Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #17—another fun issue, with great mystery and science fiction short stories, classic novels, and more! The lineup this time:

Mysteries / Suspense:

“Smart Cookie,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]

“Shanks Gets Mugged,” by Robert Lopresti [short story]

“Thubway Tham Reforms,” by Johnston McCulley [short story]

“The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

The Seal of Gijon, by Nicholas Carter [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“The Hour of Their Need,” by Amy Wolf [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]

“Dragonet,” by Esther Friesner [Darrell Schweitzer Presents short story]

“Vengeance in Her Bones,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story]

“Taste Taste,” by Larry Tritten [short story]

Secret of the Martians, by Paul W. Fairman [novel]