Black Cat Weekly #119

This issue, we have a triple-play of original mysteries, with new works by John M. Floyd, Alan Orloff, and Pam Barnsley, plus a winter-themed solve-it-yourself puzzler, and something special: the first English-language appearance of a Raffles story by Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull. (See my introduction before the story.) We have more of their Lord Lister-Alias Raffles series coming up soon.On the science fiction side, we have Anna Tambour s Murder at the Tip, featuring a wedding and a murder in a Gothic future; a Christmas story by John Stilletto; plus classics by Philip Jose Farmer and James H. Schmitz. Rounding things out is the fourth part of Francis Jarman s serial novel, The Eagle s Wing.Here s the complete lineup:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: R.I.P., Van Winkler, by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story] The Winter Festival Thief, Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] A Great Miracle Happened There, by Alan Orloff [Barb Goffman Presents short story] Trouble at the Cannabis Dispensary, Pam Barnsley [short story]The Great Unknown, Theo von Blankensee and Kurt Matull [Lord Lister, Alias Raffles #1] Murder at the Tip, by Anna Tambour [short story]Science Fiction & Fantasy: Murder at the Tip, by Anna Tambour [short story] Fairyland Planet, by John Silletto [novelet] How Deep the Grooves, by Philip Jose Farmer [short story] Rogue Psi, by James H. Schmitz [short story]The Eagle s Wing, by Francis Jarman [serial novel, Part 4 of 4]