Crime Fiction Links of the Week for December 23, 2017
Crime fiction in general:
- Marina Sofia shares her five favourite crime novels of 2017.
- Philip Rafferty shares his five favourite crime novels of 2017.
- Novel Deelights shares their favourite crime series of 2017.
- Crime Fiction Lover shares the top 10 Nordic Noir novels of 2017.
- Dominique Jeannerod shares a list of international seasonal murder mysteries.
- C.J. Carver explains why she chose to write about spies.
- Jacqueline Carmichael profiles Bill Crider.
Film and TV:
- David Cranmer shares his thoughts on the series finale of Longmire.
- Lynette Rice explains how The Hunger Games helped the upcoming all-female heist movie Ocean's 8 to come about.
- Steven McIntosh shares eight things he learned from the Ocean's 8 trailer.
- Emily Asher-Perrin declares that director Shane Black is the king of the Christmas action movie.
- Sarah Hughes explains how TV drama, including several crime dramas, washed away toxic masculinity in 2017.
- Crime Fiction Lover reports that a new Swedish crime show called Before We Die will soon start airing in the UK.
Comments on the season 4 finale of Peaky Blinders:
- Christopher Hooton declares that the season 4 finale of Peaky Blinders brought a compelling end to a solid season.
- Louisa Mellor declares that the season 4 finale of Peaky Blinders was more ambitious and thrilling than ever.
- Sarah Hughes shares a recap of the season 4 finale of Peaky Blinders.
- Sarah Hughes also takes a look at the real 1920s labour activist behind the character of Jessie Eden in Peaky Blinders.
- Clark Collins takes a look at season 4 of Peaky Blinders.
- Jeremy Engner attempts to explain what made Peaky Blinders a cult hit.
- Nancy Tartaglione profiles Caryn Mandabach, producer of Peaky Blinders.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- D.P. Woolliscroft shares his fantasy writing manifesto.
- Reedsy shares 200 short story ideas and tips for coming up with your own.
- Evan Hughes explains why Norway is the best place in the world to be a writer.
- Cathi Stevenson shares some advice for hiring a cover designer.
Interviews:
- Anthony Breznican interviews Stephen King.
- Novel Heights interviews Ayo Onatade.
- Criminal Element interviews A.J. Finn.
- The Roaring Bookworm interviews C.J. Carver.
- Cathy Osmond interviews Jack Heath.
- Ali Karim interviews Andrew Gross.
Reviews:
- Novel Deelights reviews Spare Me The Truth by C.J. Carver.
- Crime Fiction Lover reviews The Collector by Fiona Cummins.
- Crime Fiction Lover reviews The Other Mother by J.A. Baker.
- Crime Fiction Lover reviews The Wanted by Robert Crais.
- Margot Kinberg reviews Red Herring by Jonathan Cullinane.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs and tries two recipes from the book.
- Eileen Brady reviews Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott.
- Hank Wagner reviews The House at Baker Street by Michelle Birkby.
- Danielle Antosz reviews The Girl in Times Square by Paullina Simons.
- Jean Gazis reviews Glass Town by Steven Savile.
- Brian Bandell reviews Death at Nuremberg by W.E.B. Griffith and William E. Butterworth IV.
- Alison Flood reviews Places in the Darkness by Chris Brookmyre.
Research:
- Michelle Taylor reports about a revolution in DNA sequencing.
- Alanna Durkin Richer reports that six thousand drug cases will be dismissed following a lab scandal in Massachusetts.
- Just in time for the season, Adam Wagner reports about a burglar who got stuck in a chimney.
Free online fiction:
- "The Auteur" by Todd Zach in Crimson Streets.
- "The Last Butt" by Michael Bracken in Flash Bang Mysteries.
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