Black Cat Weekly #151

This issue, we have five mystery stories, three of which are originals—tales by Tracy Falenwolfe (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Veronica Leigh, and Teel James Glenn—these last two names should be familiar to regular readers from previous issues. We also have a great modern tale by Jonathan Santlofer (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and a classic pulp crime story set in the dark world of Las Vegas casinos by Bryce Walton. Plus, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.

On the science fiction end, the Lancelot Biggs space opera series from Nelson Bond continues with “F-O-B Venus.” F-O-B was a more common term in early to mid 20th century. It stands for “Free on Board”—a term used in international shipping to indicate that the seller delivers the goods to a ship at a specified port, and the buyer assumes responsibility once the goods are on board and is responsible for shipping costs, insurance, and other expenses related to transporting the goods to their final destination. Rounding things out are a pair of pulp action-adventure from Edmond Hamilton, then Lester del Rey’s classic tale of an atomic power plant heading toward meltdown. Great stuff!

CONTENTS:
Mysteries / Suspense
• “Jamming at Jollies,” short story by Tracy Falenwolfe
• “The Case of the Carried-off Coins,” solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles
• “Lola,” short story by Jonathan Santlofer
• “Divine Discontent,” short story by Veronica Leigh
• “White Face, Blood Red,” short story by Teel James Glenn
• “Murderers Three,” short story by Bryce Walton
Science Fiction & Fantasy
• “F-O-B Venus,” short story by Nelson S. Bond
• Outside the Universe, novel by Edmond Hamilton
• Nerves, novel by Lester del Rey