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Current Issue: Mysteries Set in Africa is available in hardcopy or as a downloadable PDF.
Recent Issues: Legal Mysteries (Winter 2022); Art Mysteries (Fall 2022); New England Mysteries II (Summer 2022); New England Mysteries I (Spring 2022).
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MYSTERY FANFARE
- International Thriller Writers 2023 Thriller Awards
- SISTERS IN CRIME 2023 PRIDE AWARD FOR EMERGING LGBTQIA+ CRIME FICTION WRITERS
- Cartoon of the Day: TV
- A Rabbit Hole with a Mystery: Guest Post by Nilima Rao
- RIDLEY: Police Procedural Series on PBS
- Cartoon of the Day: Writing
- WPC 56: SEASONS 2 & 3
- Cartoon of the Day: Creative Dog Writing
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- ROCKY ROAD ICE CREAM PIE: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day!
- CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES: Hershey's Retro Easy-Does-It-Recipe
- NATIONAL MACAROON DAY: History & Recipes
- S'MORES INDOORS: MEMORIAL DAY
- ANCHO CHILE CHOCOLATE RUB: Memorial Day Barbecue
- CHOCOLATE BERRY SANDWICH COOKIES