Welcome to The Strand Mystery Magazine — celebrating 28 years as the Ellery Queen Award–winning quarterly devoted to the finest short fiction, mysteries, articles, interviews, and book reviews.
The Strand Mystery Magazine is a quarterly which offers the best of both worlds—publishing previously unpublished works by literary masters such as John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Rod Serling, Louisa May Alcott, Shirley Jackson, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler , Tennessee Williams, and H.G.Wells . The Strand Magazine also features new works by today’s bestselling authors including Alexander McCall Smith, R.L. Stine, Michael Connelly, Faye Kellerman, Craig Johnson, Ruth Ware, Joseph Finder, and Jeffery Deaver, as well as engaging interviews. Our reviews section looks at the latest mystery/thriller offerings, Sherlock Holmes pastiches, and anthologies, in addition to audiobooks and DVDs. The Strand Mystery Magazine has been featured several times in The New York Times, NPR, PBS, USA Today, and the Associated Press.
Our current issue features Edith Wharton, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and Stephen Spotswood.
On The Strand Magazine's web site you will find samples of our short stories, interviews with some of today’s most popular authors, enlightening articles, book reviews, as well as information on past issues, subscriptions, and much more. In addition to all that, The Strand Mystery Magazine’s blog features short fiction, top ten lists, interviews, articles and writing tips by your favorite authors. Visit The Strand Mystery Magazine's Online Shop featuring collectible back issues; exclusive literary-themed gifts including journals, notepads, pen sets, coffee mugs, coasters, T-shirts, and much more.
