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The inaugural edition · File 001
The envelope arrives.
Then the story starts lying to you.
Literary crime fiction published in private correspondence, reporter’s notes, photographs, interviews, newspaper clippings, and evidence you hold in your hands.
INK & ALIBIEDITION NO. 001ADULT FICTIONEST. 2026
Ink and Alibi society presents
Stories that refuse to remain on the page.
A clean envelope appears among the bills and catalogues. Inside: a reporter’s investigation. Days later, another arrives—and something has changed.
Follow what doesn’t fit
Read, compare, scan private audio, and decide who is telling the truth.
Wait for the next envelope
Each mailing changes the case—and the relationship between you and the person telling it.
EDITION 001
The reporter series
What They Did to June Mercer
June Mercer disappeared. Her husband went to prison for killing her. Seven years later, a reporter finds a detail the prosecution buried—and begins sending you everything she cannot safely publish.
- Binding8 sealed envelopes
- Reading6–10 hours total
- ArchivePrivate audio & evidence
- PublicationDispatched every 10 days
One complete work. Shipping included in the contiguous U.S. Gift delivery available.
For 4–8 adults
Everybody knows something.
Nobody knows enough.
Case Night gives each person different evidence. Compare stories, challenge assumptions, and find out what happened before the room turns on itself.
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