“A Pretty Slick Guy” is copyright © 2023 by O’Neil De Noux and appears here for the first time.
“The Case of the Murdered Manager” is copyright © 2022 by Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
“On the Road with Mary Jo” is copyright © 2019 by John M. Floyd. Originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine“The Man with the Goat Skin,” by Maurice Leblanc, originally appeared in French in 1912. English translation copyright © 2023 by John Betancourt.
The Clue of the New Pin, by Edgar Wallace, originally appeared in 1923.
The Clue of the New Pin“Demon Driver” is copyright © 2015 by Adrian Cole. Originally published in Demonology. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Demonology“The Deadly Thinkers,” by Wm. Gray Beyer, was originally published in Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1951.
Science Fiction Quarterly“And There Was Light,” by Lester del Rey, originally appeared in Future, 1951. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.
FutureSekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer (part 4) is copyright © 2004 by Darrell Schweitzer. It contains: From Out of the Crocodile’s Mouth first appeared in Weird Tales #325, Fall 2001. Copyright 2001 by Terminus Publishing Co. Dreams of the Stone King’s Daughter first appeared in Weird Tales #330, Winter 2002-2003. Copyright 2002 by Terminus Publishing Co. Lord Abernaeven’s Tale, #334, January-February 2004. Copyright 2004 by Terminus Publishing Co.
Sekenre: The Book of the SorcererFrom Out of the Crocodile’s MouthWeird TalesDreams of the Stone King’s DaughterWeird TalesLord Abernaeven’s Tale,Destiny Times Three, by Fritz Leiber, was originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, March, April 1945.
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