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Black Cat Mystery Magazine returns with an action-packed issue featuring 11 original tales of crime and mystery. Our classic reprint is "The Moffat Mystery" by Australian writer Mary Fortune. Here's the lineup:

REAL COURAGE, by Barb Goffman
MEET ME AT THE CHURCH AND BRING ALL THE GUNS, by Bruce Arthurs
EL PASO HEAT, by Peter W.J. Hayes
THE LEGEND OF YAG-GRYLLHOTH, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY, by Josh Pachter
HEIRESS, by Linda Niehoff
EL PRIMO DE ANA, by Tom Larsen
RAIN ALWAYS FALLS, by Stephen D. Rogers
HYENAS, by Janice Law
A GREAT TEAM, by John Bosworth
SPEED DATING, by Steve Liskow

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The first Black Cat Mystery Magazine of 2021 presents 7 compelling original tales, plus a classic reprint by Donald Barr Chidsey. Included are:

TRIP UP ON HIGH STREET, by John Hegenberger
ST. KILLIAN'S CHOICE, by M.A. Monnin
YOU LOSE, WE FIND, by Jon Matthew Farber
THE BIG PICTURE, by John M. Floyd
AN ARTIST IN THE HAREM, by Elizabeth Zelvin
PLANTED IN MIDAIR, by D.V. Bennett
AN INCONVENIENT SLEUTH, by Barb Goffman
"Just Another Bum," by Donald Barr Chidsey

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This issue, we have a triple-play of original mysteries, with new works by John M. Floyd, Alan Orloff, and Pam Barnsley, plus a winter-themed solve-it-yourself puzzler, and something special: the first English-language appearance of a Raffles story by Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull. (See my introduction before the story.) We have more of their Lord Lister-Alias Raffles series coming up soon.

On the science fiction side, we have Anna Tambour's "Murder at the Tip," featuring a wedding and a murder in a Gothic future; a Christmas story by John Stilletto; plus classics by Philip Jose Farmer and James H. Schmitz. Rounding things out is the fourth part of Francis Jarman's serial novel, The Eagle's Wing.

Here's the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

"R.I.P., Van Winkler," by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story] "The Winter Festival Thief," Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] "A Great Miracle Happened There," by Alan Orloff [Barb Goffman Presents short story] "Trouble at the Cannabis Dispensary," Pam Barnsley [short story] The Great Unknown, Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull [Lord Lister, Alias Raffles #1] "Murder at the Tip," by Anna Tambour [short story]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

"Murder at the Tip," by Anna Tambour [short story] "Fairyland Planet," by John Silletto [novelet] "How Deep the Grooves," by Philip Jose Farmer [short story] "Rogue Psi," by James H. Schmitz [short story] The Eagle's Wing, by Francis Jarman [serial novel, Part 4 of 4]

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   Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #15-enjoy our holiday cat cover!

   The magazine is coming more sharply into focus, as our acquiring editors spread out through the mystery and science fiction fields and bring new stories to our lineup. This issue, we officially welcome Cynthia M. Ward to the editorial staff. She comes bearing a gift-Nancy Kress's excellent science fiction story, "The Art of War."

   Darrell Schweitzer was supposed to be back with his second acquisition this week (a comical Esther Friesner tale) but there were problems with the text and I've made a last-minute executive decision to push it back an issue or two, while it's being fixed. I'll slip in a replacement from my own backlist, another entry in my "Slab's Tavern" series of fantasy bar stories.

   Barb Goffman and Michael Bracken have acquired a pair of original tales for us. First, Barb presents "The Importance of Being Urnest," by Eleanor Cawood Jones. Then Michael selects "Romeo and Isabella" by John M. Floyd. Great stories, both. Thanks, everyone!

   Here's the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Westerns

"The Writing Workshop," by Janice Law [short story] "Romeo and Isabelle," by John M. Floyd [short story] "Secret Santa," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself mystery] West of Quarantine, by Todhunter Ballard [novel] "The Importance of Being Urnest," by Eleanor Cawood Jones [short story] "Dr. Kreener's Last Experiment," by Sax Rohmer [short story]

Science Fiction & Fantasy "Serendipity," by Larry Tritten [short story] "The Art of War," by Nancy Kress [short story] "Well Bottled at Slab's," by John Gregory Betancourt [short story] Forever We Die! by Stephen Marlowe [short novel]

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The second issue of Black Cat Weekly presents more tales of the mysterious and fantastic-four mystery shorts, a complete mystery novel, four science fiction stories, and a fantasy novel, by some of the greatest writers of all time. Here are:

IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD GIRL! by Jeff Cohen
THE MYSTERY OF THE TRUST BUILDER, by Frank Lovell Nelson
ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT, by Hal Charles
THE TWISTED INN, by Hugh Walpole
FALSE TO ANY MAN, by Leslie Ford (Zenith Brown)
THE TELL, by David Brin
MRS. PIGAFETTA SWIMS WELL, by Reginald Bretnor
THIRTY DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER, by Robert F. Young
THE ALIEN DIES AT DAWN, by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg
THE ENCHANTED CRUSADE, by Geoff St. Reynard

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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #38.

