Black Cat Weekly #92

If you’re a fan of the French answer to Sherlock Holmes, Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin, you’re in for a treat. Here is a rare 1912 Arsène Lupin short story, “The Man with the Goat Skin,” in a brand new translation. (I’m finally putting my 7 years of French studies to good use.)

And, of course, our acquiring editors Barb Goffman and Michael Bracken have been hard at work. This issue, we have a story by O’Neil De Noux, thanks to Michael. Barb snagged reprint rights to John M. Floyd’s Derringer Award-winner, “On the Road with Mary Jo.”

Plus we the final 3 stories from Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer, by Darrell Schweitzer; a dark fantasy tale by Adrian Cole; a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles; plus vintage science fiction from Lester del Rey and Wm. Gray Beyer.

Here’s the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“A Pretty Slick Guy,” by O’Neil De Noux [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“The Case of the Murdered Manager,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]

“On the Road with Mary Jo,” by John M. Floyd [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

“The Man with the Goat Skin,” by Maurice Leblanc [short story, Arsène Lupin series]

The Clue of the New Pin, by Edgar Wallace [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“Demon Driver” by Adrian Cole [short story]

“The Deadly Thinkers,” by Wm. Gray Beyer [short story]

“And There Was Light,” by Lester del Rey [short story]

Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer (part 4), by Darrell Schweitzer [4-part serial]

Destiny Times Three, by Fritz Leiber [novel]