Crime Fiction Links of the Week for August 25, 2018

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 Jack Ryan, Danny Boyle's exit from James Bond, The Spy Who Dumped Me, The Happytime Murders, classic mystery, hardboiled crime fiction and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• The Real Book Spy shares a guide to the best new thrillers coming out in September.
• Greg Fleming reports that New Zealand crime fiction is dominated by female writers. 
• Lea Carpenter declares that it is time for women to take over spy fiction. 
• Julia Keller wonders whether crime fiction can help to combar the opioid crisis.
• Rachel Fellman talks about bad food in fiction. 
• Paul French takes a look at the crime fiction of Oslo. 
• Kurt Anthony Krug shares his appreciation for Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden novels.
• Victoria Helen Stone asks whether suspense and romance are really that different. 
• Eric Rickstad shares eight novels of suspense and isolation. 
• Otto Penzler makes the case for crime short stories.
• Christopher Huang explains how World War I gave rise to the traditional mystery. 
• Carol Westron discusses how the wives of the great Golden Age detectives were portrayed.
• Jesse Sublett revisits Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op, first of the hardboiled detectives.
• Nathan Webb chronicles Gertrude Stein's unlikely obsession with crime fiction and her meeting with Dashiell Hammett.
• Bruce Riordan talks about the evolution of Ross Macdonald.
• April Shellings reports about the rise and fall of American crime comics in the 1940s and 1950s.
• J. Kingston Pierce remembers the greatest cover artists of the classic crime era.
• Joe Kenney revisits Frank Scarpetta's 1975 men's adventure novel This Animal Must Die in the series The Marksman.
  

Film and TV:

• James Donaghy shares his thoughts on the series 3 finale of Unforgotten. 
• Paul Levinson shares his appreciation for the Welsh crime drama Hidden. 
• Jesse Hassenger shares his thoughts on the internet thriller Searching.
• Tanner Tafelski shares the twelve most realistic prison movies. 
• Julia Keller remembers several largely forgotten TV detectives of the 1960s and 1970s.
• Constance Grady reports that a revival of the teen detective show Veronica Mars is in the works.
  

Comments on Jack Ryan: 

• Alan Sepinwall declares that the new Jack Ryan series hits the mark.
• Danette Chavez declares that Jack Ryan nails the globetrotting thrills, but is not overly pleased by the lead actor John Krasinski.
• Shinan Govani profiles John Krasinski, star of Jack Ryan.
• Joe Sommerlad wonders why Jack Ryan is such an enduring character.
  

Comments on Danny Boyle's exit from the next James Bond movie:

• Germain Lussier reports that Danny Boyle is no longer directing the next James Bond movie due to creative differences.
• Brent Lang and Justin Kroll report that the upcoming 25th James Bond movie may miss its release date due to the exit of director Danny Boyle.
• Zach Vasquez wonders who should replace Danny Boyle as director of the 25th James Bond film. 
• The readers of The Guardian offer some more suggestions regarding possible replacements for Danny Boyle. 
• Richard Newby explains why it's time for James Bond to move on.
• Peter Bradshaw ranks the James Bond movies.
  

Comments on The Spy Who Dumped Me: 

• Peter Bradshaw calls The Spy Who Dumped Me an intelligent espionage comedy.
• Anthony Lam Ayebe declares that The Spy Who Dumped Me juggles heartbreak with action.
• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books share their thoughts on The Spy Who Dumped Me. 

Comments on The Happytime Murders: 

• Germain Lussier declares that the R-rated puppet crime comedy The Happytime Murders is a massive disappointment. 
• Erik Adams called The Happytime Murders a comedy with blue balls.
• Richard Lawson calls The Happytime Murders a total disaster with puppets.
• Bryan Bishop declares that The Happytime Murders tests the limits of subverting nostalgia.

Awards:

• The winners of the 2018 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards have been announced.

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Nathan Blackwell shares the story behind his novel The Sound of Her Voice. 
• Leah Schnelbach shares a writing tip from David Mitchell. 
• Jay Schiffman explains what writers can learn writers can learn from Margaret Atwood's introduction to the new edition of The Handmaid's Tale. 
• Robert Silverberg remembers writing erotic fiction in the 1950s and 1960s.
• Camestros Felapton asks what a fan writer is.
  

Interviews:

• John Valeri interviews Laurie Petrou.
• Garrick Webster interviews Christopher Huang.
• Mystery People interviews Max Allan Collins.
  
• Mrs. Peabody Investigates interviews Nathan Blackwell. 
• Alessandra Dossantos interviews Sara Gran.
• Jessica Halin interviews Thorne Moore.
• The Real Book Spy interviews Mike Maden.
  

Reviews:

• John Valeri reviews Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter.
• Sandra Mangan reviews Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter.
• Gabino Iglesias reviews The Other Woman by Sandie Jones. 
• Amber Keller reviews Bone On Bone by Julia Keller.   
• Kristin Centorcelli reviews Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker
  
• The Real Book Spy reviews The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos.
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Fortunate Son by J.D. Rhoades.
• Lynne Patrick reviews Through His Eyes by Emma Dibdin.
• Sandra Mangan reviews The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker. 
• Eileen Brady reviews Last Call by Paula Matter.
• Betty Webb reviews Follow Me Into the Dark by Felicia C. Sullivan. 
• John Valeri reviews Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan.  
• Kristin Centorcelli reviews Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear.
• Jo's Book Blog reviews Bitter Sun by Beth Lewis.
• Vicki Weisfeld reviews Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill.
• Dave Richards reviews Coldfall Wood by Steven Savile.
• Mike Parker reviews The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry.
• Angie Barry reviews City of Ink by Elsa Hart. 
• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books review The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke and tries a recipe from the book.
• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books review Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox.
• Jason Burke reviews Nine Lives: My Time as MI6’s Top Spy Inside Al-Qaida by Aimen Dean.

Crowdfunding:

• Mark Gardner is looking for funding to produce a series of illustrated children's books. 
  

Con reports:

• Ayo Onatade reports about the St. Hilda's  Crime and Mystery Conference in Oxford, UK.
• Lizzie Hayes reports about the upcoming Bloody Scotland crime festival in Stirling, Scotland.
• Mike Glyer reports about the alt-right rally outside WorldCon 76 and shares some links and photos.

Research:

• J. Reuben Appelman reports about the Oakland County child killer, a serial killer case from the 1970s.
• John Navroth reports about the curious popularity of shrunken heads in fiction and pop culture in the 1950s and 1960s.
  

Free online fiction:

• "The Grass Beneath My Feet" by S.A. Crosby in Tough. 
• "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Tracy Falenwolfe in Flash Bang Mysteries.
• "With Cunning Wickedness" by Peter DiChellis in Trigger Warning.
  
• "Genny Bow" by Chris La Tray in Beat To A Pulp. 
• "Just a Spark" by Tannar Miller in Crimson Streets.
• "Vig" by R.G. Oram in The Strand.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for Lizzie.