Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #43. If this isnât the best issue we had to date, itâs pretty darn close. Lots of great tales are packed into this oneâincluding not one, but two mystery novels (by Edwin Balmer and Nicholas Carter), three shorter mysteries (including a major new novelet by Robert Lopresti, a great reprint by Victoria Weisfeld, and a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles). On the science fiction side, we have an amazing set of stories by Daniel Marcus, Isaac Asimov, George O. Smith, Murray Leinster, and Robert Silverberg. Itâs hard to get better than that. Oh, waitâwe also have an interview with Robert Varley, courtesy of Darrell Schweitzer. This is another one of his âpaleo-interviews,â going back to 1976, the time when Varley burst onto the scene and became one of this hottest writers in the field.
Hereâs the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
âThe Suicide Club,â by Robert Lopresti [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
A Wee Bit of Dough,â by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
Evidence, by Victoria Weisfeld [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
Ruth of the U.S.A., by Edwin Balmer [novel]
An Uncanny Revenge, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
Non-Fiction:
âSpeaking with John Varleyâ [Interview with Darrell Schweitzer]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
âJesus Christ Superstore,â by Daniel Marcus [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
âLetâs Get Together,â by Isaac Asimov [short story]
âThe Undamned, by George O. Smith [short story]
âPlanet of Sand,â by Murray Leinster [short story]
âThe Guest Rites,â by Robert Silverberg [short story]