Black Cat Weekly #179

Black Cat Weekly #179

Title: Black Cat Weekly #179
Author: John M. Floyd, Michael Bracken, Nikki Knight, Michael Mallory, Alexis Ames, Nikki Blakely, Hal Charles, E.C. Tubb, Lin Carter & Molly Thynne
Release: 2025-02-02
Kind: audiobook
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Black Cat Weekly #179 John M. Floyd, Michael Bracken, Nikki Knight, Michael Mallory, Alexis Ames, Nikki Blakely, Hal Charles, E.C. Tubb, Lin Carter & Molly Thynne
This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.
This issue, we have a locked-room mystery novel, a far-future science-fantasy sword-and-sorcery novel, and 8 shorts featuring everything from dogs to cats to buried skeletons to time travel—and more! Truly, something for everyone.

As always, special thanks to our Acquiring Editors, Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman, for picking a pair of terrific original tales. And our editorial board—Tom Easton, Ryan Hines, Vicki Erwin, Paula Messina, and Richard Prosch—who patiently read submissions. (We get a lot of submissions. But then, Black Cat Weekly is the largest magazine market in the world for genre fiction.)

    Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Ron Miller

NOVELS

The Draycott Murder Mystery, by Molly Thynne
   A country house, a locked room—and a killer who vanishes without a trace!

The Barbarian of World’s End, by Lin Carter [World’s End #4]
   A giant warrior journeys through a dying Earth, where magic and science collide.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“Murder Takes a Dip,” by Hal Charles
   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“Hips Don’t Lie,” by Nikki Knight [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
   A long-buried secret surfaces at a Vermont restaurant, pulling a radio DJ into a chilling mystery.

“The Dog Who Smiled,” by Michael Mallory [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
   A loyal dog waits for his owner, but some promises are never truly broken…

“A Dime a Dame,” by Michael Bracken
   A taxi dancer crosses the wrong man and learns survival has its own price.

“The Warden’s Game,” by John M. Floyd
   A mysterious stranger arrives in an Alaskan town ruled by fear. Is change coming?

“Valiant,” by Alexis Ames
   A stranded rock band faces a deadly threat in deep space—and music may be their only weapon!

“Itsy, Bitsy, and Beezle,” by Nikki Blakely
   A lonely bank teller adopts three kittens—one of whom might be the Prince of Darkness!

“Lost Property,” by E.C. Tubb
   A stolen briefcase holds more than money—but some things aren’t meant to be found…

More from John M. Floyd, Michael Bracken, Nikki Knight, Michael Mallory, Alexis Ames, Nikki Blakely, Hal Charles, E.C. Tubb, Lin Carter & Molly Thynne

William Joseph Roberts, Philip K. Booker, Benjamin Tyler Smith, John M. Floyd, Michael J. Allen, Jenny Wren, Arlan Andrews, Rob Smales, Larry Correia & Jonathan Maberry
John M. Floyd
Thomas A. Easton, John M. Floyd, M.A. Monnin, Edd Vick, Manny Frishberg, D J Tyrer, John S Glasby, Hal Charles, Philip José Farmer & Nelson S. Bond
John M. Floyd, Michael Bracken, Nikki Knight, Michael Mallory, Alexis Ames, Nikki Blakely, Hal Charles, E.C. Tubb, Lin Carter & Molly Thynne
John M. Floyd, Wayne J. Gardiner, Larry Tritten, Lin Carter, Hal Charles, Frank Kane, Dick Donovan, Bryce Walton, Frank Belknap Long & Manly Wade Wellman
Stacy Woodson, Tara Laskowski, Art Taylor, John M. Floyd, Davin Ireland, R.T. Lawton, Elizabeth Elwood, Robert Jeschonek & Jack Ritchie
Arthur Conan Doyle, Veronica Leigh, John M. Floyd, Gary Blackwood, Ellen Wight, Marlin Bressi, Ellen Denton, John H. Dromey & Hal Charles
John M. Floyd, Alan Orloff, Pam Barnsley, Anna Tambour, Francis Jarman, Philip José Farmer, Hal Charles & James H. Schmitz
Theresa Duck, John M. Floyd, Dave Zeltserman, Steve Rasnic Tem, Paula Messina, R.M. Linning, Hal Charles, E.C. Tubb, Edmund Glasby & Mary Roberts Rhinehart
Robert Jeschonek, Hal Charles, John M. Floyd, Anne Swardson, Phyllis Ann Karr, Anna Tambour, Keith Laumer, Piers Anthony, Hal Meredith & Raymond F. Jones