Crime Fiction Links of the Week for January 12, 2019

It's time again for Crime Fiction Links of the Week, our weekly round-up of interesting links about crime fiction from around the web, this week with yet more best of 2018 lists, series 5 of Luther, season 3 of True Detective, season 5 of Gotham, season 2 of The Punisher, Glass, Surviving R. Kelly and much more.

Crime fiction in general: 

• Ayo Onatade shares a list of crime novels she is looking forward to in 2019.
• Malka Older explains why she loves mysteries and police procedurals.
• Gytha Lodge talks about the casual sociopathy of the traditional mystery. 
• David Corbett hosts a roundtable in which writers of colour talk about diversity in the mystery, thriller and crime genres. 
• Mackenzie Dawson reports about the establishment of the new imprint Agora Books which focusses on diverse crime fiction.
• Jessica Barry explains that women read thrillers, because there is no way of avoiding the danger in their everyday lives anyway. 
• Laura Sims lists five fully immersive novels of psychological suspense.
• Margot Kinberg talks about example of folie à deux in crime fiction. 
• Emma Rous shares eight crime novels about twins.
• Paul French talks about the crime fiction of Taiwan. 
• Alan Glynn tackles the complex and occasionally bizarre portrayal of Richard Nixon in crime fiction. 
• Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that nely elected US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to her critics with a quote from Watchmen, endearing her even further to her fans. 
• Paul Bishop sheds some light on the identity and background of John Whitlash, a 1960s and 1970s author of men's adventure fiction and action thrillers.
• John Scalzi weighs in on the death of the author.
• John Scalzi points out that author earnings aren't all that great today either and have never been, in fact.   
• J. Kingston Pierce shares his appreciation for Dell's Murder Ink/Scene of the Crime line of paperbacks.
• Crime Reads shares twenty covers of Dashiell Hammett's Red Harvest from around the world. 
• Janet Rudolph remembers Brian Garfield.

Best of 2018: 

• Ali Karim shares his favourite crime novels of 2018.
• Ben Boulden shares his favourite crime novels of 2018.
• Scott Montgomery shares his top ten crime novels of 2018.
• Rob Kitchin shares his ten favourite crime novels of 2018.
• Unlawful Acts share their favourite crime books of 2018.
• Dana King shares her favourite crime novels of 2018.
• Paradise Mysteries share their favourite mysteries and crime novels of 2018.
• Stop, You're Killing Me share their favourite debut crime novels of 2018.
• Ben Boulden shares his favourite crime fiction short stories of 2018.
  

Film and TV:

• Crime Reads shares the most anticipated TV crime dramas of 2019. 
• Peter Bart predicts that gangster movies will be making a comeback in 2019.
• Héctor Tobar laments that Hispanics are mostly seen as members of drug cartels or their victims in US movies and TV shows. 
• Wendy Ide calls Holmes & Watson the nadir of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. 
• Katie Rife calls Rust Creek a slow-burn survival thriller that defies expectations.
• Alexandra August calls Escape Room a surprisingly enjoyable thriller. 
• Paul Levinson calls Narcos: Mexico a riveting prequel. 
• Lucy Mangan calls Manhunt a sober and responsible crime drama.
• Lance Charnes shares his thoughts on the British thriller series Bodyguard.
• Garrick Webster shares his thoughts on the French crime drama The Crimson Rivers.
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Counterpart. 
• Tim Dowling shares his thoughts on the true crime documentary The Babes in the Woods Murders. 
• Mike Fleming Jr. remembers the mafia series The Sopranos on its twentieth anniversary.
• Seth Abramovitch profiles Samuel L. Jackson. 
• Rebecca Nicholson interviews Fionn Whitehead, the star of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. 
• Dwayne McEwan and Justin Harp report about the exit of actor Danny-John Jules, last remaining member of the original cast, from the Caribbean crime drama Death in Paradise.
• Nellie Andreeva reports that Kim Delaney and Bill Brochtrup will repeat their roles from the original series in the planned NYPD Blue reboot.
• Actor William Morgan Sheppard, who appeared in Star Trek, Doctor Who and NCIS among many other things, has died aged 86.
  

Comments on series 5 of Luther: 

• Chris Edwards talks about some shocking deaths in the finale of series 5 of Luther.
• Abby Robinson lists nine Luther characters who might reappear in the series someday.
• A cleverly edited BBC promo clip has Sam Warner salivating for a Luther/Killing Eve crossover. 
• Sam Warner reports that the series 5 finale of Luther was a ratings hit for the BBC.
  

