Black Cat Weekly #125

This time, we have a rare mystery from Hulbert Footner (whose Madame Storey mysteries I greatly enjoy). His novel Queen of Clubs in this issue is a jazz-age mystery that-well, I don't want to spoil the surprises. Read it and see for yourself! Also on the mystery front, we have original tales by Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Robert Lopresti (thanks to our Acquiring Editors, Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman), a classic crime story by David Goodis, and, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. On the science fiction & fantasy side, we have a recent tale by Edward M. Lerner, classic shorts from William C. Gault, Randall Garrett, and T.D. Hamm, and a rare short novel from Ward Moore most famous for his classics Greener Than You Think and Bring the Jubilee. Moore s Transient originally appeared in Amazing Stories magazine in 1960 and languished undiscovered for decades before a small press reprinted it in an anthology a decade ago. I m sure you ll enjoy it. (Keep an eye out for unicorns.) Here s the complete lineup Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: The Cumberland Gap, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins [Michael Bracken Presents short story] The Porch Pirate and the Pillow, by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] Late Bus, by Robert Lopresti [Barb Goffman Presents short story] The Blue Sweetheart, by David Goodis [short story]Queen of Clubs, by Hulbert Footner [novel]Science Fiction & Fantasy: I ve Got the World on a String by Edward M. Lerner [short story] Burden the Hand, by Randall Garrett [short story] Title Fight, by William C. Gault [short story] Floor of Heaven, by T.D. Hamm [short story]Transient, by Ward Moore [short novel]