Black Cat Weekly #241

By Edward M. Lerner & Sharon Hunt &
Black Cat Weekly #241 by Edward M. Lerner & Sharon Hunt &  digital book - Fable

Publisher Description

This issue, we have some favorite private investigators returning: Sherlock Holmes and Velda. We also have time travel, unruly colony planets, street crime, and fantasy (both humorous and dark). And, of course, there’s a solve-it-yourself mystery. In short, lots to enjoy!

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

NOVELS

Half a Sovereign, by Ian Hay

Elizabeth Louisa Moresby’s classic humorous fantasy.

NOVELET

“Velda on the Slopes,”, by Ron Miller [Velda P.I. series]

Snow, secrets, and murder put Velda on a dangerous trail.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Purloined Patriotic Pen,”, by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

“The Resurrection of Nimble Fingers,”, by Sharon Hunt

A quiet Christmas Eve turns dangerous for a woman with a past.

“The Case of the Vexatious Member,”, by Mike Adamson [Sherlock Holmes series]

Holmes hunts a kidnapper through London’s newest dark frontier.

“The Best Fries You Ever Had,”, by TJ Staneart

Fast money, bad choices, and one long night gone dangerously wrong.

“The Grandfather Paranoia,”, by Edward M. Lerner

A widower spots tourists who seem strangely out of place.

“Dictator Bait,”, by Philip E. High

On a lawless colony planet, order may be the deadliest weapon.

“The Dark Ones,”, by John Glasby

An eerie inheritance leads to terror on a cliff above the sea.

“The Openers of the Gate,”, by L. Adams Beck

What if a dog’s love could reach farther than the bounds of life?

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