This issue, we have some real gems-starting with our featured story, Hope Mirrlees's Lud-in-the-Mist. It's a true classic of fantasy, acclaimed by critics for generations. Plus we have a Hashknife Hartley historical adventure novel (okay, you can call it a Western!) from W.C. Tuttle. Our acquiring editors have been busy, too. Michael Bracken snagged an original private eye tale from Laird Long, Barb Goffman found a terrific John M. Floyd story, and Cynthia Ward picked up a great science fiction story by Nisi Shawl and Michael Ehart.

And I've been busy picking out stories, too-just so you don't think I'm resting on the magazine's laurels. This issue has a classic-style detective yarn from new author Saul Golubcow (the first of of three stories we'll be running in this series), plus classic science fiction from Lester del Rey, John W. Campbell Jr., and Otis Adelbert Kline.

Here's the lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

"Toy Ploy" by Laird Long [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
"A Robber's Craft" by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
"The Cost of Living"by Saul Golubcow [novelet]
"The Barlow Boys" by John M. Floyd [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
The Buckaroo of Blue Wells, by W. C. Tuttle [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

"In Blood and Song" by Nisi Shawl and Michael Ehart [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
"Shadows of Empire" by Lester del Rey [short story]
"The Immortality Seekers" by John W. Campbell, Jr. [novelet]
"Meteor Men of Mars" by Harry Cord and Otis Adelbert Kline [short story]
Lud-in-the-Mist, by Hope Mirrlees [novel]

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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #41.

Lots of great reading this time-including a classic mystery novel by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding. Once you finish it, you can cruise through an original blackmail story by M.A. Monnin set in Germany (thanks to acquiring editor Michael Bracken), then Pat H. Broeske has a Hollywood tale of a missing classic Cadillac (thanks to acquiring editor Barb Goffman). Plus, of course, we have our Hal Charles solve-it-yourself tale.

For science fiction and fantasy fans, we have a historical fantasy from Amy Wolf (courtesy of acquiring editor Cynthia Ward), plus classic science fiction from Lester del Rey and Malcolm Jameson, and two more fantasies from the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales, by Frank Belknap Long and G.G. Pendarves.

Here's the lineup:

Mystery / Suspense / Adventure:
"A Bird In The Hand," by M.A. Monnin [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
"A Sweet Solution," by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
"The Fast And The Furriest," by Pat H. Broeske [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Kill Joy, by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:
"The Lazarus Chronicle," by Amy Wolf [Cynthia Ware Presents short story]
"A Code for Sam," by Lester del Rey [short story]
"Devil's Powder," by Malcolm Jameson [short story]
"Werewolf of the Sahara," by G. G. Pendarves [novella]
"The Space-Eaters," by Frank Belknap Long [novella]

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Black Cat Weekly presents another selection of not-to-be-missed mystery and science fiction novels and short stories. With a great lineup of modern and classic fiction, here are-

NOT DONE WITH THE NIGHT by Jay Brandon [mystery short, Barb Goffman Presents]

ROAD TO SAMARRA by Jane Roth [mystery short]

HEIRS AND HOUNDS, by Hal Charles [solve it yourself mystery]

THE SQUARED TRIANGLE, by Frank Lovell Nelson [mystery short]

ONE HOUR LATE, by William O'Farrell [short mystery novel]

TRANSIENTS, by Darrell Schweitzer [science fiction short]

FROM THE WALLS OF IREZUMI by A.R. Morlan [science fiction short]

THE MAN WHO MADE THE WORLD by Richard Matheson [science fiction short]

SLAVES TO THE METAL HORDE, by Stephen Marlowe [short science fiction novel]

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Black Cat Weekly presents a mix of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and adventure stories every issue. #53 includes:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

"The Art of the Deal," by Neil S. Plakcy [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
"Mickey Mantle Is Missing," Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
"The Vaudeville Detective," by Garnett Elliott [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Half a Million Ransom, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
Deep Lake Mystery, by Carolyn Wells [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

