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Black Cat Weekly #138 - cover

Black Cat Weekly #138

Hal Charles, Michael Mallory, Arthur B. Reeve, Tony Rothman, Bryce Walton, Robert F. Young, Evelyn E. Smith, Damon Knight, Eve Fisher, Al Reynolds

Publisher: Black Cat Weekly

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Summary

    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—
 
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:“At the Dig,” by Eve Fisher [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“A Well-Kept Secret,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“Method for Murder,” 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]
Available since: 04/20/2024.
Print length: 575 pages.

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