Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine: The world's leading mystery magazine, since 1941!

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Check out Josh Pachter's latest blog post to learn a bit about the late William Bankier, one of EQMM's most prolific writers! Don't miss Josh and Bill's story "Farewell to Baytown" in our Sept/Oct issue, now on sale
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This week's blog post is for mystery fans and lovers of classic literature alike! Here, using detailed examples, Lawrence Ong presents a compelling case for why G.K. Chesterton should be considered one of the most influential mystery writers
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We're happy to share that 3 of our authors have been nominated for the Shamus Award for Best Private Eye Story of 2025! Jojn us in congratulating Libby Cudmore (“Dr. Bones” May/June), Gregory Fallis (“Hours on the Phone" Jul/Aug), and Charles John Harper ("The Shadows" May/June)

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Learn about the novel-writing process from an EQMM regular in this week's blog post by Terena Elizabeth Bell, whose first novel publishes next September and whose latest short story appears in our Jul/Aug issue!
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Catch up with EQMM regular Pat Black in this week's blog post! And don't miss his latest short story, "Honey," in our Jul/Aug issue
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Meredith Anthony returns to EQMM in our July/August issue with "Decluttering." Learn all about how this delightful murder mystery came to be in this week's blog post!
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Check out this week's blog post to learn how a unique conversation with her Abuelita helped Gabriela Stiteler write her latest story for EQMM, now in our July/August issue!

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Our July/August issue is on sale now! Grab a copy for the latest suspenseful and mysterious tales from Joseph S. Walker, Terena Elizabeth Bell, Gabriela Stiteler, Pat Black, and more!

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Check out this week's blog post, where S.B. Watson discusses a time he experienced a long philosophical argument on the nature of mystery fiction. Catch his latest story in our May/June issue!
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This week we have a special blog post from literary critic and scholar Yusan Iiki on the rise of Japanese mystery fiction. Don't miss it!
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Learn all about "The Rome of the North" in this week's blog post, where Herbert De Paepe discusses the inspiration behind his latest story in EQMM, "The Defixio Murders," translated by Josh Pachter!
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Get to know Dr. Marchland a little better in this week's blog post, where David Dean lays out the thought process and inspiration behind his long-running series featuring our readers' favorite Victorian alienist
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We're thrilled to announce that Michael Bracken and David Dean have been nominated for Derringer Awards this year!

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Check out this week's blog post where Richard Z. Santos discusses how he learned that, in his own mystery fiction, less is sometimes more
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This week we're sharing a special post by Sheila Kohler, who makes the case that the Brontës were great writers were great writers of literary mystery fiction
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Get to know author Marilyn Todd a little better in this week's blog post where she discusses some formative experiences that led to her becoming a writer of over 100 short stories and 23 historical novels
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This week's blog post is sure to entertain both music fans and mystery lovers alike. Read on to discover how Nick Guthrie's experiences as a musician in the UK inspired his story "Where's Pete?"
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Warm up a little this winter with Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier's post on how her her native St. Thomas inspires her fiction
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Check out this week's blog post, where Meenakshi Gigi Durham describes how photography inspired her story from our March/April issue
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We'd like to offer our heartiest congratulations to Edith Maxwell, whose story "While the Iron is Hot" (March/April 2025) has just been nominated for an Agatha Award!