate a blood relative while a determined PI, a spirited ghost, and a looming murderer complicate her search for safety and romance.