Black Cat Weekly #148

This issue, we have original mysteries by Christina Hoag and Greg Herren (both courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), plus a crime tale by Greg Herren (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). Our mystery novel is Annihilation by classic American mystery novelist Isabel Ostrander, whose detective fiction was influential in the early 20th century. Of course, there’s a solve-it-yourself puzzler by Hal Charles, too!

On the science fiction and fantasy front, we have a real treat—Phyllis Ann Karr has been going through her files and found the previously unpublished short-story version of her novel Wildraith’s Last Battle for us. Plus, we have classics by David Mason, Cordwainer Smith, and Allen K. Lang. Our science-fantasy novel is Lin Carter’s sword-and-planet tale, Under the Green Star (the first of the Green Star series, very much in the Edgar Rice Burroughs tradition).

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“Travis and Wilbur,” by Christina Hoag [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
“The Antique Caravan Caper,” Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
“Housecleaning,” by Greg Herren [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
“Leonardo,” by R.T. Lawton [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
Annihilation, by Isabel Ostrander [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:
“Wildraith’s Last Battle,” by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story]
“Farewell Message,” by David Mason [short story]
“Box-Garden,” by Allen K. Lang [short story]
“Scanners Live in Vain,” by Cordwainer Smith [short story]
Under the Green Star, by Lin Carter [novel]