Black Cat Weekly #98 features 10 short stories and a novel. This time, we have five mysteries (including a terrific original by Adam Meyer, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), modern tales by Dharma Kelleher (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and Jack Halliday, plus a classic by Frank Gruber, who was a prolific pulp writer and novelist. Gruber´s story of a dance-hall clip-joint provides a window into a long-gone era. And of course, no issue is complete without a solve-it-yourself mystery.
On the more science fiction and fantasy side, we have a sword-and-sorcery tale by Phyllis Ann Karr (set in her Frosterflower and Thorn universe), a dark fantasy by horror master Joseph Payne Brennan, a time-travel tale by Robert Abernathy, and classic science fiction by Philip Jose Farmer ( Daughter is a followup to his classic tale, Mother ) and John W. Campbell (the tale of grim survival on the moon, The Moon Is Hell.)
And for Western fans, we have a classic tale by Alan Le May. Great stuff!
Here´s the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
Stacy´s Mom, by Adam Meyer [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
The Games Gang Rides Again, Hal Charlies [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
Kissing Asphalt, by Dharma Kelleher [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Great Caesar´s Ghost! by Jack Halliday [short story]
Clip-Joint Adventures, by Frank Gruber [short story]
The Bells of San Juan, by Alan Le May [short story]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
Sorcery and Sacrilege, by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story]
The Midnight Bus, by Joseph Payne Brennan [short story]
Daughter, by Philip Jose Farmer [short story]
Stopwatch on the World, by Robert Abernathy [novelet]
The Moon Is Hell, by John W. Campbell [novel]