Black Cat Weekly #203

Here's the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Steve Hickman

NOVELS

The Red Lodge, by Victor Bridges [classic mystery]

A young doctor's attempt to help his mentor leads to mystery, romance—and murder!

The Dryad, by Justin Huntly McCarthy [classic fantasy]

A knight's enchantment, a forest maiden's love, and ancient gods' last stand...

NOVELET

"Things of the Dark," by John S. Glasby

When an ancient evil awakens in the snow, a mountain rescue turns into a nightmare...

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

"By the Numbers," by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

"The Sovereign Individual," by Sierra Bibi

A billionaire's bodyguard faces impossible choices during society's collapse.

"Velda on the Ropes," by Ron Miller [P.I. Velda series]

A rigged fight, a sudden death—and Velda's on the case again.

"The Man in the Blue Blouse," by Hal Meredith [Sexton Blake series]

Blake unravels a cunning murder plot involving a baboon and a bloody sword-cane.

"Mugger Murder," by Richard Deming

A routine self-defense case raises disturbing questions for a detective.

"Helping Hands," by Nicky Nielsen

The Venus de Milo grows arms nightly. No one must ever know!

"Diamonds in the Air," by Tom Easton

An out-of-work accountant uncovers a secret that defies his reality.

"The Epeius Trap," by Marcelle Dubé

What killed everyone aboard the salvage station?

"An Icy Reception" by Bud Pharo

A synthetic engineer faces deadly prejudice at a remote lunar mining facility.