Crime Fiction Links of the Week for September 29, 2017
Crime fiction in general:
- Kate Eschner revisits Edgar Allan poe's Auguste Dupin stories, the pre-cursor to Sherlock Holmes.
- Curtis Evans shares his appreciation for the mystery novels of Edith Caroline Rivett a.k.a. E.C.R. Lorac a.k.a. Carol Carnac.
- Curtis Evans also shares his appreciation for the Ludovic Travers Mysteries of Christopher Bush.
- Daniel Magennis talks about crime fiction in the Soviet Union.
- Dominique Jeannerod talks about Foreign Bodies, a planned series of French crime and noir novels translated into English that never materialised.
- Jeff Somers shares fifty adventure novels you should read in your life.
- Amanda Diehl recommends five dark romantic suspense novels.
- Jason Sanford wonders what steadily easier access to information will do to storytelling.
Film and TV:
- Liz Barr and Stephanie Lai share their issues with the TV series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
- Julia Raeside discusses the latest episode of the British crime drama Doctor Foster.
- Sam Wollaston reviews episode one of The Deuce.
- Paul MacInnes offers a recap of episode one of The Deuce.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Kameron Hurley talks about creativity and the fear of losing it.
- J. Lelse shares the true reason he writes every day.
- Drew Dennis explains why the back burner is the most important thing.
- Louis Chew shares some tips for how to start writing, when you don't know what to write.
- Jyssica Schwartz explains what the hardest part of writing a book is for her.
- Beth Bacon offers nine revision techniques.
- Aimee Pearcy reminds us that done is better than perfect.
- Donna Ferguson reports about two data scientists who have developed an algorithm which predicts which books will become bestsellers.
- Jason Sanford talks about authors who can't be bothered to either read the magazine in question or the submission guidelines.
- John Scalzi discusses Amazon author rank.
Interviews:
- John Valeri interviews Liz Mugavero.
- Crime Book Junkie interviews Jonothan Cullinane.
- Dominique Jeannerod interviews Sharon Dempsey.
- John Valeri interviews Joe R. Lansdale.
- Alex Hawley interviews Craig Sisterson.
- Crime Time interviews Piu Eatwell.
- Joel Cunningham interviews Kyle Starks.
Reviews:
- Susan Amper reviews Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben.
- Claire Knight reviews Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza.
- Matthew Fowler reviews A Dark and Broken Heart by R.J. Ellory.
- Cleo Bannister reviews My Last Confession by Helen Fitzgerald.
- Janet Webb reviews Whispers of Warning by Jessica Estevao.
- Ariell Cacciola reviews The Blood Card by Elly Griffith.
- Cleo Bannister also reviews The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie by David Hastings.
- Janet Webb reviews A Strange Scottish Shore by Juliana Gray.
- Betty Webb reviews Lowcountry Bonfire by Susan M. Boyer.
- Chapter in My Life reviews Pancake Money by Finn Bell.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanna Fluke and tries out a cookie recipe from the book.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews Trace by Archer Mayor.
- Betty Webb reviews The Last Girl by Danny Lopez.
- Kirkus reviews Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork.
- Danielle Antosz reviews The Death of an Heir by Philip Jett.
Crowdfunding:
Con reports:
Research:
- Male jealousy and murder in late Victorian Britain.
- The business of kidnapping.
- False positives in DNA tests can lead to wrongful convictions.
- A large scale study of cocaine users has led to a breakthrough in drug testing.
- Why is marihuana getting more potent?
- Are you a psychopath?
Free online fiction:
- "Death in the Blue Room" by John Olsen in The Pulp Net.
- "A Touch of Treachery" by Faith Allington in Flash Bang Mysteries.
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