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Portland, OR 97207
503-244.5271
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Steven Saylor in May

At the May 22, 2008 Bloody Thursday meeting, Steven Saylor will be on hand to discuss his latest Gordianus novel, The Triumph of Caesar. Learn more.

The meetings are held at the Auditorium of Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, 1040 NW 22nd Avenue (corner of NW 22nd and Marshall). Meetings begin at 7:30pm with a reception at 7:00pm. There's free parking in an attached parking structure.

Blood-Letter #93 | 2008 Member Books

My Favorite Mystery

We'd like to hear from you! What's your favorite cozy, favorite thriller, or favorite hardboiled mystery that came out in 2007-2008? Who's for your favorite author? And, if you had to pick just one, what's your all-time favorite mystery?

Tell us your favorites with our My Favorite Mystery online form, or mail your favorites to FOM, P.O. Box 8251, Portland, Oregon 97207.

Deadline is August 1, 2007. We'll announce the results in our September 2008 Blood-Letter.

Friends of Mystery is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Spotted Owl Awards

The Spotted Owl Committee has selected A Wrongful Death by Kate Wilhelm as the 2008 winner.

The runners up are:
2. J.A. Jance for Justice Denied
3. Mike Doogan for Capitol Offense
4. Bill Cameron for Lost Dog
5. Robert Dugoni for Damage Control
6. Chelsea Cain for Heartsick
7. Martin Limon for Wandering Ghost
8. Daniel Kalla for Blood Lies
9. Elizabeth Lowell for Innocent as Sin
10. Dana Stabenow for A Deeper Sleep

FRIENDS OF MYSTERY IN PRINT:
2008 NEW BOOKS BY AUTHOR MEMBERS

Several FOM author/members have published new books in 2008. Look for these at your favorite bookstore. If you know of others, please let us know.

Black, Cara: Murder in the Rue de Pardis
Cameron, Bill: contributor to Killer Year, Stories to Die For, edited by Lee Child
Clausen, Lowen*: River
Daheim, Mary: The Alpine Traitor
Emerson, Earl*: Primal Threat
Ferrigno, Robert: Sins of the Assassin
Ford, G.M.*: Nameless Night
Jance, J.A.: Cruel Intent
Jance, J.A.: Joanna Brady
Margolin, Phillip: Executive Privilege
Newman, Sharan: The Shanghi Tunnel
O'Brien, Kevin*: One Last Scream
Saylor, Steven: The Triumph of Caesar
Schorr, Mark: Fixation
Straley, John*: The Big Both Ways
Wilhelm, Kate*: Cold Case

* Past Spotted Owl Award Winner

2007 Books by FOM Members

Note: Not all are Northwest authors as we have members all across the country and beyond.

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.