Marine:
So these are all modern in comparison to the ones you listed, but they don’t necessarily feel too modern if that makes sense? Anyway, here are some I rec, but they're more like thriller/mystery with romantic elements than the other way around:
Mysteries by the same writer/team, not solely romance-focused but with enough of it to be satisfying imo -
Not belonging to ^ category, worth checking out
Thank you for all the recs, apart from the category I'm looking for, I'm actually in the mood for japanese dramas in general, so I'll check them all. Thank you!