Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #44. This is an amazing issue, with quite the all-star lineup.
First off, private detective Frank Wolf and his grandson Joel return to our pages with a new short novel by Saul Golubcow, The Dorm Murder (published simultaneously with Golubcowâs collection, The Cost of Living and Other Mysteries). This is one of my favorite series in recent years, and I highly recommend you start with The Dorm Murder. You wonât be disappointed.
Black Catâs acquiring editors have been busy, tooâMichael Bracken, Barb Goffman, Cynthia Ward, and Darrell Schweitzer all have contributions this issue. Michael and Barb found great mysteries by Mary Dutta and Brendan Dubois, Cindy has a neo-classic science fiction tale by David Marusek, and Darrell has unearned a âpaleo-interviewâ from 1988 with fantasist Nancy Springer. Itâs fascinating.
And we have classics by Fritz Leiber, Robert Silverberg, George O. Smith, Henry Kuttner, and a Nick Carter mystery novel. Plus, of course, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles (the writing team of Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet).
Here's the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
The Dorm Murder, by Saul Golubcow [short novel]
âThe Wonderworkerâ by Mary Dutta [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
âAn Eggcellent Equationâ by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
âThe Lake Tenantâ by Brendan DuBois [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
The Blue Veil, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
Non-Fiction:
âSpeaking with Nancy Springerâ [Interview with Darrell Schweitzer]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
âGetting To Know Youâ by David Marusek [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
âFriends and Enemies," by Fritz Leiber [short story]
âLair of the Dragonbird," by Robert Silverberg [short story]
âMeddlerâs Moon,â by George O. Smith [short story]
Avengers of Space, by Henry Kuttner [short novel]