Black Cat Weekly #112

This issue features a pair of original tales: a mystery from Kaye George (thanks to acquiring editor Michael Bracken) and a fantasy from Adrian Cole (written especially for this Halloween issue).On the mystery front, we have a pair of great modern tales by William Dylan Powell (thanks to acquiring editor Barb Goffman) and James Holding, plus a classic novel by British master A.E.W. Mason, who is best known for his tale of courage and cowardice in wartime,The Four Feathers. Notably, Mason created Inspector Hanaud, a French detective who was an early template for Agatha Christie's famous Hercule Poirot. We even have a special Halloween solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles!On the fantastic side of things, we have a seasonally-appropriate SF tale by Norman Spinrad, plus Golden Age reprints from Algis Budrys, Cordwainer Smith, and David Mason. Mason is one of my favorite sword & sorcery authors for his novelsKavin's WorldandThe Return of Kavin. Had Mason not died tragically young in a boating accident, I have no doubt he would have become a major novelist in the field. After reading all of his books one after the other, I suspect he was creating a vast common universe for his fantasyandscience fiction stories. Check them out if you get a chance. They are in print from Wildside Press.Here's the complete lineup:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:"e;The Voices I Will Never Hear Again,"e; by Kaye George [Michael Bracken Presents short story]"e;Signs of Halloween,"e; by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]"e;The Darkness and the Light,"e; by William Dylan Powell [Barb Goffman Presents short story]"e;The Only One of Its Kind,"e; by James Holding [short story]No Other Tiger, by A.E.W. Mason [novel]Science Fiction & Fantasy:"e;The Falling Leaves"e; by Adrian Cole [short story]"e;The Fat Vampire"e;by Norman Spinrad [short story]"e;Mark Elf,"e; by Cordwainer Smith [short story]"e;The Long Question,"e; by David Mason [short story]"e;The Burning World,"e; by Algis Budrys [novelet]