Crime Fiction Links of the Week for July 29, 2017

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 the finale of Ripper Street, a new season of Top of the Lake, Atomic Blonde, Ozark, the latest crime and noir related trailer from San Diego Comic Con and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Chuck Caruso explores the gothic origins of the modern crime thriller.
• Mark Ellis talks about crime in WWII Britain.
• Mick Finlay shares five of the best villains and victims in the Sherlock Holmes stories.
• José Ignacio shares his appreciation for the 1931 Inspector Maigret novel The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin by George Simenon, translated by Sian Reynolds.
• Adam Christopher shares his favourite bit about his new science fiction crime novel Killing Is My Business.
  

Film and TV:

• Sarah Hughes discusses the finale of the British crime drama Fearless. 
• Leslie Gilbert Elman shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Grantchester.
• P.J. Thorndyke shares ten great neo-noir movies.
• David Brooke shares his thoughts on episode one of The Defenders. 
• Rebecca Nicholson discusses the true crime documentary The Keepers.
  

Comments on the Ripper Street series finale:

• Chris Jenkins shares his thoughts on the (depressing) series finale of Ripper Street.
• Elizabeth Adetula shares upset fan reactions to the Ripper Street series finale.
  

Comments on Top of the Lake: China Girl:

• Peter Crawley calls Top of the Lake: China Girl a superb detective drama.
• Rebecca Nicholson offers a recap of episode 1 of Top of the Lake: China Girl.
• Steve Dow offers a location report from the shooting of Top of the Lake: China Girl.
• The Killing Times interviews Elisabeth Moss, star of the crime drama Top of the Lake.

Comments on Atomic Blonde: 

• Simon Abrams reviews Atomic Blonde. 
• Anna Smith wonders whether Atomic Blonde may be the harbinger for a new wave of Hollywood movies featuring dangerous and deadly women.
  

Comments on Ozark:

• Tim Dowling reviews the crime thriller Ozark.
• Peter Crawley declares that Ozark has plenty of ideas, none of them original.

Awards:

• The shortlist for the 2017 CWA Dagger Awards has been announced.
• The winners of the 2017 Scribe Awards have been announced.
• The longlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize has been announced.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Damien Walter explains that teaching writing helps writers to become better. 
• Lisa Spangenberg shares some tips about reading for writers. 
• Kate Elliott talks about the decisions she has to make as a writer. 
• Martin Cavanagh of Reedsy shares a guide for authors to determine the theme of their story.
• Coco Mingolelli talks about the importance of lesbian fiction written by lesbian authors.

Interviews:

• David Morgan interviews Linda Fairstein.
• Katherine Tomlinson interviews Kaye George.
• Jon Valeri interviews Richard Lange.
  

Reviews:

• Marina Sofia reviews Murder in Montego Bay by Paula Lennon.
• Deborah Lacey reviews Dead on Arrival by Matt Richtel. 
• Jenny D'Anger reviews Marlborough Man by Alan Carter. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Little Boy Lost by J.D. Trafford.
• Benjamin Boulden reviews The Substitute by Nicole Lundrigan. 
• The Bibliophile Book Club reviews Deadly Friendship by Tara Lyons.
• Janet Webb reviews Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey. 
• Corrina Lawson reviews The Blind by Adam Sternbergh. 
• Raven Crime Reads reviews A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps by Nick Kolakowski.
• Nicole Hill reviews Killing Is My Business by Adam Christopher. 
• David Cranmer also reviews Killing Is My Business by Adam Christopher.
• Mark Yon reviews The Real Town Murders by Adam Roberts. 
• Gareth D. Jones also reviews The Real Town Murders by Adam Roberts.
• Joseph Scarpato Jr. reviews A Perfect Manhattan Murder by Tracy Kiely. 
• Debbie Meldrum reviews Murder in Disguise by Mary Miley. 
• Stephanie Jane reviews A Straits Settlement by Brian Stoddart.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Masking For Trouble by Diane Vallere and cooks a recipe from the book.

Con reports:

• Catherine Turnbull reports about the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, UK.
• Sarah Sloan reports about the Captivating Criminality Conference in Corsham Court, UK. 
• The CrimeCon Informant explains how a murder mystery was solved at CrimeCon 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• The BBC reports about the panel about Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle at San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
  

Research:

• The reality of women in New Zealand's prisons.
  

Free online fiction:

• "The Girl With the Mangled Breast" by Cynthia St. Pierre in Crimson Streets.
• "Glitter" by Hannah Froggatt in Crimson Streets.
• "Off Brattle" by Roland Sharrillo in Akashic Books.
• "Mr. Salary" by Sally Rooney in The Irish Times.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for The Defenders. 
• Watch a clip from The Defenders. 
• Watch another clip from The Defenders. 
• Watch a trailer for season 4 of Gotham (with plenty of spoilers for season 3) 
• Watch a trailer for My Friend Dahmer.