Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #52. This week, our acquiring editors have outdone themselvesâMichael Bracken has an original story by William Burton McCormick, âHouse of Tigers,â which was a Black Orchid Novella Award finalist. Though it didnât win, itâs a great story. (Competition is fierce for this particular award, since it judged by Linda Landrigan, editor of Alfred Hitchcockâs Mystery Magazine. I won the first Black Orchid for my story âHorse Pit,â and I havenât dared enter sinceâI try to read all the winners, and they keep getting better and better. These days I probably wouldnât stand a chance!) Barb Goffman also has an original, âItâs Not Tennisâ by Shannon Taft, another good one. And Cynthia Ward has selected the modern classic âWhiter Teeth, Fresher Breathâ by Tom Marcinko, which proves aliens do have it all. Even better oral hygiene! Plus we have a mystery novel by David Goodis (author of Dark Passage and Shoot the Piano Player), a space opera by E.E. âDocâ Smith, and science fiction from Arthur Leo Zagat and Stephen Marlowe! Hereâs the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: âHouse of Tigers,â by William Burton McCormick [Michael Bracken Presents, Novella] âMailed It,â by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] âItâs Not Tennis,â by Shannon Taft [Barb Goffman Presents short story] Cassidyâs Girl, by David Goodis [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: âWhiter Teeth, Fresher Breath,â by Tom Marcinko [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] âPicnic,â by Stephen Marlowe [short story] âThe Cavern of the Shining Pool,â by Arthur Leo Zagat [novella] Galactic Patrol, by E.E. âDocâ Smith [novel]