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Black Cat Weekly #186 - cover

Black Cat Weekly #186

Hal Charles, E.C. Tubb, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Ira Nayman, Mike Adamson, Steve Liskow, John Patrick Nelson, Lyle Hopwood, Norman H. Matson

Publisher: Black Cat Weekly

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Summary

This issue, we have an assortment of goodies for the discerning reader, kicking off with 5 mysteries: an original by Steve Liskow (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Mike Adamson (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), and an original crime/detective story from John Patrick Nelson. Our mystery novel is a Golden Age classic by Virgil Markham. Plus, of course there’s a brand new solve-it-yourself puzzler by Hal Charles.
 
On the science fiction and fantasy side, we have great originals by Ira Nayman and Lyle Hopwood, a science fiction/vampire tale from modern master Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and the second in the Space Hobo series from E.C. Tubb. Our novel is a magical golden age fantasy from Norman H. Matson. Definitely fun!
 
Here's the complete lineup:
 
Cover Art: Steve Hickman
 
NOVELS
 
Death in the Dusk, by Virgil Markham
 
   A killer strikes at dusk, leaving terror—can justice survive the night?
 
Flecker’s Magic, by Norman H. Matson
 
   A sorcerer’s spell goes awry, plunging lives into peril and wonder…
 
SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY
 
“Good Fences,” by Hal Charles
 
   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!
 
SHORT STORIES
 
“Taking the Plunge,” by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
 
   A model's fiancé plunges to his death. Suicide or a rich killer's cover-up?
 
“A Damnation in Negative,” by Mike Adamson [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
 
   Sherlock Holmes tracks thieves using stolen photos. Will a negative prove deadly?
 
“Mob Dick,” by John Patrick Nelson
 
   Mafia muscle forced into detective work, tracking a boss’s missing daughter.
 
“How I Saved the World (and Lost My Job),” by Ira Nayman
 
   He saves the world from disaster but learns heroism has consequences.
 
“The Biting-a-Hologram Blues,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
 
   Vampires, holograms, and blues music—survival gets tricky after sunset...
 
“That Zamboni,” by E.C. Tubb [Space Hobo #2]
 
   A mysterious ice-resurfacing machine skates dangerously close to murder...
 
“The Oathbreaker,” by Lyle Hopwood
 
   Breaking an oath brings dark magic and betrayal—is escape even possible?
Available since: 03/23/2025.
Print length: 725 pages.

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