Men of Mystery was the brainchild of Joan Hansen, former Long Beach educator and founder of the Literary Guild of Orange County and its annual Festival of Women Authors, along with children’s author events in ten Los Angeles and Orange County school districts. In the year 2000, the first annual Men of Mystery event opened its doors to 250 guests and 25 authors.

Having worked with female authors for years, Joan wanted to create an event that would showcase male authors and be inviting for both men and women to attend. Men of Mystery was the outcome of that dream.

Over the past twenty-three years, it has been a consistently popular event with fans and authors alike, growing in size with as many as 500 attendees and more than 65 authors, with current events averaging 325 attendees and 30 authors.

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Men of Mystery has also been awarded the prestigious Raven Award from Mystery Writers…