Editor’s Picks

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Ben Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends

September 18, 2024• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks

By Todd Robins / If Joseph Conrad and John Le Carre convened in Cornwall to conjure a spy story for the ages, they might not imagine a...

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Michael Harvey’s Brighton

September 4, 2024• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks

By Todd Robins / In Michael Harvey’s vivid and riveting standalone crime novel, the prize-winning, middle-aged newspaper reporter Kevin...

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The Dead Man’s Hand

October 17, 2023• Editor's Picks

Wild Bill, when shot by Jack McCall, was sitting with black aces and eights. The dead man’s hand. But two pair, aces high, is not that...

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An Amusement Park Worker’s Unlikely Quest

September 27, 2023• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks

Dark Ride Lou Berney William Morrow (256p) 9780062663863 ...

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Vautrin Fall 2023 – The Pleasures of Running a Lit Mag

September 15, 2023• Editor's Picks

By Todd Robins / Hey everybody. It’s not like I haven’t wanted to steal an Edwardian jacket from a thrift shop, purple crushed velvet...

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One of Scott Phillips’ Best Books

August 27, 2023• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks

Though The Ice Harvest and The Adjustment are in the argument...

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Hey Oswald, Take the Car Keys

March 1, 2023• Book Reviews, Editor's Picks, Essays, Trending

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The Vautrin Summer 2022 Dossier: What Kind of Mojo Do You Seek?

July 25, 2022• Editor's Picks

This adventure begins with a wasp. It’s sunny and hot. You’re standing in the driveway, trading stories with the neighbor, who’s...

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The Vautrin Winter 2021 Dossier: Available Now, Order it Here, Trip on Contemporary Noir

November 15, 2021• Editor's Picks

Guy walks up to you in the potato chip aisle. Looks like he’s had a rough week. He starts in that he was throwing bread to the ducks...

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Vautrin Winter 2021: Pre-Order Info, the Lowdown on Scenarios, Table of Contents and More

November 11, 2021• Editor's Picks

Kat Sloane could do with a shot of cash. She’s in debt to a nasty shark named Milky Kong, but her posh friends have a rule about...

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