Black Cat Weekly #237

This issue, we have a pair of Irish-themed stories (one dark, one light) by Christina Hoag and David Dean to welcome St. Patrick’s Day. Of course, there’s plenty more original fiction, too: tales by Ron Miller, Grant Tracey, Susan Shwartz, and CJ Erick, plus a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. And, as always, we have some classics, too: science fiction shorts from Philip E. High and Sam Merwin, Jr., plus a mystery by Ernest Bramah (a fixup novel featuring nine adventures of Max Carrados).

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art by: Ron Miller

NOVEL

THE EYES OF MAX CARRADOS, by Ernest Bramah [Max Carrados series]

Nine classic cases featuring the blind British detective.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Krazy Killer Condiment Caper,” by Hal Charles

Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“A Debt of Silence,” by Christina Hoag

A Belfast exile faces the deadly cost of an old silence.

“Leprechaun,” by David Dean [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

An abducted grandfather aims to keep his gold and family safe…with the luck of the Irish.

“What’s Your 20?” by Grant Tracey

Snow falls, dawn nears, and a desperate search turns suddenly deadly.

“Butter Safe Than Sorry,” by Ron Miller [Velda P.I. series]

One dead tenant. One odd clue. One very dangerous question indeed.

“Mussorgsky on Mars,” by Susan Shwartz

On Mars, survival may depend on more than air and luck…

“Her Name Was Nimble,” by CJ Erick

Nimble runs toward danger and finds the city’s hidden underworld.

“Risk Economy,” by Philip E. High

He came home to Earth—and found a world beyond nightmare.

“Pink Grass Planet,” by Sam Merwin, Jr.

Love, comfort, and a home planet that no longer feels quite like home…