Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº1

Editor’s NoteEhsan Ehsani Publisher and Managing Editor The ingenious British photographer Phillip Toledano once told New York Times “The power of single image has diminished.” Indeed, the constant, relentless tsunami of different images, dancing in front of our eyes in a beautifully crafted web feed, can be more potent and powerful than a solitary photograph on the wall of our living room. In reflecting on Toledano’s statement, we see some similarities with the world of mystery and crime fiction. For too long, we have published anthologies or crime fiction in a mono-style form and have used mostly a single medium: Words. In order to inspire, excite and thrill fans of the genre, however, perhaps it is time to experiment with a new approach. Creating a well-curated tsunami of literary short mysteries, fine art photography and sophisticated essays, has indeed the potential to create a more powerful experience. Fortunately, our team of contributors for this issue considered this an idea with merits for experimentation: Whether this, in reality, is wishful thinking or a solid idea for publishing mystery is irrelevant. What matters is that there is enough enthusiasm on the inside and sufficient demand on the outside to make this idea a reality. What you are holding in your hands is the first product of our intellectual factory. How will we talk about it, I wonder, in time? Fiction Fiction