Blood-Letter #176

by | March 11, 2025 | Blood-Letter, Featured Articles | 0 Comments

The Blood-Letter, March 2025: Bloody Thursday guest Glen Erik Hamilton, award nominations, new books and TV, and more.

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Blood-Letter #175

by | January 14, 2025 | Blood-Letter, Featured Articles | 0 Comments

The Blood-Letter, January 2025: Bloody Thursday guest Deb Miller Landau, Scandinavian Crime, awards, and more.

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News

Friends of Mystery Welcomes J. David Osborne

Friends of Mystery Welcomes J. David Osborne

Apr 26, 2016

On May 26, 2016, Friends of Mystery welcomes J. David Osborne to close out the 2015-2016 Bloody Thursday season. J. David Osborne is the publisher-in-chief of Broken River Books, an indie crime fiction press dedicated to bringing you weird, transgressive pulp novels...

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Blood-Letter #148

Blood-Letter #148

Sep 4, 2019

In the September 2019 Blood-Letter: a preview of our Bloody Thursday guest: Spotted Owl Winner Mike Lawson, plus awards, new mysteries and more!

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Blood-Letter #147

Blood-Letter #147

May 7, 2019

In the May 2019 Blood-Letter: a preview of our May 2019 Bloody Thursday speaker Nancy Rommelmann, awards, news mysteries and more!

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Member News

Creating Dynamic Story People

Creating Dynamic Story People

Feb 14, 2013

Characters are at the heart of all compelling fiction. Commercial fiction, short stories, or the Great American Novel – they all have at their heart at least one character who touches readers in unexpected ways.

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FOM Member Wins Scholarship for Mystery Writing

FOM Member Wins Scholarship for Mystery Writing

Oct 31, 2012

New York, NY – Mystery Writers of America announces the recipients of the 2012 Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing: Martha Ragland of Portland, OR, and Shizuka Otake of Jackson Heights, NY. Each will use her $500 scholarship award to offset tuition for...

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Blood-Letter #134

Sep 6, 2016 |

In the September 2016 of the Blood-Letter: a preview of our September guest Jon Talton, awards news, a book review by Pete Scott, and more!

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Friends of Mystery Welcomes J. David Osborne

Apr 26, 2016 |

On May 26, 2016, Friends of Mystery welcomes J. David Osborne to close out the 2015-2016 Bloody Thursday season. J. David Osborne is the publisher-in-chief of Broken River Books, an indie crime fiction press dedicated to bringing you weird, transgressive pulp novels...

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Friends of Mystery Book Sale

Apr 26, 2016 | ,

We will be holding our Annual Book Sale at our final Bloody Thursday of the 2015-2016 Season, May 26, 2016. Choose from first edition and advanced reader copy mysteries and thrillers. All proceeds go to support the Friends of Mystery. And after the sale, stay to hear...

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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. Deb miller Landau joins us in January, and Glen Erik Hamilton in March.

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