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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
- Cartoon of the Day: The Story Coaster
- Authors & their Cats: Lilian Jackson Braun
- Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence Winners
- What’s Bred in the Bone Michael Robotham
- LEFT COAST CRIME 2026: San Francisco Schemin'
- A Low-Commitment Pet for a Low-Commitment Owner: Guest Post by Tom Spencer
- Cartoon of the Day: Memorial Day
- Cartoon of the Day: Collector
DYING FOR CHOCOLATE
- ROCKY ROAD ICE CREAM PIE: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Pie Day!
- Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake: Hazelnut Cake Day!
- Black Cats in Vintage Food Ads: Caturday
- TRIPLE CHOCOLATE SCONES: A Cream Tea in the Garden for Scones Day!
- CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCUITS: Biscuit Day!
- Chocolate Bundt Cake with Sweet Walnut Layer
- TYPES OF BUTTER #2
- RUSTIC CHERRY TART: National Cherry Dessert Day
