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Black Cat Weekly #126
Black Cat Weekly #126
Black Cat Weekly #126
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Black Cat Weekly #126

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This time, we have an original mysteries by George Wilhite (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Peter DiChellis (a locked-room mystery), as well as an original science fiction story by Larry Tritten and me. (It is a posthumous collaboration—Larry passed away in 2011. I acquired his copyrights some years ago and have been working on reprinting his stories, as longtime readers of BCW will realize. One particular story, with a terrible name, just didn’t work. So I rewrote it, retitled it, and am pleased to show it off here. I hope you all enjoy it.) And Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman found a great tale by Marcelle Dubé.


We also have classic novels from British mystery author Edgar Wallace and Irish fantasist James Stephens, plus classic science fiction from Randall Garrett, J.F. Bone, and Mark Reinsberg. Good stuff.


Here’s the complete lineup—


Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:


“Hanged By the Neck Until…,” by George Wilhite [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
“The Puzzle Palace Perplex,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
“Tethered,” by Marcelle Dubé [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
“Behind a Locked Door,”by Peter DiChellis [short story]
The Just Men of Cordova, by Edgar Wallace [novel]


Science Fiction & Fantasy:


“Free-For-All-Way,” by John Betancourt and Larry Tritten [short story]
“Respectfully Mine,” by Randall Garrett [short story]
“The Missionary,” by J. F. Bone [short story]
“The Satellite-Keeper’s Daughter,” by Mark Reinsberg [short story]
The Demi-Gods, by James Stephens [novel]

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Release dateJan 28, 2024
ISBN9781667603254
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