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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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Ellinor 6683 books
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Bev 8591 books
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Mir 15024 books
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Beatrix 2207 books
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Tammie 4736 books
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Saturday's 2240 books
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JG 901 books
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Terrie 3617 books
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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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