Books like The devil loves me by Margaret Millar

In "The Postman Always Rings Twice," a drifter falls for a married woman, creating a deadly love triangle that spirals into murder, betrayal, and the inevitable tragedy of a postman's cruel warning.

Tom Ripley is hired to travel to Italy and persuade a wayward son to return home, but he becomes obsessed with taking the boy’s life, identity and wealth.

James Ellroy’s hard‑boiled crime novel follows detectives as they unravel Los Angeles’s darkest mystery, the unsolved murder of the Black Dahlia, blending gritty police work with atmospheric noir.

A Botswana-based detective series with Mma Ramotswe solving mysterious cases

The engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency, Precious Ramotswe, expands her business to include car repair and a beauty pageant, but her sense of justice remains unshaken by scandal and deceit, as in THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY and TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE.

Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford of a small Texas town hides a dark illness that once threatened his career; now it resurfaces, threatening his peace and the town’s safety.

The charming and ever-resourceful Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series finds herself overwhelmed by various puzzling incidents and encounters with the unexpected in Botswana, facing a series of challenges that test her skills as a private investigator and her personal history.

20s Young Woman’s Adventures in Old Edinburgh

A humorous mystery about a husband who tries his hand at detection, starring the charming and sophisticated Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

A passionate romance set against the backdrop of 18th‑century seas and Parisian salons, tracing the tumultuous love triangle between Christina, the daring privateer Kade, and the envious French aristocrat Dominique.

A woman embarks on an investigation into the world of art, discovering the secrets of an artist and uncovering a web of lies and deception.

A rural justice battle against illegal immigration and race relations in North Carolina

A chilling mystery tale of friendship and danger set among the elite of New York's social world.

In war‑torn Paris of 1870, detective Martha Hathaway stays behind to solve a tragic crime, blending romance and suspense in a thrilling mystery.

A hit-and-run accident leaves Laura Crane in the grip of mystery, as she confronts the specter of her past in a Cape Cod cottage where Jane Warren discovers the truth.

Mma Ramotswe, the charming and skilled private investigator, once again solves mysteries in Botswana.

A chilling psychological thriller about two women caught in the grip of a series of gruesome murders in Yorkshire.

Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigates a mysterious murder in the Yorkshire Dales, while Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, once a lover, comes to help and uncover the darker aspects of his family's past.

A woman's desire...With dreams of a great romantic love, Abigail Carrington sails to England to marry the man she has loved since childhood, Michael Ingram, Marquis of Darfield. She believes her betrothed is a generous and noble man who has been longing for her. But the handsome man waiting for her at the altar is a dark, brooding stranger who rushes her into marriage, then abandons her at his country estate. Only the passion of Michael's kiss gives her hope that theirs can be more than a marriage of convenience.A man's need... With scandal shadowing his past, Michael, the Devil of Darfield, had no need for a wife. Remembering only the little hellion who made life miserable for him aboard her father's ship, he resents the agreement he made to marry her so he could save his ancestral home. Though determined to ignore her, he cannot stop thinking about his lovely violet-eyed bride. Her beauty tempts him. Her charm bedevils him. He tries to drive her away until he almost loses her. Then he vows to regain her love--before it is too late....From the Paperback edition.