Black Cat Weekly #250

Hard to believe, but we’ve now reached issue 250—and still going strong! To celebrate, we have one of the great classics from the 20th century’s Golden Age of Mystery: Ellery Queen’s second novel, The French Powder Mystery. Needless to say, it’s a fair-play story, with all the clues present. Can you solve the case before Ellery Queen? We also have lots of originals: stories by H.K. Slade (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Steve Liskow, Ron Miller (a new Velda, P.I. story!), Wendy Vidlak, and Steve Horton. We also have reprints from Max Brand and Winston K. Marks. And, of course, no issue is complete without a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

NOVEL

The French Powder Mystery, by Ellery Queen
The second novel featuring the iconic detective!

NOVELET

“Hit and Run,” by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents]
At rush hour, a simple traffic death begins to look far less simple.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Pilfered Pendant,” by Hal Charles
Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“Pictures at an Execution,” by Steve Liskow
A dead pedestrian, a fleeing car, and one detective’s uneasy hunch.

“The Girl Who Loved Classics,” by Ron Miller
A dead girl, a torn note, and a name no one can quite read…

“The Forgotten Lives of Ghosts,” by Wendy Vidlak
A bargain manor comes with one rule: never trust that old mirror!

“Anything Your Heart Desires, Mr. McAdams,” by Steve Horton
What would an aging artist trade for one last dream assignment?

“Coffin for Two,” by Winston K. Marks
Love, jealousy, and rubber bodies collide in a strange new America.