Comments about season 3 of True Detective:

• Erik Adams praises Mahershala Ali's performance in the season 3 premiere of True Detective, but declares that the show cannot escape its mixed past. 
• Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eakin interviews Mahershala Ali, star of season 3 of True Detective.
• Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eakin interview Stephen Dorff, the other star of season 3 of True Detective.
• Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eakin interview Carmen Ejogo, the main female star of season 3 of True Detective.
  

Comments on season 5 of Gotham:

• Kyle Fowle shares his thoughts on the season 5 premiere of Gotham. 
• Farid Ul-Haq shares his thoughts on the season 5 premiere of Gotham. 
• Jess Lee reports that Gotham kills off a longterm series regular in the season 5 premiere (spoilers). 
• Mike Fugere hopes that we'll see Bruce Wayne in the full Batman costume in season 5 of Gotham.

Comments on season 2 of The Punisher: 

• Alex McLevy declares that even The Punisher cannot escape the season 2 curse of the Marvel Netflix shows.
• Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that season 2 of The Punisher tries to turn Frank Castle into a superhero.
  

Comments on Glass:

• Sam Adams declares that the Unbreakable sequel Glass should have been great, but - twist - it's not.
• Germain Lussier calls Glass a frustrating and unsatisfying conclusion to Unbreakable.  
• Karen Han calls Glass a thrilling yet frustrating end to the Unbreakable trilogy. 
• Chris Evangelista calls Glass depressing and disappointing. 
• Owen Gleiberman calls Glass a film that's watchable and nonetheless a disappointment, because the film landscape has changed since Unbreakable came out in 2000. 
• Michael Rougeau declares that while Unbreakable was ahead of its time, Glass is behind the time.
• David Ehrlich calls Glass the greatest disappointment of M. Night Shyamalan's career. 
• Angie Han declares that Glass tries and fails to shatter the comic book movie formula.
• Chris Nashawaty calls Glass half empty. 
• A.A. Dowd, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and Jesse Hassenger declare that Glass should nonetheless do well, since January offers a bad crop of new movies. 

Comments about Surviving R. Kelly:

• Angelica Jade Bastien calls the true crime documentary Surviving R. Kelly necessary, but believes it asks the wrong questions.
• Bethy Squires reports that only two musicians agreed to be interviewed for Surviving R. Kelly.
• Lanre Bakare talks about Surviving R. Kelly and the unstoppable power of true crime documentaries. 
• Randall Coburn reports that R. Kelly's estranged daughter has said that she has always known that her father is a monster in the wake of Surviving R. Kelly.
• Denise Petski reports that Surviving R. Kelly is getting solid ratings.
  

Awards:

• Stuart Turton has won the Costa First Novel Award for The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
• L.J. Ross had launched the Lindisfarne Prize for crime fiction set in the North East of England.
  
• The winners of the 2019 Golden Globes have been announced with some love for crime dramas.
• Stuart Heritage complains about the low quality of this year's Golden Globe winners.
• The nominees for the 2019 BAFTA film awards have been announced

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Charlie Jane Anders explains why you should play to your weaknesses as an author. 
• Joseph Malik explains why writing craft is important. 
• J.K. Rowling shares her writing advice. 
• Charlotte Philby has asked Val McDermid, Sophie Hannah and Stella Duffy how to become a bestselling crime writer.
• Rod Duncan talks about the mirror world of the dyslexic novelist.
• Jessica Barry talks about writing and researching survival fiction.
  
• Written Word Media shares the top ten publishing industry trends for 2019. 
• Cat Rambo shares five ways writers can increase the discoverability of their blog.
• Wendy Van Camp shares some tips for using Twitter as your author platform. 
• Marylee MacDonald offers a Goodreads primer.
• The Puppet Show shares some tips for how to start a virtual book club.
• Sandra Seamans takes a look at which crime short fiction markets died in 2018 and which have newly opened.
  

Interviews:

• The Real Book Spy interviews James Lee Burke. 
• Paul Goat Allan interviews Harlan Coben.
• Mindy Todd interviews Louise Penny. 
• The Real Book Spy interviews Brad Taylor.
• Vick Mickunas interviews Nicolás Obregon.
• Jim Harrington interviews Eric Lindbom.
  
• Dana Forsythe interviews Gerry Conway. 
  

