Black Cat Weekly #186

Black Cat Weekly #186

Title: Black Cat Weekly #186
Author: Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb, Norman H. Matson & Virgil Markham
Release: 2025-03-23
Kind: ebook
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Stories, Books, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Mystery Short Stories, Fantasy, Fantasy Short Stories
Size: 3070480
This issue, we have an assortment of goodies for the discerning reader, kicking off with 5 mysteries: an original by Steve Liskow (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Mike Adamson (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), and an original crime/detective story from John Patrick Nelson. Our mystery novel is a Golden Age classic by Virgil Markham. Plus, of course there’s a brand new solve-it-yourself puzzler by Hal Charles.

On the science fiction and fantasy side, we have great originals by Ira Nayman and Lyle Hopwood, a science fiction/vampire tale from modern master Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and the second in the Space Hobo series from E.C. Tubb. Our novel is a magical golden age fantasy from Norman H. Matson. Definitely fun!

Here's the complete lineup:

Cover Art: Steve Hickman

NOVELS

Death in the Dusk, by Virgil Markham

   A killer strikes at dusk, leaving terror—can justice survive the night?

Flecker’s Magic, by Norman H. Matson

   A sorcerer’s spell goes awry, plunging lives into peril and wonder…

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“Good Fences,” by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

“Taking the Plunge,” by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

   A model's fiancé plunges to his death. Suicide or a rich killer's cover-up?

“A Damnation in Negative,” by Mike Adamson [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

   Sherlock Holmes tracks thieves using stolen photos. Will a negative prove deadly?

“Mob Dick,” by John Patrick Nelson

   Mafia muscle forced into detective work, tracking a boss’s missing daughter.

“How I Saved the World (and Lost My Job),” by Ira Nayman

   He saves the world from disaster but learns heroism has consequences.

“The Biting-a-Hologram Blues,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

   Vampires, holograms, and blues music—survival gets tricky after sunset...

“That Zamboni,” by E.C. Tubb [Space Hobo #2]

   A mysterious ice-resurfacing machine skates dangerously close to murder...

“The Oathbreaker,” by Lyle Hopwood

   Breaking an oath brings dark magic and betrayal—is escape even possible?

More Books from Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb, Norman H. Matson & Virgil Markham

Leah R. Cutter, Jason A. Adams, Kari Kilgore, Cate Martin, David H. Hendrickson, Annie Reed, Christy Fifield, Steve Liskow, Diana Deverell, Joslyn Chase & Michele Lang
David H. Hendrickson, Joslyn Chase, Kari Kilgore, Leah R. Cutter, Michele Lang, Juliet Nordeen, Steve Liskow, Diana Deverell & Cate Martin
Steve Liskow, Hal Charles, Steve Hockensmith, M.A. Blume, Harlan Ellison, Edmond Hamilton, Avery Gaul, Arthur Leo Zagat, Manly Bannister & John Victor Peterson
Steve Liskow, Justin Gustainis, Darrell Schweitzer, A.R. Morlan, Hal Charles, Nicholas Carter, Frank Kane, Murray Leinster, George O Smith & Marie Corelli
Annie Reed, Cate Martin, Leah R. Cutter, David H. Hendrickson, Diana Deverell, Jason A. Adams, Joslyn Chase, Kari Kilgore, Nicole Givens Kurtz & Steve Liskow
Cate Martin, David H. Hendrickson, Joslyn Chase, Steve Liskow, Juliet Nordeen, Annie Reed, Diana Deverell, Kari Kilgore & Leah R. Cutter
Steve Liskow, donalee Moulton, Chuck Brownman, Adrian Cole, Hal Charles, Lester del Rey, Frank Kane & Joseph Payne Brennan
Janice Law, Barb Goffman, Tom Larsen, H.K. Slade, Emilio DeGrazia, Elizabeth Zelvin, Gregory L. Norris, Vicki Weisfeld, Steve Liskow, Mark Troy & Michael Bracken
Steve Liskow, Stephen D. Rogers, Adrian Cole, Hal Charles, Robert Silverberg, Joseph Payne Brennan, Frank Belknap Long, Lin Carter, John Gregory Betancourt & Henry T. Parry
Steve Liskow, Anna Tambour, Melodie Johnson Howe, Ron Miller, Hal Charles, Nelson S. Bond, Edmond Hamilton, Evelyn Goldstein & Ray Cummings
Steve Liskow, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Darrell Schwetizer, Hal Charles, Murray Leinster, Johnston McCulley, Robert E. Howard, Randall Garrett & B.M. Bower
Steve Liskow, Mike Adamson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hal Charles, John Patrick Nelson, Ira Nayman, Lyle Hopwood, E.C. Tubb, Norman H. Matson & Virgil Markham
Barb Goffman, Josh Pachter, Janice Law, Steve Liskow, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Linda Niehoff, Tom Larsen, Stephen D. Rogers, Bruce Arthurs & John Bosworth