Dashiell Hammett

Brian Stanley

Boris Dralyuk

Michael Bracken

Isaac Babel

William Burton McCormick

Frederick C. Davis

Jane Jakeman

Carroll John Daly

Frederick Nebel

Brian Townsley

Hannah Honeybun

Katrina Younes

Frank Megna

Jonathan Sheppard

Jim Doherty

D.L. Champion

T.T. Flynn

Arthur Rodman Bowker

Norman Saunders

Black Mask, the greatest American detective magazine of all time, is back with another issue. This time around, it includes nine new stories in the Black Mask vein by Brian Townsley, Jane Jakeman, Brian Stanley, Hannah Honeybun, William Burton McCormick, Frank Megna, Jonathan Sheppard, Michael Bracken, Jim Doherty, as well as a new article on Raymond Chandler’s The Little Sister by Katrina Younes. In addition, Boris Dralyuk has kindly supplied his translation of Isaac Babel’s “Lyubka the Cossack” and arranged for its reprinting here. And, as with previous issues, Black Mask collects some of the best hard-boiled detective fiction from the Popular Publications vaults, as written by some of the genre’s best: Dashiell Hammett, D.L. Champion, Carroll John Daly, Frederick Nebel, T.T. Flynn, and Frederick C. Davis.

Black Mask 2019 Yearbook

Lilies in Her Garden Grew

A murder mystery colored by both love and greed . In the midst of a heavy snowstorm, Barney Chance encounters his old friend Guy Farrish, who gives him a small package to be delivered to Guy's former fiancée. When Barney finds Guy murdered, he begins to doubt everything he knew about his friend. But before Barney can even call the authorities, a peculiar police captain shows up on the scene to investigate. With the contents of the package still a mystery, Barney finds himself delving deep into his late friend's life, and uncovering family secrets he had never suspected. With an ever-growing group of suspects, Barney realizes that any number of people could have wanted Guy dead. What unfolds is the story of a man trying to leave a tarnished past behind him, and the killer willing to go to murderous lengths for an inheritance.

A Smashing Detective Story

Where There's a Will There's a Slay

Michael Stanley

Lissa Marie Redmond

John Shepphird

Brian Silverman

Rick Ollerman

Arthur Klepchukov

J. Kingston Pierce

Robb T. White

Issue four closes our exciting first year with the very talented debut of Arthur Klepchukov. His intelligent “A Damn Fine Town” is followed by film director and writer John Shepphird and a prequel to his award-nominated “Shill” trilogy, a bit of a teaser for those of you who may not have discovered Jane Innes…yet. Brian Silverman is up next with a story set on his fictional Caribbean island of St. Pierre featuring his characters, Leonard and Tubby. The featured story this issue is of the most excellent Inspector Kubu by the writing team of Michael Stanley. If “Shoot to Kill” is your first Kubu tale, believe me, he’s only better when he’s in a novel. Our featured historical story is by the very prolific, very good Frederick C. Davis, who became one of Harry Whittington’s “St. Pete Boys,” the group of writers like Gil Brewer, Day Keene, and occasionally John D. MacDonald, that met on Sunday afternoons at Harry’s house. Davis’s story is the first Secrets, Inc. installment, “Blood on the Block.” We close out the issue with an offbeat heist story by Robb T. White called “Inside Man,” and a short piece by the always terrific Lissa Marie Redmond, who first appeared in issue two, called “We Don’t Talk About Lester Anymore.” There’s a good reason for that.

Down & Out: The Magazine Volume 1 Issue 4

For the first time in one collection, all five of Ravenwood's adventures have been collected in one volume, as written by one of the greats of the pulp era, Frederick C. Davis. Also features an all-new introduction by Will Murray.

The Complete Series

Ravenwood

Frederick C. Davis

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