About Friends of Mystery

Friends of Mystery is a non-profit literary/educational organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Its purpose is to promote educational study in all realms related to mystery. Members are interested in fiction, true crime, how mysteries are solved, and many other aspects of knowledge that can be included in the term “mystery.”

We sponsor a series of public meetings, called Bloody Thursdays, publish a newsletter, The Blood-Letter, give an annual award, the Spotted Owl, for the best mystery by a Pacific Northwest author. And, we also sponsor a local reading group.

Executive Committee

Jeannette Voss – President, Chair of the Spotted Owl Committee, and Editor of the Bloodletter
owlaward@friendsofmystery.org

Carrie Richards – Treasurer
treasurer@friendsofmystery.org

Kelly Garrett and Bill Cameron – Co-Chairs, Programs
programs@friendsofmystery.org

Martha Ragland, Contact Person for FOM reading group
Mragland@efn.org.

Jay Margulies, Ex-Officio
info@friendsofmystery.org

Elinore Rogers – President Emeritus

Stanley Johnson, Co-Founder

In Memoriam

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Bloody Thursdays

Our 2024-2025 Season opens with Spotted Owl Award winner Marc Cameron in September. April Henry joins us in November. Our guests in 2025 will be announced soon.

Bloody Thursdays are now back live. Sign-up for our newsletter to get more details.

About Friends of Mystery