Are You Ready to Be Spellbound?
Welcome to our community of mystery lovers! We’re so glad you’re here. We’ve cut through the clutter to curate lists of riveting reads and hard-to find mysteries—plus mystery short stories, puzzles, hot trends & tips.
We’re the SPELLBOUNDERS—mystery writers who’ve earned thousands of five-star reviews for series ranging from humorous journalists and P.I. thrillers to Appalachian Mountain Mysteries.
We know how hard it can be to find a really good mystery, especially those without over-the-top violence. If you agree, you’ll be glad to know we’re more into whodunit and howdunit than the dastardly deed itself.
Whether you subscribe for free or upgrade to paid, we hope you’ll join us. Each month you’ll receive:
Free subscribers have access to:
Two issues of Spellbound Mystery Magazine each month offer:
Two Inside Stories sharing Spellbounder and Guest Author insights and reflections about mysteries and what we love about writing them.
Two recommendations of favorite mysteries from authors we admire.
Premium subscribers receive:
Two issues of Spellbound Mystery Magazine each month offer:
Two Inside Story sharing Spellbounder and Guest Author reflections about mysteries and what we love about writing them.
Four recommendations of favorite mysteries from authors we admire.
Word Search, Clue-a-Gram, and other mystery-related puzzles & quizzes.
Writing tips you can use in your own work (including at the office).
Giveaways & book promos.
Access to our complete Substack archive (including dozens of mystery recommendations you may have missed).
In addition, you’ll receive:
Free copy of Showdown at the Beach, a long short story by Peter Bartram with Duane Lindsay.
Bi-monthly original mystery short story.
Bi-monthly “Written By You,” where you, our readers, share your personal writing on a given mystery topic and are eligible to win a free annual subscription.
We may not be saving the world, but we can help save your sanity! Thanks for joining Spellbound Mystery Magazine.
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Meet the Spellbounders
Lynda McDaniel is an award-winning journalist who writes the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries, a series she started in order to share unforgettable stories from her back-to-the-land experience in the North Carolina mountains. She’s now gone from coast to coast and mountains to sea, living in Eureka, California, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
But her real love these days is curating and editing Spellbound Mystery Magazine.
”I am ribbeted, er … I mean, riveted to the prospect of finding indie authors you may never heard of,” Lynda says. “There are so many out there just waiting to be discovered. I’ll admit, sometimes the books don’t pass muster, but I am finding so many under-the-radar indie authors who publish award-winning mysteries I am proud to feature. Sure, I have to kiss a few frogs, but overall my results are princely!”
Peter Bartram brings years of experience as a journalist to Spellbound and his Headline Hero crime mystery series. His novels are fast-paced and humorous - the action is matched by the laughs. The books feature a host of colorful characters as befits stories set in Brighton, one of Britain’s most trend-setting towns.
Peter began his career as a reporter on a local weekly newspaper before editing newspapers and magazines in London, England and, finally, becoming freelance. He has done most things in journalism from door-stepping for quotes to writing serious editorials. He’s pursued stories in locations as diverse as 700-feet down a coal mine and a courtier’s chambers at Buckingham Palace.
Got questions?
Contact us at: Spellboundmysterywriters@substack.com
