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I won this issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine and enjoyed reading it. I tend to skip around when I read magazines, and I don't finish every story. That said, I'd like to read the next issue when it comes out. None of the stories have graphic violence, which I was glad about.
As promised in the note from the editors at the beginning, this magazine includes different kinds of mysteries. "Fairy Tales" by Art Taylor was my favorite. The protagonist and the neighborhood where the story is set seemed so real. I also liked "A Pie to Die For" by Meg Opperman and "Flight to the Flirty Flamingo" by Kaye George.
I wish that this magazine had sections, maybe Humor, Classic Reprints, etc., or something along those lines. The editors did group some similar stories so that they come one after the other, but I personally would like more help in identifying the subgenre of each story so that I have a better idea of what to expect when I start reading. Two stories are classic reprints from the 1960's "The Italian Tile Mystery" by James Holdingand and "Beside a Flowering Wall" by Fletcher Flora. I didn't like that style of story, and found myself skimming to the end. I'm mentioning the author names in case fans of those authors read this review.
As promised in the note from the editors at the beginning, this magazine includes different kinds of mysteries. "Fairy Tales" by Art Taylor was my favorite. The protagonist and the neighborhood where the story is set seemed so real. I also liked "A Pie to Die For" by Meg Opperman and "Flight to the Flirty Flamingo" by Kaye George.
I wish that this magazine had sections, maybe Humor, Classic Reprints, etc., or something along those lines. The editors did group some similar stories so that they come one after the other, but I personally would like more help in identifying the subgenre of each story so that I have a better idea of what to expect when I start reading. Two stories are classic reprints from the 1960's "The Italian Tile Mystery" by James Holdingand and "Beside a Flowering Wall" by Fletcher Flora. I didn't like that style of story, and found myself skimming to the end. I'm mentioning the author names in case fans of those authors read this review.
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