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Submission Guidelines – The Oswald in Mexico City Dossier

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In the 1970s, when investigators for the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)—notably Edwin Lopez, Dan Hardway and Gaeton...

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

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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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Call for Submissions – Vautrin Summer 2022

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Don’t aim. Just shoot. (Jim Carroll even riffed on it in Forced Entries.) Vautrin is open to submissions from April 3, 2022, to May...

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‘Mr Inbetween’: The Best Noir Show You’re (Probably) Not Watching

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By Nick Kolakowski / “The criminal struggling with his conscience” is one of the most enduring clichés in noir films and television...

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

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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

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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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A Semi-Chronicle of Phenomena and Hearsay Surrounding the Winter 2021 Issue of Vautrin

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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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Pelayo’s “Children of Chicago” Offers a Character-Driven Detective Story with a Horror Slant

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By J.B. Stevens / “Chicago is an October sort of city, even in spring.” — Nelson Algren Chicago is a town on the edge of the...

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