This issue, we have a triple-play of original mysteries, with new works by John M. Floyd, Alan Orloff, and Pam Barnsley, plus a winter-themed solve-it-yourself puzzler, and something special: the first English-language appearance of a Raffles story by Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull. (See my introduction before the story.) We have more of their Lord Lister-Alias Raffles series coming up soon.
On the science fiction side, we have Anna Tambour´s Murder at the Tip, featuring a wedding and a murder in a Gothic future; a Christmas story by John Stilletto; plus classics by Philip Jose Farmer and James H. Schmitz. Rounding things out is the fourth part of Francis Jarman´s serial novel, The Eagle´s Wing.
Here´s the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
R.I.P., Van Winkler, by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
The Winter Festival Thief, Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
A Great Miracle Happened There, by Alan Orloff [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Trouble at the Cannabis Dispensary, Pam Barnsley [short story]
The Great Unknown, Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull [Lord Lister, Alias Raffles #1]
Murder at the Tip, by Anna Tambour [short story]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
Murder at the Tip, by Anna Tambour [short story]
Fairyland Planet, by John Silletto [novelet]
How Deep the Grooves, by Philip Jose Farmer [short story]
Rogue Psi, by James H. Schmitz [short story]
The Eagle´s Wing, by Francis Jarman [serial novel, Part 4 of 4]