Black Cat Weekly #192

H.K. Slade · Maureen Bowden · Ed Teja · Hal Charles · Kate Bergquist · Viviana De Cecco · John Gregory Betancourt · William Ade · Jeffery Farnol · Sinclair Gluck

May 2025 · Black Cat Weekly

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This issue, we have 7 original stories (which I believe is our most ever), starting with a science fiction/mystery mashup from H.K. Slade (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), as well as Viviana De Cecco, Kate Bergquist, Maureen Bowden, Ed Teja, and John Gregory Betancourt (me!). Our solve-it-yourself mystery is an original, too.

For our reprints, Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has a great modern mystery from William Ade, and a pair of mystery classics by Jeffery Farnol and Sinclair Gluck round things out. Good stuff.

Meantime, here’s this issue’s complete lineup—

COVER ART

Steve Hickman

NOVEL

The House of the Missing, by Sinclair Gluck

A man risks everything to find his vanished sister.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Julep Cup Caper,” by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

“The Gateway Legacy,” by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

A cult threat draws out a secretive paranormal team.

“Mary Maria,” by William Ade [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

A PI’s case takes a turn when a runaway isn’t who she seems.

“Murder on the Normandie,” by Viviana De Cecco

A transatlantic voyage turns deadly mid-crossing.

“The Rook,” by Jeffery Farnol

Can a game of chess seal a man’s fate?

“The Haze,” by Kate Bergquist

A desperate escape leads to a chilling discovery.

“The Hind in the Green,” by Maureen Bowden

A woman meets a mysterious creature in the forest.

“The Smell of Goats,” by Ed Teja

Two spacers face a corporate decision with human cost.

“The Raven Stone,” by John Gregory Betancourt

A father and son outing to the Raven Stone leads to family flight…

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