Black Cat Weekly #229

By Floyd Sullivan & Janice Law &
Black Cat Weekly #229 by Floyd Sullivan & Janice Law &  digital book - Fable

Publisher Description

This issue, we have mysteries. Lots of ’em. Originals from Floyd Sullivan, Janice Law (a Sherlock Holmes Impersonator story), Michael Haynes, and the ever-popular “Anonymous” (with a Sherlock Holmes parody). Plus, of course, we have a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. And our mystery novel is the 1912 classic Larry Dexter and the Bank Mystery, by Raymond Sperry.

But wait! There’s more!

We also have original science fiction and fantasy from Phyllis Ann Karr and Larry Hodges, plus classics from John Jakes and Frank Belknap Long—plus a 1929 pulp novel from Ray Cummings.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

NOVELS

Larry Dexter and the Bank Mystery, by Raymond Sperry \[Larry Dexter series]
A young reporter pursues a daring bank thief from New York to the high seas.

The Man Who Mastered Time, by Ray Cummings
Can a daring inventor rescue his love from a world beyond the stars…?

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“Death Serves an Ace,” by Hal Charles
Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“To Drop a Dime,” by Floyd Sullivan
A fashion shoot turns noir when a simple dime triggers a deadly mystery.

“The Holmes Impersonator and the Drama Club,” by Janice Law \[Sherlock Holmes Impersonator series]
A Sherlockian actor faces a real mystery while directing a school play.

“Murder in A-Flat,” by Michael Haynes
Is the detective solving crimes…or writing his own dark score?

“Sniff’s Rise,” by Anonymous \[Sheerluck Bones series]
Can Sheerluck uncover a pickaxe murderer?

“One Eye, Two Eyes, and Three Eyes,” by Phyllis Ann Karr
A fairy-tale retelling where being “normal” becomes a quiet victory.

“The Red Patrol,” by Larry Hodges
The war is fierce…but will anyone survive to claim the royal crown?

“The Cybernetic Kid,” by John Jakes
A seven-year-old genius meets his match: hype, crowds, and easy cash.

“Young Man with a Trumpet,” by Frank Belknap Long
Earth’s animals seek music…but can they find the human soul in song?

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