Black Cat Weekly #216

Cover Art: Ron Miller

NOVELS

The Porcelain Mask, by Johnston McCulley

The creator of Zorro turns his deft hand to a pulp mystery novel.

A Man Obsessed, by Alan E. Nourse

His all-consuming drive for revenge led him to join the Mercy Men...

Armed with Madness, by Mary Butts

A jazz-age retelling of the Quest for the Holy Grail (but no SPAM)...

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“What’s At Stake?” by Hal Charles

Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“El Ocho de Agosto,” by Tom Larsen [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

A PI’s past returns with a vengeance...and a deadline.

“Give the Gift of Murder,” by Robert Lopresti

A fundraiser finds her billionaire donor dead. Did he sign the papers?

“Only Three,” by Anna Scotti

A kind woman helps a stranger. His strange gift will change her life.

“Hickory, Dickory, Death!” by Ray Cummings

A man is stabbed in his study. All the clues are phony. Or are they?

“Where Halloween Never Ends,” by Phil Giunta

To escape her grief, she enters a maze. But her past is waiting...

“The Necromancers of Rainsville, Alabama,” by Amelia Dee Mueller

A swamp witch’s death pits her twin daughters against each other.

“A Ghost in Court,” by Anonymous

A ghost reveals buried gold, sparking a bizarre courtroom battle.