Black Cat Weekly #172

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

NOVEL

Captains of Souls, by Edgar Wallace

   A shadowy figure holds the key to power and peril in a fog-drenched London mystery.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“Death Takes a Dinner Cruise,” by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

“Dead Gifted,” by Robert Jeschonek [Michael Bracken Presents]

   Ava Newton faces danger and deception uncovering the deadly truth behind mysterious gifts.

“The Case of the Kosher Deal,” by Mark Thielman [Barb Goffman Presents]

   A private eye, a potato board, and a killer with a peeler—murder’s on the menu in Boise!

“The Adventure of the Morbid Fascination,” by Mike Adamson [Sherlock Holmes series]

   Holmes faces a deadly mystery of hypnotic skulls and sinister manipulations in London…

“Heavenly Host,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

   A quiet town changes forever after a strange Christmas Eve visitation. Among the strangest—and best—holiday stories we’ve published!

“Somebody Wants You,” by E.C. Tubb

   Desperate to be wanted, Smeldon discovers a surprising demand for his unique “talents” off-world.

“The Martian Hunters,” by Philip E. High

   In a world where Martian relics conceal unimaginable technology, Compton discovers he is no longer fully human.

“Coven of Thirteen,” by John Glasby

   A man confronts wartime visions of a cursed mansion reappearing on Walpurgis Night.

Leaving the Nest, by Tom Easton and Frank Wu

   Two pioneers struggle to build a colony on a hostile world as robots question their purpose.