This issue brights quite a selection of mysteries and crime stories-8, in fact. (Though two are doing double-duty as science fiction.) Michael Bracken has selected a story by our acquiring editor Cynthia Ward for this issue-"e;Roadsong,"e; which (along with Eando Binder's tale) is also science fiction. Barb Goffman has picked a winner by John Shepphird this issue. Plus we have classics by Stephen Wasylyk, James Holding, Dorothy B. Hughes, and Nicholas Carter. And what issue would be complete without a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles?On the science fiction side, Cynthia Ward has picked "e;Memorabilia,"e; a post holocaust story, by Holly Wade Matter, plus we have a classic fantasy by Lester del Rey (from Unknown), and a classic science fiction story by Jerry Sohl (from Infinity). Here's the complete lineup:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure"e;Alligators Don't Ask for Payment,"e; by Stephen Wasylyk [short story]"e;Shima Maru,"e; by James Holding [short story]"e;A Ring of Truth,"e; by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]"e;Of Dogs & Deceit,"e; by John Shepphird [short story]The Bamboo Blonde, by Dorothy B. Hughes [novel]Following a Chance Clue, by Nicholas Carter [novel]"e;The Sign of the Scarlet Cross,"e; by Eando Binder [short story]"e;Roadsong,"e; by Cynthia Ward [short story]Science Fiction & Fantasy"e;The Sign of the Scarlet Cross,"e; by Eando Binder [short story]"e;Roadsong,"e; by Cynthia Ward [short story]"e;Memorabilia,"e; by Holly Wade Matter [short story]"e;Death in Transit,"e; by Jerry Sohl [short story]"e;Anything,"e; by Lester del Rey [short story]
This issue brights quite a selection of mysteries and crime stories-8, in fact. (Though two are doing double-duty as science fiction.) Michael Bracken has selected a story by our acquiring editor Cynthia Ward for this issue-"Roadsong," which (along with Eando Binder's tale) is also science fiction. Barb Goffman has picked a winner by John Shepphird this issue. Plus we have classics by Stephen Wasylyk, James Holding, Dorothy B. Hughes, and Nicholas Carter. And what issue would be complete without a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles?
On the science fiction side, Cynthia Ward has picked "Memorabilia," a post holocaust story, by Holly Wade Matter, plus we have a classic fantasy by Lester del Rey (from Unknown), and a classic science fiction story by Jerry Sohl (from Infinity). Here's the complete lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure
"Alligators Don't Ask for Payment," by Stephen Wasylyk [short story]
"Shima Maru," by James Holding [short story]
"A Ring of Truth," by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
"Of Dogs & Deceit," by John Shepphird [short story]
The Bamboo Blonde, by Dorothy B. Hughes [novel]
Following a Chance Clue, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
"The Sign of the Scarlet Cross," by Eando Binder [short story]
"Roadsong," by Cynthia Ward [short story]
Science Fiction & Fantasy
"The Sign of the Scarlet Cross," by Eando Binder [short story]
"Roadsong," by Cynthia Ward [short story]
"Memorabilia," by Holly Wade Matter [short story]
"Death in Transit," by Jerry Sohl [short story]
"Anything," by Lester del Rey [short story]