Reviews:

• Ardi Alspach reviews The Last of the Stanfields by Marc Levy.
• Larry Clow reviews The Widows by Jess Montgomery.
• The Real Book Spy reviews The Next to Die by Sophie Hannah. 
• The Real Book Spy reviews The Suspect by Fiona Barton.
• The Real Book Spy reviews Never Tell by Lisa Gardner.  
• For Winter Nights reviews The Last Lie by Alex Lake.
• Beth Kanell reviews The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler.
• Sandra Mangan reviews Forger's Revenge by Leah Devlin
• Seattle Book Mama reviews The Burglar by Thomas Perry.
• Dan Malmon reviews All the Way Down by Eric Beetner. 
• BOLO Books reviews The Wrong Boy by Cathy Ace. 
• Martin Edwards reviews The Boy Who Lived With the Dead by Kate Ellis. 
• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books review Desperate Girls by Laura Griffin. 
• John Valeri reviews An Anoynmous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.
• Jeremy Megraw reviews The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo, translated by Charlotte Barslund.
• BOLO Books reviews The Au Pair by Emma Rous.
• Suzy Michael reviews Looker by Laura Sims.
• Colman Keane reviews 101 by Tom Pitts. 
• Sarah McDuling reviews The Rip by Mark Brandi. 
• Lesa's Book Critiques reviews Scrublands by Chris Hammer.
  
• The Real Book Spy reviews The Black Ascot by Charles Todd. 
• Rhapsody in Books reviews The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
• Kirkus reviews The Hangman's Secret by Laura Joh Rowland.
• Sarah Wendell reviews Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson.
• Sarah Wendell reviews Murder on St. Mark's Place by Victoria Thompson.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs and tries a recipe from the book.
• Anthony Cummins reviews For the Good Times by David Keenan.
• Dave Richards reviews The Coming Storm by Mark Alpert. 
• Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The Coming Storm by Mark Alpert. 
• Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The Isle by John C. Foster. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Ninth Step Station by Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Jacqueline Koyanagi and Curtis C. Chen. 

Classics reviews:

• Mark Yon revisits William Hope Hodgson's 1913 supernatural detective collection Carnacki the Ghost Finder. 
• Paperback Warrior revisits Trail to Peach Meadow Canyon, a 1949 Wild West gangster novel by Louis L'Amour. 
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1955 crime novel After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson.
• Adam Wagner revisits Raymond Chandler's classic hardboiled crime novel The Long Goodbye, which won the Edgar Award in 1955. 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1956 crime novel The Man Who Didn't Fly by Margot Bennett.
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1961 serial killer story Killer on the Tunrpike by William P. McGivern. 
• His Futile Preoccupations reviews the 1964 suspense novel The Belting Inheritance by Julian Symons.
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1965 war novel Such Are the Valiant by John C. Andrews.
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1974 novel The $3-Million Turn-Over, first in The Pro series of sports crime novels by Richard Curtis.
• Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1983 historical mystery True Detective by Max Allan Collins.
• Martin Edwards revisits John Wainwright's 1984 police procedural Cul-de-Sac.
• Joe Kenney revisits Born to Kill, a 1984 novel in the Justin Perry: The Assassin men's adventure series by John D. Revere a.k.a. Hal Bennett.
  

Con and event reports:

• The Puppet Show shares the ultimate guide to crime writing festivals in 2019.
• Larry Wong visits Blue Lamp Books, a mystery and crime fiction bookstore in Edmonton, Alberta.
  

Research:

• Joseph Goldstein reports that even though showing witnesses mug shots frequently leads to misidentifications, wrongful arrests and convictions, NYPD detectives continue using this method. 
• Jacey Fortin reports about the so-called Groveland Four, four young black men accused of raping a white woman in 1949, who have been pardoned after seventy years.
• Jake Halpern profiles Vjeran Tomic, a French cat burglar known as "Spider-Man".
• Rob Hart offers a tour of New York City bars and restaurants that became famous crime scenes.
• Jules Montague reports that a rare auto-immune condition may have caused the symptoms that launched the Salem witch trials.
• Jack Hitt reports that the alleged sonic attacks on US embassy personnel in Cuba are likely a case of conversion disorder or mass hysteria.
• Mark Alpert talks about scientific advances that scare him.
  

Free online fiction:

• "Local Knowledge" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. 
• "Fast Freddy and the West Texas Wives" by Mick Rose in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "The Bench" by Paul Matts in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "Mixed With Reality" by Robert Ragan in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "The Burn Down" by Bill W. Morgan in Shotgun Honey.
• "They Die in Eight Minutes" by Peter DiChellis in Shotgun Honey.
• "The Lazarus Riddle" by J.A. Prentice in Crimson Streets.
• "Borderline: An Elegy" by Robert Weibezahl in The Five-Two.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for season 2 of The Punisher.
• Watch a teaser for season 2 of The Punisher.
• Watch a clip from season 2 of The Punisher.
• Watch a trailer for Polar. 
• Watch a trailer for season 1 of Hanna. 
• Watch a trailer for Close. 
• Watch a trailer for Carmen Sandiego.
• Take a quiz and decide who wrote which line, Dashiell Hammett or Agatha Christie.
• Larry Clow shares a list of board games for crime fiction fans.