Crime Fiction Links of the Week for May 19, 2018
Crime fiction in general:
- Janet Webb shares an introduction to the works of Dick Francis.
- Sarah Weinman takes a look at spy fiction writer Holly Roth and her mysterious death in 1964.
- Owen Laukkanen takes a look at crime fiction set on the high seas.
- Christine Trent takes a look at mysteries featuring nurses.
- Jess Kidd shares eight classic supernatural mysteries.
- Nathan Ward shares his appreciation for the gritty westerns of Elmore Leonard.
- Jamie Bernthal revisits the 1949 mystery novel The Department of Dead Ends by Roy Vickers.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1935 Spider pulp Reign of the Death Fiddler by Grant Stockbridge a.k.a. Norvell Page.
- Joe Kenney also revisits the 1966 spy novel The Eliminator by Andrew York a.k.a. Christopher Nicole.
Film and TV:
- Graeme Virtue shares his thoughts on the season 4 premiere of the Scandinavian crime drama The Bridge.
- Leslie Gilbert Elman shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Unforgotten.
- Allison Shoemaker shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Americans.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Americans.
- Rebecca Nicholson shares her appreciation for the character of Diane Lockhart in the legal TV drama The Good Fight.
- David Cranmer takes a look at the war movies of Clint Eastwood.
- Anne Billson explains how the fantasy film Revenge redefines the rape revenge drama subgenre.
Comments on Dark Crimes:
- Michael Rechtshaffen praises Jim Carey's against-type performance in the gritty crime thriller Dark Crimes.
- Meanwhile, Johnny Oleksinski declares that Jim Carey should be ashamed of Dark Crimes.
- Richard Roeper declares that Dark Crimes features Jim Carey at his bleakest.
- Ken Jaworowski calls Dark Crimes a not very successful attempt at noir.
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky shares his thoughts on Dark Crimes.
Comments on the problems surrounding Lethal Weapon:
- TV Line reports that the TV show Lethal Weapon has found a replacement for fired star Clayne Crawford in Seann William Scott.
- Lesley Goldberg shares co-star Damon Wayans' take on the reasons for firing Clayne Crawford.
Comments on various TV show cancellations:
- Nellie Andreeva reports that The Expanse has been cancelled by Syfy after season 3, but that the production company is seeking a new home for the show.
- Beth Elderkin reports that Lucifer and The Exorcist as well as the non-SFF shows The Mick and Brooklyn Nine-Nine have also been cancelled.
- The cast and crew of Lucifer are disappointed and angry that the show has been cancelled, especially since the last season ends on a big cliffhanger.
- Ian Cardona reports that Neil Gaiman, co-creator of the character, has urged Fox to renew Lucifer.
- Dino Ray Ramos interviews Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich, showrunners of Lucifer, about their plans for the new cancelled fourth season.
- To nobody's great surprise, Marvel's Inhumans has been cancelled as well.
- James Whitbrook reports that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been renewed for a sixth season.
- Nicole Sabon reports that the fate of Gotham hinges on whether the TV show Lethal Weapon can find a new lead actor quickly, after star Clayne Crawford was fired for bad behavious on set.
- Matt Webb Mitovich reports that Gotham has been renewed for its fifth and final season and that Lethal Weapon has found a new star as well.
- Liz Shannon Miller reports that the fans of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, including many celebrities, are mourning the cancellation of the show.
- Nicole Sobon reports that Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been saved and was picked up by NBC.
- Josef Adalian explains why the decision to rescue Brooklyn Nine-Nine makes business sense.
- Sam Stone reports that The X-Files will definitely not be returning for a 12th season.
- Gillian Anderson, who plays Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, shares her thoughts on the lack of renewal.
- Kirsten Thompson reports that the proposed Supernatural spin-off Wayward Sisters will not happen.
- Angel Wilson cannot help but notice that the TV cancellations overwhelmingly hit shows with diverse casts and characters as well as many popular genre shows.
- Erik Pedersen offers an overview of all the TV shows that have been cancelled so far.
Awards:
- The nominees for the 2018 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards have been announced and one of Cora's stories is a finalist.
- The winners of the 2018 British Book Awards have been announced.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Rahna Reiko Rizzuto talks about writing a novel that refused to be a thriller.
- Rebecca Alexander talks about transforming a ghost story into a crime novel.
- Wendy van Camp talks about her novel reference journal.
- Nathan Bransford shares some tips for pitching and blurb writing.
- M.L. Humphrey shares a quick and dirty guide to AMS ads for authors.
Interviews:
- Mimi Wong interviews Winnie M. Li.
- The Real Book Spy interviews Nicholas Irving.
- The Real Book Spy also interviews A.J. Tata.
- The Real Book Spy also interviews Owen Laukkanen.
- Lily Meyer interviews Cutter Wood.
Reviews:
- Hank Wagner reviews The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen.
- Hank Wagner also reviews The Hush by John Hart.
- Marina Sofia reviews The Retreat by Mark Edwards.
- Sharon Magee reviews Exhibit Alexandra by Natasha Bell.
- Sandra Mangan reviews You Were Gone by Tim Weaver.
- Marina Sofia reviews The Old You by Louise Voss.
- The Real Book Spy reviews The Fifth to Die by J.D. Barker.
- The Real Book Spy reviews Exit Strategy by Charlton Pettus.
- The Real Book Spy reviews Man of War by Sean Parnell.
- Vanessa Orr reviews Strangers by Ursula Archer and Arno Strobel.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Madman Walking by L.F. Robertson.
- Leslie Gilbert Elman reviews Beside the Syrian Sea by James Wolff.
- Janet Webb reviews Overkill by Ted Bell.
- Jay Roberts reviews Head Wounds by Dennis Palumbo.
- Amber Keller reviews Meltdown by G.P. James.
- Sandra Mangan reviews A Baby's Bones by Rebecca Alexander.
- Jamie Bernthal reviews No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell.
- Amber Keller reviews A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders.
- Terrie Farley Moran reviews Charmed Bones by Carolyn Haines.
- Ariell Cacciola reviews Tips for Living by Renée Shafransky.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews MI5 and Me by Charlotte Bingham.
Crowdfunding:
- The Future of Books is Female: The Second Shelf Quarterly, a rare book catalogue cum literary magazine issued by The Second Shelf bookshop, which focusses on forgotten works by women authors, is looking for funding.
- Mary on the Green, a campaign to put up a statue of Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women and mother of Mary Shelley, is looking for funding.
Con reports:
- The CrimeCon Informant shares a recap and many photo of CrimeCon 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Grant Nicol interviews Jacky Collins, founder of the Newcastle Noir crime festival.
- Ali Karim shares his experiences and many photos of the British Book Awards ceremony in London, UK.
Research:
- Peter Aldhous reports that DNA data from 100 crime scenes has been uploaded to a genealogy website, hoping for a similar success to the apprehension of the so-called Golden State Killer.
- Jessica Garrison shares the true story of José Manuel Martinez a.k.a. El Mano Negra, a hitman who killed thirty-five people.
- Katie Winkler Dawson shares the true story of 19th century serial killer Edward Rulloff.
- Adam Wagner reports that a kidnapper in Connecticut has threatened his victims with a three-foot alligator.
Free online fiction:
- "Three Strikes" by Gabino Iglesias in Shotgun Honey.
- "A Good Day for Redheads" by Patricia Abbott at Akashic Books.
- Part 2 of "The Devil in Disguise" by Nick Swain in Crimson Streets.
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