Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 29, 2018
Crime fiction in general:
- The Next Chapter shares eight chilling thrillers for summer.
- Paul French looks at the crime and noir tradition of Manchester, UK.
- Molly Odintz shares twenty crime novels set in borderlands, disputed territories and divided cities.
- Ana Simo explains why Franz Kafka's Amerika can be read as a queer crime novel.
- Raymond A. Villareal declares that we should start viewing vampire novels as legal thrillers.
- Adri Joy shares her appreciation for the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.
- Joe Kenney revisits Cop-Kill, a 1974 men's adventure novel in the Stryker series by William Crawford.
- Joe Kenney also revisits Sea of Flames, a 1986 men's adventure novel in the Delta Force series by Irving Greenfield.
- Margalit Fox reports how Arthur Conan Doyle solved a real life murder case and ensured the acquittal of an innocently accused Jewish immigrant.
Film and TV:
- Garrick Webster shares his appreciation for the Welsh crime drama Hidden.
- Graeme Virtue shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Bridge.
- Lucy Mangan reviews the true crime documentary The Murder of Rhys Jones: Police Tapes.
- Matt Zoller Seitz praises the performance of Sandra Oh in Killing Eve.
- Anne Billson explains why Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller Vertigo is a deconstruction of misogyny.
- The British Board of Film Classification has announced that they are planning stricter ratings for depictions of sexual violence.
- Rory Carroll profiles director David Lynch.
Comments on Sicario 2: Soldado:
- Peter Bradshaw calls Sicario 2: Soldado a terrific thriller on the US/Mexican border.
- Matthew d'Ancona calls Sicario 2: Soldado a timely thriller that captures current US politics.
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky calls Sicario 2: Soldado an unnecessary sequel.
- Baraka Kaseko, A.A. Dowd and Ignatix Vishnevetsky ask if Sicario really needed a sequel.
Comments on season 2 of Luke Cage:
- Charles Pulliam-Moore declares that season 2 of Luke Cage is all about heroes and villains shaping the titular characters destiny.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on the first four episodes of season 2 of Luke Cage.
- Ali Barthwell offer episode by episode reviews of the first five episodes of season 2 of Luke Cage.
- Bryan Washington shares his thoughts on episode 6 of Luke Cage.
- James Whitbrook shares five things he loved and three things he didn't like about season 2 of Luke Cage.
- Cory Chichizola declares that Luke Cage mostly fixed its villain problem for season 2.
- Kevin Melrose explains that season 2 of Luke Cage has improved the character of Danny Rand a.k.a. Iron Fist.
- Kevin Melrose explains how the character of Nightshade has changed from the comics to TV in season 2 of Luke Cage.
- Watch an interview with Jeph Loeb, head of Marvel TV, about Luke Cage.
- Watch Luke Cage star Mike Colter and Stephen Colbert reenact the first issue of the Luke Cage comic.
Comments on Cloak and Dagger:
- Meagan Damore wonders whether the character of Detective Brigid O'Reilly is set to become a villainess in Cloak and Dagger.
- Meagan Damore interviews Andrea Roth who plays Melissa Bowen in Cloak and Dagger about a shocking character death (spoilers!).
Comments on Ant-Man and the Wasp:
- Peter Travers calls Ant-Man and the Wasp giant fun.
- Rodrigo Perez calls Ant-Man and the Wasp a delightful Marvel adventure.
- Molly Freeman calls Ant-Man and the Wasp a well-rounded sequel.
- Meg Downey calls Ant-Man and the Wasp Marvel's most satisfying sequel.
- Germain Lussier is thrilled by Ant-Man and the Wasp and particularly praises Evangeline Lilly's performance as Hope van Dyne.
- Brian Truitt also enjoyed the movie and praises Evangeline Lilly.
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky calls Ant-Man and the Wasp a pleasant break between the more serious Marvel movies.
- Richard Lawson calls Ant-Man and the Wasp a light and enjoyable movie after the grimness of Avengers: Infinity War.
- Matt Maytum calls Ant-Man and the Wasp an entertaining detour in the Marvel universe.
