Contents:

• Introduction by Maxim Jakubowski · in
• Ai No Corrida [Nick Sharman] by Mark Timlin · ss *
• The Passing of an Aura · Betty Rowlands · ss *
• Changeless Susan by Derek Raymond · ss *
• The Halo of Islam · Cay Van Ash · ss *
• Jason by Paul Dorrell · ss *
• The Therapeutic Alliance by Mark Schorr · ss *
• A Piece of Cake by Russell James · ss *
• New Year’s Eve by Mike Ripley · ss *
• Murder Is Murder [Dan Fortune] by Michael Collins · ss *
• That’s Frank by H. R. F. Keating · ss *
• Death in a Small Town by Larry Beinhart · ss *
• Marked for Death [Insp. John Rebus] by Ian Rankin · nv *
• Redemption by Jessica Palmer · ss *
• Every Mother’s Son by Wayne Allen Sallee · ss *
• The Fat Boy Denise Danks · ss *
• Wild Flowers [Mike Dime] by Barry Fantoni · ss *
• A Sense of Focus by Molly Brown · ss *
• Mother Darkness by Ed Gorman · ss *
• Vintage Corner: Day Keene (1904-1969) · Paul Buck · bg * [Day Keene]
• The Booty and the Beast by Day Keene · ss Private Eye Jul ’53