Mysteries with Married Couples or Permanent Partners

Want to avoid the dreaded love triangle in your next mystery? Here are some suggestions of mysteries, mostly series, in which the main characters are either a married couple or long-term partners. The characters often meet in the first book and the relationship grows through several books, generally with much strife and denial and carrying on.

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102 books · 60 voters · list created September 3rd, 2013 by Elaine (votes) .
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Ellinor 6650 books
625 friends
Bev 8538 books
248 friends
Mir 14988 books
447 friends
Beatrix 2207 books
29 friends
Tammie 4705 books
391 friends
Saturday's 2226 books
67 friends
JG 901 books
121 friends
Terrie 3617 books
13 friends

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Lib (Enthusiastic reader, occasional reviewer) The Night Huntress Series should fall into this category. Though not married, and they meet in the first book there are no love triangles to be found and a long term relationship is formed - glee!


message 2: by Elaine (new)

Elaine True Libby


message 3: by Shira (new)

Shira Glassman Is this list intended for only books where both members of the relationship are actively investigating the crime (like Tommy & Tuppence?)


message 4: by Elaine (new)

Elaine Shira wrote: "Is this list intended for only books where both members of the relationship are actively investigating the crime (like Tommy & Tuppence?)"
Not necessarily, just that both be an integral part of the plot. The Sebastian St. Cyr novels come to mind as an example of what you're thinking, I believe. He is the detective, but his lover, while an integral part of the books, is very secondary in the murder plot.


message 5: by Shira (new)

Shira Glassman Thanks! I'll add my book, then :)


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