Fantastic Female Friendships in Cozy Mysteries
One of our favorite parts of a cozy mystery are the friendship. Here are a few of our favorite female BFF pairs that we love to watch track down clues together:
10. Aurora and Sally from Aurora Teagarden Mysteries
While Sally might be fearful about tracking down potential killers, she’s always there to help her inquisitive librarian bestie solve a mystery.
Streaming on Hallmark Movies Now
9. Agatha Raisin and Gemma Simpson from Agatha Raisin
When Agatha moves to the Cotswolds, it’s not quite the idyllic retirement this PR guru envisioned. However, by befriending her new housekeeper Gemma, Agatha gains an ally in the area and someone willing to help her sleuth.
Streaming on Acorn
8. Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey from Cagney & Lacey
Friends who moved up the ranks of the police force to become the only female detectives in their squad are always there to assist one another on cases and in their personal lives.
Streaming on Pluto TV
7. Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles on Rizzoli & Isles
Detective Jane Rizzoli and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles start as work friends, but soon become as close as sisters as they solve crimes in Boston.
Streaming on HBO Max
6. Alexa and Madison from My Life is Murder
Private Investigator Alexa Crowe wouldn’t be able to solve crimes or have time to bake bread without her assistant and friend Madison who used to be a hacker. They keep each other sane in an insane world.
Streaming on Acorn
5. Dr. Temperance Brennan and Angela Montenegro from Bones
While they may seem like opposites (apart from their forensic work with skeletons at the Jeffersonian Institute), these two have an incredibly strong friendship and bring out the best in one another.
Streaming on freevee
4. Phryne and Dot from Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
With Dot as a companion, lady detective Phryne always has support and backup - even if it might come with a look of shock. These friends face mysteries and adventure together in 1920s Australia.
Streaming on Acorn
3. Jennifer and Dani from Garage Sale Mysteries
What could be better than working with your best friend at the antique shop you co-own? Solving mysteries together! Jennifer’s insatiable curiosity paired with Dani’s quirky outlook helps them find answers about antiques and murders.
Streaming on Hallmark Movies Now
2. Frankie and Trudy from Frankie Drake Mysteries
These partners in solving crime work as private detectives in 1920s Toronto. They are lucky to have each other as they face difficult mysteries and even more difficult mothers.
Streaming on PBS Passport
Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme from Rosemary & Thyme
These gardeners meet at low points in both their lives (romantically and professionally), but find solace in their budding friendship and in solving murders.
Streaming on Britbox