Science fiction like Jack McDevitt’s Alex Benedict stories

I really enjoy the space detective type stories and I’m looking for stories with a similar feel. Elements I liked about the stories:
1. For most of the story I had no idea how the mystery was going to turn out.
2. The far future elements are just woven into the stories without long paragraphs that explain the tech.
3. The stories really give you an idea of the sheer emensity of space.
4. It has a single narrative so the story is easy to follow.

Another book that has these high points would be The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven.

Any books that have similar elements?

by Turbulent-Weakness22