Black Cat Weekly #132

You're in for a mystery treat this time, with the first Honey West novel. (If you're not familiar with Honey, she debuted in 1957-and created quite a stir as the first woman detective in a field dominated by hardboiled males. See my long intro directly before the book for a complete dossier on Honey.) Plus this issue we have an original tale from Nikki Knight (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), a great tale by David Dean (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), and the first Gabriel Gale mystery by G.K. Chesterton. And, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler from the always-clever brains of Hal Charles (the writing team of Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet). On the science fiction and fantasy side, we have a whopper of a fish tale from Carl Jacobi, military sci-fi from J.F. Bone, a fiendish alien plot from H.B. Fyfe, a tale of telepresence space exploration gone wrong from Daniel F. Galouye, and a short pulp novel from Milton Lesser (Stephen Marlowe). Here s the complete lineup Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: Never Know What You ll Hear, by Nikki Knight [Michael Bracken Presents short story] Who Spoiledapple Cider Days, Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] Mariel, by David Dean [Barb Goffman Presents short story] The Fantastic Friends, by G.K. Chesterton [short story, Gabriel Gale series]This Girl for Hire, by G.G. Fickling [novel, Honey West series]Science Fiction & Fantasy: Carnaby s Fish, by Carl Jacobi [short story] Weapon, by J.F. Bone [short story] The Klygha, by H.B. Fyfe [short story] Reign of the Telepuppets, by Daniel F. Galouye [short novel]Son of the Black Chalice, by Milton Lesser [short novel]