This issue, we have a triple-play of original mysteries, with new works by John M. Floyd, Alan Orloff, and Pam Barnsley, plus a winter-themed solve-it-yourself puzzler, and something special: the first English-language appearance of a Raffles story by Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull. (See my introduction before the story.) We have more of their Lord ListerâAlias Raffles series coming up soon.
On the science fiction side, we have Anna Tambourâs âMurder at the Tip,â featuring a wedding and a murder in a Gothic future; a Christmas story by John Stilletto; plus classics by Philip Jose Farmer and James H. Schmitz. Rounding things out is the fourth part of Francis Jarmanâs serial novel, The Eagleâs Wing.
Hereâs the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
âR.I.P., Van Winkler,â by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
âThe Winter Festival Thief,â Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
âA Great Miracle Happened There,â by Alan Orloff [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
âTrouble at the Cannabis Dispensary,â Pam Barnsley [short story]
The Great Unknown, Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull [Lord Lister, Alias Raffles #1]
âMurder at the Tip,â by Anna Tambour [short story]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
âMurder at the Tip,â by Anna Tambour [short story]
âFairyland Planet,â by John Silletto [novelet]
âHow Deep the Grooves,â by Philip Jose Farmer [short story]
âRogue Psi,â by James H. Schmitz [short story]
The Eagleâs Wing, by Francis Jarman [serial novel, Part 4 of 4]