Richmond Fontaine bandleader Willy Vlautin writes songs akin to finely composed short stories set in the diners, bars, casinos, and old hotels of Reno and its environs.

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• George Pelecanos:

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• George Pelecanos:

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• George Pelecanos:

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  My senior year at College Park, University of Maryland, I took an elective class in crime fiction t

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  After college, I spent a decade working the kinds of jobs that I write about - bartender, shoe sale