NOVEL
 
Captains of Souls, by Edgar Wallace
 
   A shadowy figure holds the key to power and peril in a fog-drenched London mystery.
SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY
 
“Death Takes a Dinner Cruise,” by Hal Charles
 
   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!
SHORT STORIES
 
“Dead Gifted,” by Robert Jeschonek [Michael Bracken Presents]
 
   Ava Newton faces danger and deception uncovering the deadly truth behind mysterious gifts.
“The Case of the Kosher Deal,” by Mark Thielman [Barb Goffman Presents]
   A private eye, a potato board, and a killer with a peeler—murder’s on the menu in Boise!
“The Adventure of the Morbid Fascination,” by Mike Adamson [Sherlock Holmes series]
   Holmes faces a deadly mystery of hypnotic skulls and sinister manipulations in London…
“Heavenly Host,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
   A quiet town changes forever after a strange Christmas Eve visitation. Among the strangest—and best—holiday stories we’ve published!
“Somebody Wants You,” by E.C. Tubb
   Desperate to be wanted, Smeldon discovers a surprising demand for his unique “talents” off-world.
“The Martian Hunters,” by Philip E. High
   In a world where Martian relics conceal unimaginable technology, Compton discovers he is no longer fully human.
“Coven of Thirteen,” by John Glasby
   A man confronts wartime visions of a cursed mansion reappearing on Walpurgis Night.
Leaving the Nest, by Tom Easton and Frank Wu
   Two pioneers struggle to build a colony on a hostile world as robots question their purpose.