Black Cat Weekly #123

This issue, we have an original mystery from Mike Adamson, plus a recent tale by Neil S. Plakcy (courtesy of our Acquiring Editors). Classic mystery reprints come from Dale Clark and Edgar Wallace. Plus, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler by Hal Charles.I broke out the Adventure category for Vera Shamarin, by William Murray Graydon. It s an exciting tale of escape from Russia. Not really mystery, but perhaps more suspense, I thought it belonged in its own category. See if you agree.It s an all-classic lineup from our science fiction writers: Ted White & Marion Zimmer Bradley lead off, followed by Frank Belknap Long, Ivar Jorgenson, and Edmond Hamilton. Jack Sharkey s short novel, The Programmed People, caps things off.Here's the lineup:Mysteries / Suspense: A Reliquary in Stone by Mike Adamson [Michael Bracken Presents short story] The Letter of the Law by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] Oystery Creek by Neil S. Plakcy [Barb Goffman Presents short story] A Knife in His Chest, by Dale Clark [novelet]Angel Esquire, by Edgar Wallace [novel]Adventure:Vera Shamarin, by William Murray Graydon [novel]Science Fiction & Fantasy: Phoenix, by Ted White and Marion Zimmer Bradley [short story] Little Men of Space, by Frank Belknap Long [short story] Ozymandias, by Ivar Jorgenson [short story] Sunfire! by Edmond Hamilton [short story]The Programmed People, by Jack Sharkey [short novel]