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Black Cat Weekly #48 - cover

Black Cat Weekly #48

Matthew Hughes, R. Austin Freeman, Hal Charles, SJ Rozan, E.E. "Doc" Smith, George O. Smith, Irving Cox Jr., Nicholas Carter, Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier

Publisher: Wildside Press

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Summary

For this week's Black Cat Weekly, Michael Bracken has acquired an original mystery by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier, Barb Goffman found a tale by SJ Rozan that will surely satisfy crime fans, and Cynthia Ward tracked down a Matthew Hughes story. Plus, for the sheer silliness of it all, there’s a Mickey Spillane parody from 1954 (which manages to be both a mystery and fantasy…but wasn’t everything of Spillane’s?) and classics from R. Austin Freeman (a Dr Thorndyke story), a Nick Carter detective novel, and the first Skylark of Space novel by E.E. “Doc” Smith.
 
Here’s the complete lineup:
 
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
 
“Ripen,” by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“Death Takes a Swing,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“E-Golem,” by SJ Rozan [Barb Goffman Presents short story]“The Case Of Oscar Brodski,” by R. Austin Freeman [short story]A Human Counterfeit, by Nicholas Carter [novel]“The Shaky Undertaker,” by Ed Cox [short story]
 
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
 
“The Shaky Undertaker,” by Ed Cox [short story]“To the Sons of Tomorrow,” by Irving Cox, Jr. [short story]“Mastermindless,” by Matthew Hughes [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]“Problem In Solid,” by George O. Smith [short story]“Sequel,” by Ben Smith [short story]The Skylark of Space, by E.E. “Doc” Smith [novel]
Available since: 07/31/2022.
Print length: 717 pages.

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