dark horse
/ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/
noun
1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
"a dark-horse candidate"
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In this issue:
A BROTHERHOOD OF IDIOTS
Arthur Davis
THE ABYSS OF FEAR
Nick Young
AN EVEN GREATER WOMAN
Victoria Male
EASY PREY
Terry Sanville
THAT THING WE KILLED
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
GATE K22
John Stadelman
JUST A LITTLE TASTE
Samantha Lee Curran
JUST ADD WATER
Bill Link
NEW YOU NANCY DREW
Chloé Sehr
DAN THE TRUMPET MAN
Mary Jo Rabe