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Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley
Oct/Nov 2009

Louise Penny

Louise Penny
Aug/Sept 2009

Earlene Fowler

Earlene Fowler
June/July 2009

John Sandford

John Sandford
Apr/May 2009

Megan Abbott

Megan Abbott
Feb/Mar 2009

Suzanne Arruda

Suzanne Arruda
Dec/Jan 2009

Ann Cleeves

Ann Cleeves
Oct/Nov 2008

Vicki Lane

Vicki Lane
Aug/Sept 2008

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Welcome to the web site for Mystery News, the most complete, up-to-date, and entertaining guide to the latest mystery books, writers, and events. Mystery News was published bimonthly by Black Raven Press, a partnership of Lynn Kaczmarek & Chris Aldrich - until November 2009, when we ceased publication. We'll keep this web site up at least until the end of 2009 - check back later to see what we are up to!

...Read the latest on our What's New? page (includes Barry, Anthony, Macavity, winners - last updated on November 9, 2009)

...Check out our Calendar of mystery and book events - with conventions/conferences/festivals listed in chronological order on a single page - last updated on November 9, 2009

...See the Table of Contents for our latest (and last) issue (Volume 27 Issue 5, October/November 2009), mailed on November 9, 2009.

...Click here to see our Bouchercon 2009 photos, mostly from the Mystery News table in the book dealer's room - updated on November 9, 2009

 

August 20, 2009: Mystery News has news:

Today, Chris released the following announcement:

It’s with a mixture of regret and relief that Lynn Kaczmarek and I announce that Mystery News will cease publication with the October/November 2009 issue. We are thrilled that Kate Stine and Brian Skupin, publishers of Mystery Scene, have graciously agreed to fulfill our outstanding subscriptions with issues of their well-known and highly professional publication. And you may just find us in their pages in the future.

We knew from the beginning that publishing Mystery News would be a labor of love but between changes in our lives and the state of the economy, the labor has started to overpower the love. We’ve had a wonderful time over these past twelve years sharing our love of mystery and crime fiction, and becoming part of a community of readers and authors that have filled our hearts with friendship and the gift of wonderful stories.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has contributed to Mystery News over the years, to our families and most of all, to our readers.

Mystery News was founded in 1982 by Patricia and Jack Shnell, and six years later was taken over by Harriet and Larry Stay, who published it for ten years before we revived it in 1997 under the banner of Black Raven Press. In 2001, Mystery News won the Anthony Award for Best Fan Publication at Bouchercon; we were also nominated for Anthony Awards in 2004, 2006 and 2007.

Mystery Scene was established in 1986 by writers Ed Gorman and Robert Randisi. Since being acquired in 2002 by Kate Stine and Brian Skupin, the magazine has focused on informing readers about the best and most interesting work in the crime fiction field.

Mystery Scene has won the Anthony Award from the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention (2004), the Ellery Queen Award from Mystery Writers of America (2006), and the Poirot Award from the Malice Domestic Mystery Convention (2009).

As a side note, Lynn and I will still be attending Bouchercon this year where you invite you to stop by our table in the dealer's room, which we will be sharing with Kate and Brian of Mystery Scene.

...Find info on Subscriptions, a complete list of Back Issues, and our Subscriber's FAQ page

...Find links to a variety of General Mystery Sites, Publishers, and to Authors featured in Mystery News

...Enjoy our Photo Gallery, which includes mystery convention photos, & photos related to articles in Mystery News .

...Read about Black Raven Press and the Raves we've gotten from some of our subscribers

... Read Reviews that are exclusive to our web site

... Find lists of Award nominees and winners (and archives listing 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 award nominees and winners)

Please feel free to contact us with any comments at webmaster @ blackravenpress.com.

 

This page was updated November 9, 2009

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