The ninth issue of Black Cat Mystery features a stellar lineup of new stories (and one classic reprint). Here are—

LAST RITES, by Stacy Woodson

THE JERICHO TRAIN, by John M. Floyd

CORAL COVE, by B. A. Paul

THE ALLEY, by Ann Aptaker

SONNY’S ENCORE, by Michael Bracken

SWITCH AND BAIT, by Cynthia Ward

BECOMING ZERO, by James A. Hearn

THE MURDER OF JONATHAN GREYSTONE, by Barry Fulton

YOU GOTTA BE IN IT!, by Elliott Capon

THE YOU-DON’T-KNOW-THE-HALF-OF-IT-DEARIE BLUES, by Michael Kurland

A FIGHTER BY HIS TRADE, by Graham Powell

Classic reprint:

SMELLING LIKE A ROSE, by Gil Brewer