"Sweetheart," by Kathleen Alcalá [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
"Out of the Sea," by Leigh Brackett [novelet]
"And We Sailed the Mighty Dark," by Frank Belknap Long [novelet]
"The Wings of Night," by Lester del Rey [short story]
"Flight of the Silver Eagle," by Arthur Leo Zagat [novella]

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Here is Black Cat Weekly #61, wrapping up our Halloween celebrations with a delectable assortment of mystery, science fiction, and the supernatural...10 great novels and short stories sure to delight! In this issue are:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: "A New Evil," by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents short story] "Stamp of Approval," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] "The Vicar of Sexton's Deep," by Mike Adamson [Barb Goffman Presents short story] "Butcher," by Richard S. Prather Broken Waters, by Frank L. Packard [novel]

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Supernatural: "Madam Damnable's Sewing Circle," by Elizabeth Bear [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] "Evensong," by Lester del Rey [short story] "The Mage Snatch," by Sydney J. Bounds [short story] Troubled Star, by George O. Smith [novel] "The House by the Headland," by "Sapper" [short story]

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Black Cat Weekly #8 is now available, with an exciting mix of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, crime-and even a western! Here are:

Mysteries & Suspense
Mystery on Graveyard Head, by Edith Dorian
"Kismet and the Baby Orchid," by Frank Lovell Nelson [short story, Carlton Clarke #8]
"Awake To Fear," by Robert Camp [short story]
"Look It Up," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
"The Devil's Dooryard," by W.C. Tuttle [historical novella]
Straight to the Goal, by Nicholas Carter [mystery novel]
"The Moon and Marcie Wade," by John M. Floyd [Barb Goffman Presents Mystery]

Science Fiction & Fantasy

"Marsyas in Flanders," by Vernon Lee [fantasy story]
"Sympathy for Wolves," by John Gregory Betancourt [fantasy story]
"The Blackwood Oak," by Stephen Gallagher [science fiction story]
"Perfectly Adjusted," by Gordon R. Dickson [science fiction novella]
The White Isle, Darrell Schweitzer [fantasy novel]

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Our 92nd issue features a pair of classic novels, the science fiction tale Destiny Times Three, by Fritz Leiber, and The Clue of the New Pin, a mystery by Edgar Wallace. Leiber is one of my favorite authors (he has an amazing body of work, notably the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser sword and sorcery series, but also much else of note in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror fields). And Edgar Wallace was an amazing British author who created scores of classic stories, novels, and movies (including the original King Kong). At one point, a quarter of all novels sold in England were by Wallace. If you're a fan of the French answer to Sherlock Holmes, Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin, you're in for a treat. Here is a rare 1912 Arsène Lupin short story, "The Man with the Goat Skin," in a brand new translation. (I'm finally putting my 7 years of French studies to good use.) And, of course, our acquiring editors Barb Goffman and Michael Bracken have been hard at work. This issue, we have a story by O'Neil De Noux, thanks to Michael. Barb snagged reprint rights to John M. Floyd's Derringer Award-winner, "On the Road with Mary Jo." Plus we the final 3 stories from Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer, by Darrell Schweitzer; a dark fantasy tale by Adrian Cole; a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles; plus vintage science fiction from Lester del Rey and Wm. Gray Beyer. Here's the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

"A Pretty Slick Guy," by O'Neil De Noux [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

"The Case of the Murdered Manager," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]

"On the Road with Mary Jo," by John M. Floyd [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

"The Man with the Goat Skin," by Maurice Leblanc [short story, Arsène Lupin series]

The Clue of the New Pin, by Edgar Wallace [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

"Demon Driver" by Adrian Cole [short story]

"The Deadly Thinkers," by Wm. Gray Beyer [short story]

"And There Was Light," by Lester del Rey [short story]

Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer (part 4), by Darrell Schweitzer [4-part serial]

Destiny Times Three, by Fritz Leiber [novel]

 

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   Our 93rd issue has a ton (we weighed it!) of great fiction, starting with an original crime story from John M. Floyd. John remains one of our most popular authors, and this one comes courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken. We also have a great mystery tale by Joseph S. Walker, thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman. Plus a Jack the Ripper tale from Adrian Cole. And mystery classics from James Holding and Dick Donovan-in Donovan's case, a complete short story collection. Of course, we also have a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles.

   On the more fantastic side of things, you will also find Adrian Cole's Jack the Ripper story. Plus a pair of classic novels from Jack Williamson (future war against the robots) and George O. Smith (a time travel classic), plus a scientific zombie (using the old term, "jumbee") tale from Wallace West. Quite a varied selection this time!

