Black Cat Weekly #199

This issue, our novels include a classic mystery by George Dilnot and a classic lost-race fantasy by Gilbert Collins. Our novella is an original alternate-Ireland fantasy by Keira Reynolds. We have mystery shorts from A.J. Payler, Sandy Raschke, and Hal Meredith. On the fantasy and science fiction side, we also have shorts by Bruce Arthurs (set in Frank Baum’s Oz!), Matthew Gordon, and Edmund Glasby. Of course, there’s also an original solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. (No issue would be complete without one.)

   Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Ron Miller

NOVELS

The Lazy Detective, by George Dilnot

   A sluggish sleuth must stir himself to action when murder hits too close.

The Valley of Eyes Unseen, by Gilbert Collins

   A hidden valley, a lost civilization, and a journey into the unknown…

NOVELLA

“Caoránach,” by Keira Reynolds

   A dark legend awakens in the misty wilds of an alternative fantasy Ireland, hungry for blood.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“A Safe Bet,” by Hal Charles

   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“A Civilized Exchange” by A.J. Payler

   Blackmail seems like easy money until the tables turn deadly…

“The Reluctant Accomplice,” by Sandy Raschke

   Wrong bank, wrong woman—but maybe the right partner for revenge!

“The Great Auk’s Egg Affair,” by Hal Meredith [Sexton Blake series]

   Sexton Blake hunts a rare egg—and the cunning thief who stole it.

“The Kansas Kid and the Wizard of Dodge,” by Bruce Arthurs [Land of Oz series]

   A gunslinger returns to a war-torn Oz to face the dying Wizard’s request.

“Great Times,” by Matthew Gordon

   A corporation predicts life-defining dates, but knowing the future still proves fatal!

“Where Dead Men Scream” by Edmund Glasby

   A prison harbors vengeful spirits that torment the living—and the dead…