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Ben Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends

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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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An Amusement Park Worker’s Unlikely Quest

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

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A Tale of Two Travelers

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Mouth to Mouth Antoine Wilson Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster January 2022 ...

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One of Scott Phillips’ Best Books

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

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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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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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Lucullus, the Bankers, and What to do with Time Itself

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By Elgin Tolliver / That the study of ancient Greece and Rome is among my obsessions prompted a friend of mine to question the relevance of...

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