Mystery Readers Journal

Mystery Readers International is the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, is open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers. Started by Janet A. Rudolph in Berkeley, California, it now has members in all 50 of the United States and 18 foreign countries. Members vote each year to nominate and select the winners of the Macavity Award—the 2025 nominees have been announced! Join MRI today!

Retail Mysteries

Mystery Readers Journal is a quarterly thematic mystery Journal. Each issue contains articles, reviews, and author essays on a specific theme, as well as special columns and other mystery related material. Journals run an average of 80 pages. Subscribe.

Current Issue: Retail Murder is available in hardcopy or as a downloadable PDF.

Recent Issues: London Mysteries II (Spring 2025); London Mysteries I (Winter 2024); Partners in Crime (Fall 2024).

Coming Up: Northern California; Cross-Genre Mysteries; Mysteries Set in France; Thrillers. Submit an article!