This issue, we have novels from J.J. Connington (a Golden Age mystery) and E. Hoffmann Price (a classic Weird Tales fantasy), plus our usual wide variety of short stories. Acquiring Editors Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman have selected tales by Aeryn Rudel and Janice Law, plus we have even more great stories from Dan Leicht, Tom Easton, Larry Tritten, Philip E. High, and E.C. Tubb. Rounding things out is a solve-it-yourself puzzler by Hal Charles.Here’s the complete lineu...

Will this girl be able to help the detective stop the string of murders surrounding Harper's Arms? What makes her so special and necessary for the detective? Abigail Weston is pulled into a gory case alongside the detective that has requested her aid and pulled her from the asylum. Why was she in there in the first place? What skills does she possess that the detective requires?

Banton does his best to keep his mind on his casework and keep his love Mary Ann happy at the same time. His newest case might be his most absurd yet! Will he be able to gather all the clues and solve the case without losing Mary Ann forever?

Charles is back and his latest case has his client getting their moneys worth. He was hired to clear the name of a man who was framed for murder, but the small time dealer that made the hit was working for the Grid. Charles is going to have to climb his way to the top in order to make sure that his client gets out of this alive. But what about Charles? Can he really put a stop to this new threat known as the Grid?

Charles Splints has a reputation for never leaving a case unfinished. He brought an end to the leader of the Grid, but now someone else has taken the role and has put a hit out on the "The Solver". Splints has to fight his way through members of the Grid in order to find where the new leader is hiding. Who is the Grid's newest leader? What will Splints do if he finds him? Will there be any black coffee left this time?

Abigail Bloom's life is thrown into a sweeping romance when a new deputy rolls into the small town of Brooks Landing, but when her ex-husband enters back into her life, she's unsure if she can hold onto her new chance at true love. A break-in in the small town causes Abigail's ex to suspect the new deputy - Can she trust her new love interest or is he using her as an alibi?

Another timid schmuck walks in with a problem. Usually these situations get ignored, "Get lost" I would tell them. But this guy has a wad of cash and rent needs to be paid...

After years in prison for killing two children he was released to face an unforgiving public. He wants to clear his name but must find the long hidden secrets. Detective Walker is searching for another lost little child while trying to stop a serial rapist."Another great story. The children will make you want to hold them and keep them safe." DLF Review

Jeff Resnick—babysitter? It wasn’t a reference that had ever graced his personal résumé, but when he’s entrusted to care for his brother’s most prized possession—his infant daughter—Jeff is tested in ways he could never have anticipated. With his girlfriend Maggie unavailable, Jeff has only one person he can turn to for advice when his tiny niece falls ill on his watch.

Murder…drugs…money…are they all connected? That's what Marshall Jenkins wants to find out as he takes his first case since his wife's death three months ago. But as he investigates, he starts to wonder if Jenny's death was also somehow connected. Find out as Marshall tries to discover the Memphis Connection.

Carol Golden isn't her real name. She doesn't remember her real name or anything that happened before she was found in a Dumpster, naked and unconscious, on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California.After helping her get some initial medical treatment, government at all levels officially declares her a non-person and doesn't want anything more to do with her. She can't work because she doesn't have a Social Security number, which she can't get because she doesn't ...

The trick-or-treaters have gone home and now it's time for the adults to celebrate All Hallows Eve. When Maggie suggests they consult an Ouija board, Jeff Resnick thinks it'll be anything but fun. And when they conjure up a ghost from Jeff's past, the game turns dangerous for the most vulnerable person in his life. (This short story directly follows Dark Waters.)