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Black Cat Weekly #172

by Robert Jeschonek, Mark Thielman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Mike Adamson, E.C. Tubb, Philip E. High, Hal Charles, John Glasby, Edgar Wallace, Tom Easton, Frank Wu · 2024

ISBN:  Unavailable

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies

Page count: 492

<p>NOVEL</p><p>Captains of Souls, by Edgar Wallace</p><p>   A shadowy figure holds the key to power and peril in a fog-drenched London mystery.</p><p><br></p><p>SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY</p><p>“Death Takes a Dinner Cruise,” by Hal Charles</p><p>   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!</p><p><br></p><p>SHORT STORIES</p><p>“Dead Gifted,” by Robert Jeschonek [Michael Bracken Presents]</p><p>   Ava Newton faces danger and deception uncovering the deadly truth behind mysterious gifts.</p><p>“The Case of the Kosher Deal,” by Mark Thielman [Barb Goffman Presents]</p><p>   A private eye, a potato board, and a killer with a peeler—murder’s on the menu in Boise!</p><p>“The Adventure of the Morbid Fascination,” by Mike Adamson [Sherlock Holmes series]</p><p>   Holmes faces a deadly mystery of hypnotic skulls and sinister manipulations in London…</p><p>“Heavenly Host,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman</p><p>   A quiet town changes forever after a strange Christmas Eve visitation. Among the strangest—and best—holiday stories we’ve published!</p><p>“Somebody Wants You,” by E.C. Tubb</p><p>   Desperate to be wanted, Smeldon discovers a surprising demand for his unique “talents” off-world.</p><p>“The Martian Hunters,” by Philip E. High</p><p>   In a world where Martian relics conceal unimaginable technology, Compton discovers he is no longer fully human.</p><p>“Coven of Thirteen,” by John Glasby</p><p>   A man confronts wartime visions of a cursed mansion reappearing on Walpurgis Night.</p><p>Leaving the Nest, by Tom Easton and Frank Wu</p><p>   Two pioneers struggle to build a colony on a hostile world as robots question their purpose.</p>