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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I recommend...
Hanna Swensen by Joanna Fluke
Vera Stanhope by Ann Cleeves
Roderick Alley by Ngaio Marsh
Philo Vance Murder Cases by S. S. Van Dine
Chief Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt by Anne Perry
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh by P. D. James
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I think I read one book from the Fluke/Swensen series and it was one of those food-related books I thought was too cozy. Obviously YMMV though.
I've read some of the Marsh/Alleyn series. Those probably are a good fit with what the OP is looking for.
The Perry/Pitt series are set in Victorian England. I mostly liked the ones I read and felt like I learned something about life in Victorian England. The biggest annoyance (for me) with those is that they tend to end abruptly.