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…