Our 78th issue features another lineup sure to please. We have an original mystery by Tom Milani (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken). Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has selected a great mystery by Brian Cox. Our other two Acquiring Editors, Cynthia Ward and Darrell Schweitzer, are still on break, but we hope they will be back soon.
Iâve balanced out the mystery side of this issue with a Sexton Blake story and a Hulbert Footner novel. For the fantasy side, we have three tales: a Frostflower & Thorn short story from Phyllis Ann Karr, a Jules de Grandin occult detective story from Seabury Quinn, and a ghostly tale by Grant Allen. On the third side, we have three science fiction storiesâtales by Joe Bigson, Bill Venable, and Lester del Rey. Fun stuff. I hope you enjoy it.
Hereâs this issueâs lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
âNight of the Laundry Cart,â by Tom Milani [Michael Bracken Presents short story] âA Valentine by the Numbers,â by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] âThe Frozen Fiske.â by Brian Cox [Barb Goffman Presents short story] âThe White Mouse,â by Hal Meredith [Sexton Blake novelet] Capân Sue, by Hulbert Footner [novel]
Fantasy & Science Fiction:
âA Night at Two Inns.â by Phyllis Ann Karr [Frostflower & Thorn short story] âPallinghurst Barrow,â by Grant Allen [novelet] âThe Man Who Cast No Shadow,â by Seabury Quinn [Jules de Grandin novelet] âI Like You, Tooââ by Joe Gibson [short story] âIf At First,â by Bill Venable [short story] âMoon-Blind,â by Lester del Rey [short story]