Welcome to Black Cat Weekly.

This issue, on the mystery side of things, we have original stories from Brendan DuBois (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), E Senteio (crime in the library!), and Cody Goodfellow (has the classic villain Fantomas finally met his match?)…plus Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has unearthed a gem by Eve Fisher. Our novel is Behind the Bronze Door, by William Le Queux, and of course we have a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.

As if that weren’t enough, we also have science fiction stories from Lester del Rey, Philip Jose Farmer, and T.D. Hamm. Rounding out the issue is a Jules de Grandin novelette by Seabury Quinn.

Our cover is by Ron Miller. I’ve had to twist his arm (he’s far too humble for self promotion) and next issue, we’re going to have an illustration feature—a portfolio of his best and favorite book covers. Something to look forward to.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
“The Million-dollar Recovery,” by Brendan DuBois [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
“An Historic Heist,” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
“Wind Power,” by Eve Fisher [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
“Damned If You Do, and Damned If You Don’t,” by E Senteio [short story]
“The Black Hand of Fantomas,” by Cody Goodfellow [short story, Fantomas series]
Behind the Bronze Door, by William Le Queux [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
“Battleground,” by Lester del Rey [short story]
“Tongues of the Moon,” by Philip Jose Farmer [short story]
“The Survivors,” by T.D. Hamm [short story]
“The Jewel of Seven Stones,” by Seabury Quinn [novelette, Jules de Grandin series]

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