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2024

Volume 40, No. 1: Southern California Mysteries
Volume 40, No. 2: Murder Takes a Holiday

Mysteries Set in Africa2023

Volume 39, No. 1: Mysteries Set in Africa
Volume 39, No. 2: Hobbies & Crafts in Mysteries
Volume 39, No. 3: Animals in Mysteries I
Volume 39, No. 4: Animals in Mysteries II

2022

Volume 38, No. 1: New England Mysteries I
Volume 38, No. 2: New England Mysteries II
Volume 38, No. 3: Art Mysteries
Volume 38, No. 4: Legal Mysteries

Lone Star Mysteries2021

Volume 37, No. 1: Historical Mysteries I
Volume 37, No. 2: Historical Mysteries II
Volume 37, No. 3: Lone Star Mysteries
Volume 37, No. 4: Cold Case Mysteries

2020

Volume 36, No. 1: Environmental Mysteries
Volume 36, No. 2: Italian Mysteries
Volume 36, No. 3: Senior Sleuths
Volume 36, No. 4: Irish Mysteries

Mystery in the American South

2019

Volume 35, No. 1: Mystery in the American South II
Volume 35, No. 2: Mystery Down Under
Volume 35, No. 3: Private Eyes I
Volume 35, No. 4: Private Eyes II

2018

Volume 34, No. 1: Gardening Mysteries (2018)
Volume 34, No. 2: Spies and Secret Agents
Volume 34, No. 3: Mystery in Asia
Volume 34, No. 4: Mystery in the American South I

Midwestern Mysteries2017

Volume 33, No. 1: Midwestern Mysteries
Volume 33, No. 2: Murder in Wartime
Volume 33, No. 3: Big City Cops I
Volume 33, No. 4: Big City Cops II

2016

Volume 32, No. 1: New York City Mysteries I
Volume 32, No. 2: New York City Mysteries II
Volume 32, No. 3: Small Town Cops I
Volume 32, No. 4: Small Town Cops II

Culinary Crime 22015

Volume 31, No. 1: Culinary Crime I
Volume 31, No. 2: Culinary Crime II
Volume 31, No. 3: Scottish Mysteries
Volume 31, No. 4: Forensic Mysteries

2014

Volume 30, No. 1: Canadian Mysteries
Volume 30, No. 2: Extreme Weather Mysteries
Volume 30, No. 3: Bibliomysteries
Volume 30, No. 4: Scandinavian Mysteries

Chicago Mysteries2013

Volume 29, No. 1: Environmental Mysteries
Volume 29, No. 2: Chicago Mysteries
Volume 29, No. 3: Murder in Transit
Volume 29, No. 4: Medical Mysteries

2012

Volume 28, No. 1: Mysteries Set in France
Volume 28, No. 2: Legal Mysteries I
Volume 28, No. 3: Legal Mysteries II
Volume 28, No. 4: Florida Mysteries

Shrinks and Other Mental Health Professionals2011

Volume 27, No. 1: London Mysteries I
Volume 27, No. 2: London Mysteries II
Volume 27, No. 3: Animal Mysteries
Volume 27, No. 4: Shrinks and Other Mental Health Professionals

2010

Volume 26, No. 1: African Mysteries
Volume 26, No. 2: Paranormal Mysteries
Volume 26, No. 3: Island Mysteries
Volume 26, No. 4: Hobbies, Crafts & Special Interests

Los Angeles Mysteries I2009

Volume 25, No. 1: Crime for the Holidays
Volume 25, No. 2: Los Angeles Mysteries I
Volume 25, No. 3: Los Angeles Mysteries II
Volume 25, No. 4: Sports Mysteries

2008

Volume 24, No. 1: History Mysteries II
Volume 24, No. 2: Irish Mysteries
Volume 24, No. 3: San Francisco Mysteries I
Volume 24, No. 4: San Francisco Mysteries II

The Ethnic Detective I2007

Volume 23, No. 1: The Ethnic Detective, Part I
Volume 23, No. 2: The Ethnic Detective, Part II
Volume 23, No. 3: Scandinavian Mysteries
Volume 23, No. 4: History Mysteries I

2006

Volume 22, No. 1: Mysteries Set in Italy (Secondo)
Volume 22, No. 2: Murder in the Far East
Volume 22, No. 3: Academic Mysteries 101 (available only as a PDF)
Volume 22, No. 4: Academic Mysteries 202 (available only as a PDF)

