The first Black Cat Mystery Magazine of 2022 presents 12 original tales by top mystery authors. Included this time are:
- DEAD RECKONING, by Leone Ciporin
- THE MAN FROM TOPEKA, by Robert Lopresti
- VICE COP, by Elizabeth Zelvin
- THE WHITE CALF AND THE WIND, by Mike Adamson
- ANNIE, by Anita Murphy
- SANITY CLAUSE, by Max Devoe Talley
- THE BORSCHT BELT BURGLARY, by Marlin Bressi
- THE FIRST ANNUAL ATCHAFALAYA COYOTE HUNT, by O’Neil De Noux
- A REMOTE CHANCE, by David Rudd
- MINERVA JAMES AND THE HOUNDS OF HADES, by Mark Bruce
- A WALK IN THE PARK, by Lis Angus
- MUDBOUND, by Veronica Leigh
Classic reprint:
- "The Sleeper Caper," by Richard S. Prather
Edited by Michael Bracken