A new issue of The Outpost finds us with a particularly strong and diverse selection of stories for your enjoyment. Returning with another story each are Pat Johnson and Kate Smith and they've been joined by John Millett, Tony Black, Peter Lingard, Caroline Slade, Margaret Dakin and Jeff Lancaster.

We've got one or two stories among this lot that sound distinctively Australian but the dilemmas, twists and dirty dealings will all have a slight ring of familiarity about them...right up until the last few paragraphs.

Hold onto your hats, too, with some borderline mystical dealings, a psychosis that is almost a little too disturbing and a smooth recollection into an almost forgotten crime.