Black Cat Weekly #198

Michael Bracken · Sandra Murphy · David Hann · Samuel Totten · Gareth D Jones · Hal Charles · Seabury Quinn · Edgar Wallace · William Gillette · Ernest Favenc

Jun 2025 · Black Cat Weekly

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The author of our mystery novel, William Gillette, is most famous for playing Sherlock Holmes on stage in the United States. He helped popularize the character in the early days of the series. The author of our fantasy novel, Ernest Favenc, was a prolific Australian writer whose talents are only now beginning to be recognized, as scholars dig into old newspapers and magazines and uncover his classic stories. We also have a classic novella by Edgar Wallace and shorts by Michael Bracken & Sandra Murphy, David Hann, Joe Giordano, Samuel Totten, Gareth D Jones; a classic psychic detective tale from Seabury Quinn; and a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. All great fun.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Ron Miller

NOVELS

The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road, by William Gillette

A murdered man is seen alive. Coincidence—or a master of disguise?

The Moccasins of Silence, by Ernest Favenc

Explorers vanish in the Outback. Is it native magic—or something stranger?

NOVELLA

“Kennedy the Con Man,” by Edgar Wallace

Can a master liar stay free when his greatest con is the truth?

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Case of the Purloined Prototype,” by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

“Renovated to Death,” by Michael Bracken and Sandra Murphy

Flipping a house turns deadly—but was it an accident, or something worse?

“Artful Death,” by Joe Giordano

A gallery heist proves fatal. Did the killer paint the perfect crime?

“We’re Not Going Away!” by Samuel Totten

Protesters dig in. Can their protest outlast a silent, growing threat?

“The Second Week of Quarantine,” Gareth D Jones

Trapped at home, he begins hearing voices. Cabin fever, or—?

“The Beast of Bordale,” by David Hann

Locals whisper of a killer in the woods—man, beast, or something else?

“The Dead Hand,” by Seabury Quinn [Jules de Grandin series]

Jules de Grandin confronts a severed hand that won’t stay buried...

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