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!
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: London Mysteries II (Spring 2025) is available in hardcopy or as a downloadable PDF.
Recent Issues: London Mysteries I (Winter 2024); Partners in Crime (Fall 2024); Murder Takes a Holiday (Summer 2024).
Coming Up: Retail Murders; Northern California; Cross-Genre Mysteries. Submit an article!
MYSTERY FANFARE
- Vintage Typewriters: National Typewriter Day!
- THRILLER AWARDS 2025: International Thriller Writers Organization
- Cartoon of the Day: Prank
- SUMMER SOLSTICE: Summertime Crime Fiction
- The Vesper Martini: National Martini Day!
- Cartoon of the Day: Mystery
- MACAVITY AWARD NOMINATIONS 2025
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DYING FOR CHOCOLATE
- Chocolate Pecan Sandies: Pecan Sandies Day
- MINI CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS: National Chocolate Eclair Day!
- PEACHES & CREAM BROWNIE MUD PIE: Peaches & Cream Day
- Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake: Summer Solstice
- CHOCOLATE MARTINI RECIPE ROUND-UP: National Martini Day!
- QUEEN OF HEARTS CHOCOLATE CHERRY TART: National Cherry Tart Day
- FIVE MINUTE DARK CHOCOLATE COFFEE FUDGE: National Fudge Day!
- Cartoon of the Day: Father's Day Chocolates