Black Cat Weekly #186 - Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb & Norman H. Matson
By Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb & Norman H. Matson
Release Date: 2025-03-23
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Stories
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 thereâs 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 terrorâcan justice survive the night?
Fleckerâs Magic, by Norman H. Matson
A sorcererâs spell goes awry, plunging lives into peril and wonderâŚ
SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY
âGood Fences,â by Hal Charles
Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!
SHORT STORIES
âTaking the Plunge,â by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
A model's fiancĂŠ plunges to his death. Suicide or a rich killer's cover-up?
âA Damnation in Negative,â by Mike Adamson [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Sherlock Holmes tracks thieves using stolen photos. Will a negative prove deadly?
âMob Dick,â by John Patrick Nelson
Mafia muscle forced into detective work, tracking a bossâs missing daughter.
âHow I Saved the World (and Lost My Job),â by Ira Nayman
He saves the world from disaster but learns heroism has consequences.
âThe Biting-a-Hologram Blues,â by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Vampires, holograms, and blues musicâsurvival gets tricky after sunset...
âThat Zamboni,â by E.C. Tubb [Space Hobo #2]
A mysterious ice-resurfacing machine skates dangerously close to murder...
âThe Oathbreaker,â by Lyle Hopwood
Breaking an oath brings dark magic and betrayalâis escape even possible?
Black Cat Weekly #186 - Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb & Norman H. Matson
By Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb & Norman H. Matson
Release Date: 2025-03-23
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Stories