Art Mysteries II2005

Volume 21, No. 1: Art Mysteries I
Volume 21, No. 2: Art Mysteries II (available only as a PDF)
Volume 21, No. 3: Bibliomysteries (available only as a PDF)
Volume 21, No. 4: Mysteries Set in Italy (Primo)

2004

Volume 20, No. 1: Religious Mysteries, Part 1
Volume 20, No. 2: Religious Mysteries, Part 2
Volume 20, No. 3: Gardening Mysteries (available only as a PDF)
Volume 20, No. 4: Murder Down Under

Music and Mysteries II2003

Volume 19, No. 1: Mysteries South of the Mason-Dixon Line, Part II
Volume 19, No. 2: Music and Mysteries: Overture
Volume 19, No. 3: Music and Mysteries: Finale
Volume 19, No. 4: Cool Canadian Crime (available only as a PDF)

2002

Volume 18, No. 1: Pacific Northwest Mysteries
Volume 18, No. 2: Culinary Crime: First Course (available only as a PDF)
Volume 18, No. 3: Culinary Crime: Second Seating (available only as a PDF)
Volume 18, No. 4: Mysteries South of the Mason-Dixon Line, Part I

New England Mysteries2001

Volume 17, No. 1: New England Mysteries (available only as a PDF)
Volume 17, No. 2: Partners in Crime I
Volume 17, No. 3: Partners in Crime II
Volume 17, No. 4: Oxbridge (unavailable)

2000

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

Cross-Genre Mysteries1999

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

1998

Volume 14, No. 1: The Big Apple: New York Mysteries II
Volume 14, No. 2: The Ethnic Detective Part I (unavailable)
Volume 14, No. 3: The Ethnic Detective Part II (unavailable)
Volume 14, No. 4: Animal Mysteries

Murder In Transit1997

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

1996

Volume 12, No. 1: Technological Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 12, No. 2: New Orleans Mysteries
Volume 12, No. 3: Sports Mysteries
Volume 12, No. 4: Academic Mysteries

San Francisco Mysteries1995

Volume 11, No. 1: Suburban Mysteries
Volume 11, No. 2: San Francisco Mysteries
Volume 11, No. 3: Regional British Mysteries I (unavailable)
Volume 11, No. 4: Regional British Mysteries II (unavailable)

1994

Volume 10, No. 1: Literary Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 10, No. 2: Old Crimes
Volume 10, No. 3: Senior Sleuths
Volume 10, No. 4: Partners in Crime

History Mystery I1993

Volume 9, No. 1: Sports Mysteries
Volume 9, No. 2: Historical Mysteries I (unavailable)
Volume 9, No. 3: Historical Mysteries II (unavailable)
Volume 9, No. 4: The Gay and Lesbian Detective (unavailable)

1992

Volume 8, No. 1: Environmental Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 8, No. 2: Journalistic Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 8, No. 3: Religious Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 8, No. 4: Art Mysteries (unavailable)

Holiday Murders1991

Volume 7, No. 1: Murder on the Menu (unavailable)
Volume 7, No. 2: Gardening Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 7, No. 3: Holiday Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 7, No. 4: Murder on Screen (unavailable)

1990

Volume 6, No. 1: Musical Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 6, No. 2: Murder on Holiday (unavailable)
Volume 6, No. 3: Political Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 6, No. 4: Beastly Murders (unavailable)

Legal Mysteries1989

Volume 5, No. 1: Theatrical Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 5, No. 2: Murder on the Job (unavailable)
Volume 5, No. 3: Legal Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 5, No. 4: Bibliomysteries (unavailable)

1988

Volume 4, No. 1: Historical Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 4, No. 2: Art Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 4, No. 3: Academic Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 4, No. 4: Medical Mysteries (unavailable)

1987

Volume 3, No. 1: Religious Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 3, No. 2: Sports Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 3, No. 3: The Ethnic Detective (unavailable)
Volume 3, No. 4: American Regional Detective Fiction (unavailable)

1986

Volume 2, No. 1: (unavailable)
Volume 2, No. 2: Gardening Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 2, No. 3: Murder in Transit (unavailable)
Volume 2, No. 4: Far East Mysteries (unavailable)
Volume 2, No. 5: Special Bouchercon Issue (unavailable)
Volume 2, No. 6: Murder on the Menu (unavailable)

1985

Volume 1, No. 1: (unavailable)
Volume 1, No. 2: (unavailable)
Volume 1, No. 3: (unavailable)