- Matthew Erao shares twenty-five things he learned on the set of Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Ian Cardona shares some early reactions to Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Julie Muncy also shares some early reaction to Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- L.D. Nolan reports that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn loved Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore praises the digital deaging technology used in several scenes of Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Timothy Lammers interviews Michael Douglas who plays Hank Pym in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Timothy Lammers reports that the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp will be delayed in Europe because of the World Cup, much to the consternation of stars and fans.
- Eric Eisenberg reports that Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man and the Wasp, would like to tackle the Fantastic Four next.
Who Frames Roger Rabbit? at thirty:
- Ethan Alter explains how Who Frames Roger Rabbit? revolutionised cinema.
- Josh Weiss explains how Roger's voice came to be on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Awards:
- The finalists for the 2018 Nero Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2018 Saturn Awards have been announced.
- The US Association for Library Service to Children has voted tó rename the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award because of Ingalls Wilder's racist language and views as expressed in her books.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Kris Gage shares what no one is telling you about being successful at writing.
- Carly Mae shares an exercise that will make you a better writer.
- Tara East shares some tips for becoming a better writer.
- Rebecca Graf shares some tips for writing a short story.
- Joanna Penn shares six ways writers can find inspiration in a graveyard.
- Cecilia Tan talks about researching a Navy SEAL romance.
- Lauren Sapala explains why characters with unresolved trauma can cause writers huge headaches.
- Rob Sinclair shares his top tips for writing a thriller readers can't put down.
- Amanda Robson wonders why sex is so much harder to write than violence.
- Adam Croft explains how creating extremely marketable hooks for his thrillers has transformed his writing career.
Interviews:
- Owen King interviews Rio Youers.
- Steph Cha interviews Alex Segura.
- The Real Book Spy interviews Brad Taylor.
- Lily Meyer interviews Caroline Kepnes.
Reviews:
- Eleanor Kuhns reviews After the Storm by Linda Castillo.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews Texas Two-Step by Michael Pool.
- David Cranmer reviews Mine by J.L. Butler.
- Keeper of Pages reviews Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.
- John Grant reviews Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.
- Weston Ochse reviews The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley.
- Northern Crime reviews Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley.
- Damp Pebbles reviews Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge.
- Angie Barry reviews Dead If You Don't by Peter James.
- The Real Book Spy reviews The Price You Pay by Aidan Truhen.
- Sandra Mangan reviews Three Little Lies by Laura Marshall.
- Sandra Mangan reviews The Other Wife by Michael Robotham.
- By the Letter Book Reviews reviews The Date by Louise Jensen.
- Louis Bravos reviews The Syndicate by Clarence Cooper Jr.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews The Killing Habit by Mark Billingham.
- Jen Lucas reviews The Chosen Ones by Howard Linskey.
- The Real Book Spy reviews The Throwaway by Michael Moreci.
- Janet Webb reviews Buried in Books by Kate Carlisle.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd and tries out a recipe from the book.
- Mike Parker reviews Baby's First Felony by John Straley.
- Catherine Turnbull reviews Smoking Kills by Antoine Laurain, translated by Louise Rogers-Lalaurie.
- Amber Keller reviews Bronzed Betrayals by Ritter Ames.
- Debbie Meldrum reviews Caught in Time by Julie McElwain.
- Mike Parker reviews Firefly by Henry Porter.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Manifest Recall by Alan Baxter.
- Sam Reader reviews The Cabin at the End of the Woods by Paul Tremblay.
- John Valeri reviews The Cabin at the End of the Woods by Paul Tremblay.
- Mysteries Ahoy! reviews Death in the House of Rain by Szu-Yen Lin.
Con reports:
- Sophie E. King reports about the Crime and Coffee event in Cardiff, Wales.
- Ayo Onatade looks ahead at St. Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend in Oxford, UK.
- Todd B. Vick shares his experiences at the Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas.
- Martha Wells shares her experiences at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Applications are open for spotlight events featuring new crime writers at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival in Stirling, Scotland.
Research:
- Thomas McMullen explains how an Apple watch could decide a murder case.
- Nellie Bowles reports about a wave of domestic abuse cases featuring abusers tinkering with smart home devices.
- Cory Doctorow also weighs in on smart home devices being used to harass and gaslight abuse victims.
Free online fiction:
- "If You See Something" by Bruce Harris in Shotgun Honey.
- "Turn" by Derek Eklund in Crimson Streets.
- "Karen" by Steven Horwitz at Akashic Books.
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