This issue, we have 7 original stories (which I believe is our most ever), starting with a science fiction/mystery mashup from H.K. Slade (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), as well as Viviana De Cecco, Kate Bergquist, Maureen Bowden, Ed Teja, and John Gregory Betancourt (me!). Our solve-it-yourself mystery is an original, too.

For our reprints, Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has a great modern mystery from William Ade, and a pair of mystery classics by Jeffery Farnol and Sinclair Gluck round things out. Good stuff.

Here’s this issue’s lineup—

COVER ART: Steve Hickman

NOVEL

The House of the Missing, by Sinclair Gluck

A man risks everything to find his vanished sister.

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“The Julep Cup Caper,” by Hal Charles

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

SHORT STORIES

“The Gateway Legacy,” by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

A cult threat draws out a secretive paranormal team.

“Mary Maria,” by William Ade [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

A PI’s case takes a turn when a runaway isn’t who she seems.

“Murder on the Normandie,” by Viviana De Cecco

A transatlantic voyage turns deadly mid-crossing.

“The Rook,” by Jeffery Farnol

Can a game of chess seal a man’s fate?

“The Haze,” by Kate Bergquist

A desperate escape leads to a chilling discovery.

“The Hind in the Green,” by Maureen Bowden

A woman meets a mysterious creature in the forest.

“The Smell of Goats,” by Ed Teja

Two spacers face a corporate decision with human cost.

“The Raven Stone,” by John Gregory Betancourt

A father and son outing to the Raven Stone leads to family flight…

Kate Bergquist

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