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Volume 40, No. 3: Partners in Crime | Also available as a PDF
Volume 40, No. 2: Murder Takes a Holiday | Also available as a PDF
Volume 40, No. 1: Southern California Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 39, No. 4: Animals in Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 39, No. 3: Animals in Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 39, No. 2: Hobbies & Crafts in Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 39, No. 1: Mysteries Set in Africa | Also available as a PDF
Volume 38, No. 4: Legal Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 38, No. 3: Art Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 38, No. 2: New England Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 38, No. 1: New England Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 37, No. 4: Cold Case Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 37, No. 3: Lone Star Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 37, No. 2: Historical Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 37, No. 1: Historical Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 36, No. 4: Irish Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 36, No. 3: Senior Sleuths | Also available as a PDF
Volume 36, No. 2: Italian Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 36, No. 1: Environmental Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 35, No. 4: Private Eyes II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 35, No. 3: Private Eyes I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 35, No. 2: Mystery Down Under | Also available as a PDF
Volume 35, No. 1: Mystery in the American South II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 34, No. 4: Mystery in the American South I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 34, No. 3: Mystery in Asia | Also available as a PDF
Volume 34, No. 2: Spies and Secret Agents | Also available as a PDF
Volume 34, No. 1: Gardening Mysteries (2018) | Also available as a PDF
Volume 33, No. 4: Big City Cops II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 33, No. 3: Big City Cops I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 33, No. 2: Murder in Wartime | Also available as a PDF
Volume 33, No. 1: Midwestern Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 32, No. 4: Small Town Cops II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 32, No. 3: Small Town Cops I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 32, No. 2: New York City Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 32, No. 1: New York City Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 31, No. 4: Forensic Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 31, No. 3: Scottish Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 31, No. 2: Culinary Crime II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 31, No. 1: Culinary Crime I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 30, No. 4: Scandinavian Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 30, No. 3: Bibliomysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 30, No. 2: Extreme Weather Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 30, No. 1: Canadian Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 29, No. 4: Medical Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 29, No. 3: Murder in Transit | Also available as a PDF
Volume 29, No. 2: Chicago Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 29, No. 1: Environmental Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 28, No. 4: Florida Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 28, No. 3: Legal Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 28, No. 2: Legal Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 28, No. 1: Mysteries Set in France | Also available as a PDF
Volume 27, No. 4: Shrinks and Other Mental Health Professionals | Also available as a PDF
Volume 27, No. 3: Animal Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 27, No. 2: London Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 27, No. 1: London Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 26, No. 4: Hobbies, Crafts & Special Interests | Also available as a PDF
Volume 26, No. 3: Island Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 26, No. 2: Paranormal Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 26, No. 1: African Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 25, No. 4: Sports Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 25, No. 3: Los Angeles Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 25, No. 2: Los Angeles Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 25, No. 1: Crime for the Holidays | Also available as a PDF
Volume 24, No. 4: San Francisco Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 24, No. 3: San Francisco Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 24, No. 2: Irish Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 24, No. 1: History Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 23, No. 4: History Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 23, No. 3: Scandinavian Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 23, No. 2: The Ethnic Detective, Part II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 23, No. 1: The Ethnic Detective, Part I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 22, No. 4: Academic Mysteries 202 is available only as a PDF
Volume 22, No. 3: Academic Mysteries 101 is available only as a PDF
Volume 22, No. 2: Murder in the Far East | Also available as a PDF
Volume 22, No. 1: Mysteries Set in Italy (Secondo) | Also available as a PDF
Volume 21, No. 4: Mysteries Set in Italy (Primo) | Also available as a PDF
Volume 21, No. 3: Bibliomysteries is available only as a PDF
Volume 21, No. 2: Art Mysteries II is available only as a PDF
Volume 21, No. 1: Art Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 20, No. 4: Murder Down Under | Also available as a PDF
Volume 20, No. 3: Gardening Mysteries is available only as a PDF
Volume 20, No. 2: Religious Mysteries, Part 2 | Also available as a PDF
Volume 20, No. 1: Religious Mysteries, Part 1 | Also available as a PDF
Volume 19, No. 4: Cool Canadian Crime is available only as a PDF
Volume 19, No. 3: Music and Mysteries: Finale
Volume 19, No. 2: Music and Mysteries: Overture
Volume 19, No. 1: Southern Exposure Redux | Also available as a PDF
Volume 18, No. 4: South of the Mason Dixon Line | Also available as a PDF
Volume 18 No. 3: Culinary Crime, Second Seating is available only as a PDF
Volume 18 No. 2: Culinary Crime, First Course is available only as a PDF
Volume 18, No. 1: Pacific Northwest Mysteries
Volume 17, No. 1: New England Mysteries is available only as a PDF
Volume 17, No. 2: Partners in Crime I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 17, No. 3: Partners in Crime II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 16, No. 1: Legal Mysteries
Volume 16, No. 2: Mysteries Set in France
Volume 16, No. 3: The Senior Sleuth
Volume 16, No. 4: Southwestern Mysteries
Volume 15, No. 1: Cross-Genre Mysteries
Volume 15, No. 2: Chicago Mysteries
Volume 15, No. 3: The Short Mystery
Volume 15, No. 4: Florida Mysteries
Volume 14, No. 1: The Big Apple: New York Mysteries II | Also available as a PDF
Volume 14, No. 4: Animal Mysteries | Also available as a PDF
Volume 13, No. 1: Medical Mysteries
Volume 13, No. 2: Mysterious Wilderness
Volume 13, No. 3: Murder in Transit
Volume 13, No. 4: The Big Apple: New York Mysteries I | Also available as a PDF
Volume 12, No. 2: New Orleans Mysteries
Volume 12, No. 3: Sports Mysteries
Volume 12, No. 4: Academic Mysteries
Volume 11, No. 1: Suburban Mysteries
Volume 11, No. 2: San Francisco Mysteries
Volume 10, No. 2: Old Crimes
Volume 10, No. 3: Senior Sleuths
Volume 10, No. 4: Partners in Crime
Volume 9, No. 1: Sports Mysteries
Volume 8, No. 1: Environmental Mysteries
Volume 8, No. 2: Journalistic Mysteries
Back issues to United States – $11 each
Back issues to overseas – $15 each