Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 2, 2018
Crime fiction in general:
- Michael Niemann takes a look at the political leanings of crime fiction.
- Laird Barron takes a look at the connections between horror, crime and noir.
- Lincoln Michel shares nine great con artists from literature.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1987 MIA Hunter men's adventure novel Escape from Nicaragua by Jack Buchanan.
- Tracy Clark shares her love for Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski and other female hardboiled investigators.
- Lance Charnes shares his appreciation for the Four Seasons in Havanna crime tetralogy by Leonardo Padura and the recent film adaptation.
- Alex Segura shares twelve essential Miami crime novels.
- Linda Castillo talks about setting thrillers in Amish Country.
- Sunita of ReaderWriterVille analyses All About Romance's poll of the top 100 romance novels.
Film and TV:
- Garrick Webster shares the best crime movies shown at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
- Crime Reads shares a guide to the best crime TV shows debuting in June.
- Daniel Holloway and Monica Gleberman offer a look at the chaos and animosity behind the scenes of the TV version of Lethal Weapon.
- Peter Foy shares his appreciation for the new crime drama Barry.
- Peter Bradshaw calls My Friend Dahmer a chilling insight into the making of a serial killer.
- Leslie Felperin declares that the Australian thriller Concealed cannot fulfill its ambitions.
- David Ehrlich calls the crime thriller Terminal an awful cross between Alice in Wonderland and Sin City.
- Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1928 silent crime drama Pandora's Box, based on Frank Wedekind's play Lulu, starring Louise Brooks.
- Germain Lussier reports that the makers of Sesame Street are suing the team behind The Happytime Murders.
Comments on the series finale of The Americans:
- Paul Levinson declares that the series finale of The Americans brought to the fore what the series was always about.
- Ben Travers calls the series finale of The Americans satisfying and a standout episode.
- Erik Adams calls the series finale of The Americans tense and affecting.
- Alex McLevy interviews Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, showrunners of The Americans.
Comments on season 4 of The Bridge:
- Sam Wollaston calls season 4 of the Scandinavian crime drama The Bridge ultra-violent and bracing, but still brilliant.
- Jamie Bernthal shares his thoughts on season 4 of The Bridge.
- Graeme Virtue shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Bridge.
- Ben Lawrence wonders whether the finale season of The Bridge also marks the end of the popularity of nordic noir on TV.
Comments on Killing Eve:
- Alex Cranz declares that the crime drama Killing Eve did the sexy serial killer trope right by not focussing on the sexy serial killer.
- Hanh Nguyen talks to the cast and crew of Killing Eve about the season finale and plans for season 2.
- Hanh Nguyen also profiles Sandra Oh, star of Killing Eve.
- Debra Birnbaum interviews Sandra Oh, star of Killing Eve.
- Carina Chocano profiles Jodie Comer, the other star of Killing Eve.
- Denise Petski reports that the ratings of Killing Eve have grow week after week.
Comments on various TV show cancellations and rescues:
- Joe Otterson reports that The Expanse has been saved from cancellation, because Amazon has picked up the season four.
- Sunny Mui takes an in depth look at the cancellation and rescue of The Expanse, the viewing numers and ad revenue.
- Andrew Liptak declares that now is the perfect time to start watching The Expanse.
- Sam Stone reports that according to actor Tom Ellis, there are discussions behind the scenes to save Lucifer as well.
- Frank Pallotta and Brian Stelter report that the revival of the sitcom Roseanne has been cancelled after only three months in spite of good ratings because of star Roseanne Barr's racist Twitter rants (trigger warning for racism and anti-semitism).
- Rebecca Keegan reported that some Emmy voters already raised concerns about Roseanne Barr's racist remarks back in April.
Awards:
- The shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award has been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 Shamus Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2018 Dove Award has been announced.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Charlie Donlea explains how true crime stories inspired his latest novel.
- James Carol shares the genesis of his novel Kiss Me, Kill Me.
- The screenwriters of Avengers: Infinity War, The Empire Strikes Back, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I explain how to write the penultimate film in a series and how to keep viewers coming back for the finale.
- Skylar Ryan-Grant talks about writing from the Yin and how to make art when you have no energy.
- Fonda Lee shares some tips for writing a sequel.
- Brenda Clough talks about writing serialized fiction in today's world.
- Cat Rambo shares some advice for attending a writing workshop.
- Rachel Tsoumbakos reports about the "cocky" trademark uproar.
- Margaret Bates reports about a new illegal way some authors try to get verified reviews on Amazon.
- Isabel Vincent reports that an accountant working for literary agency Donadio & Olson has embezzled 3.5 million US-dollars from the agency's clients.
- Chuck Palahniuk, one of the authors affected, responds to the embezzlement case at Donadio & Olson.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch weighs in on the Donadio & Olson embezzlement scandal.
Interviews:
- The Real Book Spy interviews Ted Bell.
- Victoria Goldman interviews Steve Cavanagh.
- Victoria Goldman also interviews Aimee Coveney.
Reviews:
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The Outsider by Stephen King.
- Sandra Mangan reviews The Outsider by Stephen King.
- Oline H. Cogdill reviews The Way I Die by Derek Haas.
- Mal McEwan reviews The Price You Pay by Aidan Truhen.
- Thomas Pluck reviews Blood Standard by Laird Barron.
- Raven Crime Reads reviews American By Day by Derek B. Miller.
- AustCrime reviews The Maori Detective by D.A. Crossman.
- Garrick Webster reviews Fault Lines by Doug Johnstone.
- Oline H. Cogdill reviews Rip Crew by Sebastian Rotella.
- Debbie Meldrum reviews The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason.
- The Real Book Spy reviews The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason.
- The Real Book Spy reviews Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Can You Hear Me? by Elena Varvello.
- Victoria Goldman reviews Come and Find Me by Sarah Hilary.
- Janet Webb reviews Don't Believe It? by Charlie Donlea.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews How Far She's Come by Holly Brown.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews Yesterday's News by R.G. Belsky.
- Chris Wolak reviews District VIII by Adam LeBor.
- David Cranmer reviews The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell.
- Angie Barry reviews An Onshore Storm by Dewey Lambdin.
- Janet Webb reviews The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware.
- Bookwormex reviews Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Michael Sullivan.
- Catherine Turnbull reviews Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan.
- Joseph Scarpato Jr. reviews Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Cake and Punishment by Maymee Bell and tries a recipe from the book.
Crowdfunding:
Con reports:
- Sandra Ireland reports about the Newcastle Noir crime festival in Newcastle, UK, and shares some photos.
- Sandra Ireland also reports about a reading with music of her new novel Bone Deep in Arbroath, Scotland.
- Bobbi Duras reports about BookExpo America in New York City.
- Cardiff Council reports about the new Crime and Coffee Festival in Cardiff, Wales.
Research:
- Ukrainian security services staged the murder of journalist Arkady Babchenko to uncover an assassination plot.
- Elizabeth Greenwood explains how romances between prisoners and people outside work.
- Elizabeth Greenwood also discusses the evolution of the conjugal visit.
- Briony Wickles takes a look at the grisly spectacle of public executions in 19th century Britain.
- Adrienne Sharp remembers the last days of old Las Vegas in the 1980s.
Free online fiction:
- "Company" by E.A. Aymar in Shotgun Honey.
- "Don't Text and Drive" by Robert Petyo in Flash Bang Mysteries.
- "A Hanging Matter" by Brandon Barrows in Crimson Streets.
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