Esther Friesner & Elizabeth Zelvin 
Black Cat Weekly #17 

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #17—another fun issue, with great mystery and science fiction short stories, classic novels, and more! The lineup this time:

Mysteries / Suspense:

“Smart Cookie, ” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
“Shanks Gets Mugged, ” by Robert Lopresti [short story]
“Thubway Tham Reforms, ” by Johnston Mc Culley [short story]
“The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
The Seal of Gijon, by Nicholas Carter [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“The Hour of Their Need, ” by Amy Wolf [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
“Dragonet, ” by Esther Friesner [Darrell Schweitzer Presents short story]
“Vengeance in Her Bones, ” by Malcolm Jameson [short story]
“Taste Taste, ” by Larry Tritten [short story]
Secret of the Martians, by Paul W. Fairman [novel]