Black Cat Weekly #197

Black Cat Weekly #197

Title: Black Cat Weekly #197
Author: Veronica Leigh, John Leahy, Tom Larsen, Simon Kewin, Paula Messina, Michael Haynes, Hal Charles, James H. Schmitz, Ray Cummings & Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett
Release: 2025-06-08
Kind: ebook
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Stories, Books, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Mystery Short Stories, Fantasy, Fantasy Short Stories
Size: 1909352
This issue, we have our usual eclectic mix. Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken has a new Ecuadoran story by Tom Larsen. We have more original shorts by Michael Haynes, Paula Messina, Simon Kewin, John Leahy, and Veronica Leigh. And classics by Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett (who originally wrote as “Mrs. George Corbett”), Ray Cummings, and James H. Schmitz. And there’s a brand new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles, too.

Feel free to read every word, or you can pick and choose. It’s up to you. There’s no right or wrong way to read Black Cat Weekly. One thing I can guarantee: you’ll find something here that’s to your taste.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

NOVELS

The Adventures of Dora Bell, Detective, by Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett

A lady detective solves cases police dare not touch…

The Sea Girl, by Ray Cummings

An underwater world holds a civilization that threatens humanity!

NOVELLA

“The Beacon to Elsewhere,” by James H. Schmitz

A hijacked shipment of alien material opens doors best left closed…

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“A Roll of the Dice,” by Hal Charles

Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“The Lost Innocence of Ernesto Guillén,” by Tom Larsen [Michael Bracken Presents short story, Ernesto Guillén series]

Some crimes demand justice beyond the law’s reach.

“Prank Frank,” by Michael Haynes

A harmless prank escalates into something darker…

“The Little Girl,” by Paula Messina

A house full of ghosts hides a family secret…

“The Destruction of Gianthome,” by Simon Kewin

When the giants vanish, who’s left to guard ancient secrets?

“After the Dulling,” by John Leahy

When the sun begins to dim, where can you run for safety?

“Two Against Time,” by Veronica Leigh

Some encounters transcend time itself. But why?

More Books from Veronica Leigh, John Leahy, Tom Larsen, Simon Kewin, Paula Messina, Michael Haynes, Hal Charles, James H. Schmitz, Ray Cummings & Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett

Veronica Leigh
Veronica Leigh
Veronica Campbell, Darrell Z. Grizzle, LN Hunter, Bob Johnston, A.R.R. Ash, Caitlin Barbera, Karen Ovér, Tabitha Lord, Veronica Leigh, A.M. Symes, Kay Hanifen, Flora McGowan, M.R. DeLuca, Karen McCullough & Kevin A. Davis
Arthur Conan Doyle, Veronica Leigh, John M. Floyd, Gary Blackwood, Ellen Wight, Marlin Bressi, Ellen Denton, John H. Dromey & Hal Charles
Shannon Frances Smith, Henry McFarland, Helen De Cruz, Matias Travieso-Diaz, Remi Martin, Jann Everard & Veronica Leigh
Rowan Prose Publishing, Katie O'Connor, Kelly Moran, Annie R McEwen, Isaac Sher, Julie Castle, Mandy Eve-Barnett, Maribelle McCrea, Maxine Douglas, Sharon Hart Addy, Veronica Leigh & Victor Kreuiter
Veronica Leigh
Veronica Leigh, Cathi Stoler, Warren Moore, Phyllis Ann Karr, Hal Charles, Murray Leinster, Randall Garrett, George O Smith & Wallace West
Larry Kite, Jesse Rowell, Ava Eckert, Kyle Short, Craig Hartglass, Veronica Leigh & A.M. Todd
Ellery Queen, Ron Miller, Shannon Taft, Veronica Leigh, Phil Giunta, Hal Charles, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Lin Carter, Zary Fekete & Robert F. Young
Veronica Leigh, Hal Charles, Anna Scotti, Richard A. McMahan, Philip José Farmer, John Glasby, Donald A. Wollheim, Henry Slesar, Frank Belknap Long & J.S. Fletcher
Hunter Liguore, Veronica Leigh, A.M. Todd, Henry McFarland, Tyler W. Kurt & Vera Burris
Veronica Leigh, Tracy Falenwolfe, Jonathan Santlofer, Teel James Glenn, Hal Charles, Lester del Rey, Bryce Walton, Edmond Hamilton & Nelson S. Bond
Norman Spinrad, Simon Wood, Veronica Leigh, Phyllis Ann Karr, David Goodis, Jack Ritchie, Richard McKenna, Richard R. Smith & Robert Ernest Gilbert
Robert Jeschonek, Shannon Taft, Veronica Leigh, Dorothy B. Hughes, Hal Charles, Donald A. Wollheim, Oscar J. Friend, H.B. Fyfe, EA Grosser & Calin Harold
Veronica Leigh
Veronica Leigh, John Leahy, Tom Larsen, Simon Kewin, Paula Messina, Michael Haynes, Hal Charles, James H. Schmitz, Ray Cummings & Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett
Veronica Leigh, Aeryn Rudel, Vinnie Hansen, Robert Silverberg, Randall Garrett, Lester del Rey, Frank Kane, Hal Charles, Seabury Quinn & Gore Vidal
Mark Beard, N.M. Cedeño, Tracy Falenwolfe, A.R.R. Ash, Kevin A. Davis, Cassondra Windwalker, Kay Hanifen, Mary Sophie Filicetti, Tiffany Seitz, Veronica Leigh, Michelle Kaseler, LN Hunter, Robert Richter & J.F. Benedetto