Black Cat Weekly #138

This issue, we have original mysteries from Eve Fisher (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Tony Rothman, and Michael Mallory (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), plus a classic novel from Arthur B. Reeve (one of his Craig Kennedy scientific detective series). And, of course, we have a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.

   On the science fiction side, we 6 tales instead of our usual 5—largely because Robert F. Young’s is a short-short. Classic stories come from William Morrison, F.L. Wallace, Evelyn E. Smith, and Bryce Walton & Al Reynolds (a collaboration). A novella from Grand Master Damon Knight rounds things out.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover art: Tom Miller

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

• “At the Dig,” by Eve Fisher [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
• “Death Books a B&B,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
• “A Well-Kept Secret,” by Michael Mallory [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
• “Calendar Girl,” by Tony Rothman [novella]
• The Adventuress, by Arthur B. Reeve [novel, Craig Kennedy series]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

• “No Star’s Land,” by William Morrison [short story]
• “The Space Roc,” by Robert F. Young [short-short story]
• “Too Close to the Forest,” by Bryce Walton and Al Reynolds [short story]
• “The Deadly Ones,” by F.L. Wallace [short story]
• “Woman’s Touch,” by Evelyn E. Smith [short story]
• “The Earth Quarter,” by Damon Knight [novella]