   Here's the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

"High Noon in the Big Country," by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

"The Case of the Patriotic Pilferage," by Hal Charles

"Mercy," by Joseph S. Walker [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

"The Consultant," by James Holding [short story]

Riddles Read, by Dick Donovan [short story collection]

"In the Wake of the Autumn Storm," by Adrian Cole [short story]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

"In the Wake of the Autumn Storm," by Adrian Cole [short story]

"The Belt," by Wallace West [short story]

The World-Mover, by George O. Smith [novel]

After World's End, by Jack Williamson [novel]

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At the turn of the twentieth century, nobody played better banjo than the hermit Daner Johnson, who just might have sold his soul for the privilege. When eleven-year-old Charlie Poole, tired of mill-boy life, seeks apprenticeship, he discovers an occult world of myth and legend and strange premonitions. Will the succeeding years bring glory or sorrow-or equal measures of both?

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

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When a bad man with a nice cat was murdered during World War II, the police asked Dr. Franklin Couch for his assistance. Now, many years later, the old veterinarian tells his granddaughter about the investigation, which involved many cats and many clues, but just one killer.

The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of mystery, crime, and suspense selected by acclaimed mystery author and editor Barb Goffman.

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In nineteenth-century Nantucket, fifteen-year-old Lucius Whitley, spurred on by his mother, plans revenge on the whaleship captain whom he holds responsible for the death of his harpooner father. This spooky story won the 2013 Al Blanchard Award.

The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases the best in modern mystery and crime stories, personally selected by one of the most acclaimed short story authors and editors in the mystery field.

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The prescient Mr. Schweitzer delivers a poignant and hard-hitting adventure about friendship, conspiracy theories and secret cabals that takes a writer of kids books from naif to ruefully wise initiate.

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

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This stirring canine Robinsonade-cum-utopia with a trace of Animal Farm will evoke tears, laughter, horror-and a sense that turnabout is fair play when dogs rebel against the cruelties of humans.

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

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The fifth issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine -- a special Holmes Fiction Issue -- features an amazing new Holmes short novel by Carla Coupe, "The Adventure of the Haunted Bagpipes," plus great Holmes stories and features by Bruce I. Kilstein, Mark Wardecker, Gary Lovisi, Paula Volsky, Marc Bilgrey, Stan Trybulski, Len Moffatt. Robert Eighteen-Bisang, Lenny Picker, Alan McCright, and M J Elliott. Our biggest issue ever, at 196 pages!

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On the exotic planet dubbed XYK-834, rogue human John Dixon has fallen in love with the alluringly alien NanaNini--but that puts him in bad with the corporate Network goons. Yet maybe the enigmatic Sparkle can set everything right.

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases the best in modern speculative fiction, personally selected by one of the most acclaimed authors and critics in the science fiction and fantasy fields.

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With the delicate touch and deep sympathies of Ray Bradbury, Karen Joy Fowler or Jeff Ford, Alex Jablokov guides us through the remembered days of the 1960s when a teen boy and his family played host to an enigmatic and eccentric Russian exile named Vassily, whose spaceship-building past was full of hidden truths and treasures.

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

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This alluring dieselpunk alternate-history romp features a stellar cast of the famous and the no-so-famous persons of the 1930s, as they travel aboard the luxury airship Liberty on a coast-to-coast flight that includes soirées full of scintillating wit, murderous whims, and the cosmic musings of one Hugo Gernsback.

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

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A heroic young girl named Sasha must negotiate old-school czarist animosity, alien overlords, harsh planetary conditions, and her own family obligations, all to endure bravely into a future more hopeful than certain. Thank goodness for the friendly, useful presence of the massive elepents!

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases the best in modern speculative fiction, personally selected by one of the most acclaimed authors and critics in the science fiction and fantasy fields.

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Nella Larsen (1891-1964) was an author of mixed race who wrote from the 1920s through 1930. She is considered part of the Harlem Renaissance, even though she was raised by her White mother and White stepfather. Issues of race and identity permeate her fiction.

Her small literary output-just two novels and three short stories-achieved critical acclaim in its day, though commercial success escaped her. Over the last few decades, her work has been rediscovered, and how she is considered not only an important Black writer, but an early modernist.

Included in this volume:

Passing [novel]
Quicksand [novel]
"The Wrong Man" [short story]
"Freedom"" [short story]
"Sanctuary" [short story]
"Three Scandinavian Games" [non-fiction]
"Danish Fun" [non-fiction]

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Not too far from now, the world is in a new arms race for predictive algorithms, a la Hari Seldon. The government who knows the future, controls the future. Can it be possible that a simple Vegas stage magician holds the key to this disruptive tech? If not, why is everyone after him!?!

The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

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