Here’s the complete lineup—NOVELSMurder of a Plaster Saint, by Robert Wallace [Phantom Detective series]The Phantom Detective—masked pulp hero—makes his Black Cat Weekly debut.Velda, by Ron Miller [Velda Bellinghausen, P.I. series]The stunning conclusion of the first Velda novel! (Part 2 of 2.)SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY“A Bri...

This issue is another Halloween special, with enough extra-spooky stories to provide seasonal thrills. We are sure you will enjoy it.Here’s the complete lineup—Cover Art: Ron MillerNOVELSFaulkner’s Folly, by Carolyn Wells [Alan Ford #2]The perfect murder, an impossible crime…and everyone’s a suspect!Mr. Justice Maxell, by Edgar WallaceCan a man o...

Laird McLaren is as large as he is annoying...Lady Sophie Everclear doesn't regret fleeing the rake who attempted to trap her into marriage, But perhaps she should not have stowed away on a ship bound for Scotland. The problems? There are too many to count. But the largest, most annoying one is Captain Ewan McLaren. The tall and brawny Scot says exactly what he thinks and he doesn't think much of Sophie. Still. He's all she's got and fortunately for her his heart i...

The annual Lumberland inventory count was normally as dull as watching water-treated wood dry. But not this particular fiscal year-end. The manual counts were way off, spruce, pine and birch items cut out from the building materials warehouse. Forcing a certain CPA-in-training stud to start swinging his auditorial two-by-four, splintering the case of the pilfered forest products wide open.

The 34th Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine contains:Fiction:A VERY CURIOUS OCCUPATION, by Paula HammondMINERVA JAMES AND THE GODS OF SLEEP AND DEATH, by Mark BruceTHE SURGEON’S SWINDLE, by Jeffrey A. LockwoodHIDING, by Jenna WeartTHE MONSTER’S BLOOD, by David AfshariradTHE ONE I LEFT BEHIND, by Hal CharlesTHAT MEDIEVAL TOUCH, by Pete BarnstromSNIFFING OUT THE PROBLEM, by Laird LongX MARKS THE S...

It's dark...You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG TURN.In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even across the border between life and death. Together these tales are funny, creepy, weird, contemplative, traditional, and speculative. This is a perfect collection for dark ...

Every Tuttle man has had the prickly power of mental insight—the ability to telepathically hear the thoughts of others, for a time. For Gaylord Tuttle, it was the ability to hear thoughts of…murder!"Don't abuse the power," his father warned, like Obi-Wan Kenobi with a Cockney accent. Advice to be ignored, when heroics were involved.

Our 73rd issue is another great one. It features an original mystery story by Laird Long (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken). Great modern tales from Diana Deverell (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), Nicole Givens Kurtz (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Cynthia Ward), and Richard Wilson (a rare short story that only appeared in a limited edition chapbook). Plus classics from Ray Bradbury, Murray Leinster, Carolyn Wells, George O. Smith, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Quite a ...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #23. Lots of good stuff this time—highlighted by a novel from Golden Age mystery author Rufus King, Duenna for a Murder. Plus a few novellas, and lots of great short stories, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles, and great selections from Michael Bracken (Laird Long’s “Taken for a Ride”—which qualifies as both a mysery and a fantasy story) and Barb Goffman (Michael Allan Mallory’s “Random Harvest”).On the science fictio...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #47.Another fine issue is at hand—with mysteries from Peter Lovesey (thanks to acquiring editor Barb Goffman), Laird Long (thanks to acquiring editor Michael Bracken), and classics from Christopher B. Booth, Edgar Wallace, and Nicholas Carter. (Not to mention a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles!) On the science fiction front, we have Nisi Shawl’s excellent “Lazzrus” (thanks to acquiring editor Cynthia Ward) plus classics from George O. ...

Black Cat Weekly's 56th issue is another done with most of the staff on vacation. But we’ve managed to pull together another great issue, including an original weird western by Phyllis Ann Karr, plus lots of other goodies.Included this time are:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:“All Men are Constructed Equal,” by Laird Long [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“Murder in the Ranks,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“G...

This issue, we have lots of fun stories in store. Our cover story is a new Velda tale by Ron Miller, and from there we move on to originals from DJ Cockburn, Laird Long, John Leahy, James Van Pelt, and of course Hal Charles, who has a new solve-it-yourself puzzler. Our novels are by B.L. Farjeon and Ray Cummings, and we have classic shorts from Philip E. High and Lester del Rey. Good stuff, all.Here’s the complete lineup—Cover Art: Ron Miller