Crime Fiction Links of the Week for October 20, 2018
Crime fiction in general:
- David Corbett outlines the differences between mysteries, crime novels and thrillers.
- John Land shares the best thrillers for October.
- Crime Reads shares October's best international crime fiction.
- Crime Reads shares five essential true crime books for October.
- Charles Glass shares five novels of spy fiction and fact.
- Cathi Stoler shares six crime novels that would make great movies.
- Sharon Bolton shares ten novels that capture the brooding menace of Northern England.
- Lisa Gabriele talks about reading Rebecca in the age of Trump.
- William Brodrick talks about the clergy abuse scandal and the role of crime fiction.
- Lisa Levy shares her appreciation for the noir novels of Sara Gran.
- Thomas Parker shares his appreciation for The Destroyer men's adventure series created by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy.
- Kevin Mims reports about Mount Tsundoku, the stack of unread books every book lover has assembled.
- Evan Narcisse revisits Dakota North, a stylish 1986 Marvel Comics series that ventures into the world of fashion, espionage and crime.
- Ross MacDonald offers a crime fiction and noir map of Los Angeles.
- Anthea Bell OBE, celebrated translator of Franz Kafka, Erich Kästner, Cornelia Funke and Asterix among others, has died aged 82.
Film and TV:
- Paul Hirons shares television's top 20 most memorable psychopaths.
- Dave Nemetz reports that the Iron Fist series has been cancelled.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Mayans M.C.
- Stuart Heritage explains how Better Call Saul become better than Breaking Bad.
- Rebecca Nicholson shares her thoughts on part 2 of the true crime series Making a Murderer.
- Mike McCahill calls the action movie Hunter Killer a loud game of Battleship.
- Jamie Bernthal revisits the 1950 suspense movie Stage Fright, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
- Anthony DeCastro revisits the 1950 film noir Night and the City.
- Anthony DeCastro revisits the 1959 film noir Odds Against Tomorrow.
- Mike Stotter shares a first look at the upcoming crime drama Queens of Mystery.
- Dwyer Murphy complains about the thirteen worst Boston accents in the history of crime movies.
- Ellie Violet Bramley shares the best fashions from Killing Eve.
Comments on Informer:
- Tim Dowling calls Informer a gripping counterrorism thriller.
- Stuart Jeffries wonders whether Informer can subvert the islamophobic stereotypes rampant in British TV dramas.
- Janice Pereira explains why Informer is changing TV drama.
- Ben Allen reports that viewers are comparing Informer to the British thriller Bodyguard.
- Molly Rose Pike also shares viewer reactions to Informer.
Comments on The Deuce:
- Paul MacInnes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Deuce.
- Noel Murray shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Deuce.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Deuce.
Comments on the latest version of Halloween:
- Brian Truitt calls the latest version of Halloween a worthy revamp with depth.
- Scott Mendelsohn calls the latest version of Halloween just another mediocre Michael Myers movie.
- A.A. Dowd declares that the new Halloween isn't just a pale imitation of the original, but that it is also an inferior version of H20.
- Brandon Zachary declares that the ending of Halloween could either revigorate the franchise or kill it.
- Jason Bailey shares the story behind the original 1978 movie Halloween.
- Steve McIntosh interviews Jamie Lee Curtis, star of both the original 1978 Halloween and the 2018 reboot.
- Sam Stone traces the evolution of Michael Myers mask over forty years of Halloween.
Awards:
- The 2018 New Academy Prize, replacement for the cancelled Nobel Prize for Literature, has been awarded to Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé.
- Milkman by Anna Burns has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize.
- Sweet Fruit, Sour Land by Rebecca Ley has won the 2018 Not the Booker Prize.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Anthony DeCastro explains why he writes pulp.
- Scott Myers explains where to start when developing a story.
- Peter M. Ball talks about writing and shame.
- Joseph Bentz wonders why writing is so hard.
- James Hilton talks about the infamous writing advice "Write what you know".
- Lisa Unger shares the inspiration behind her novel Under My Skin.
- J. Kingston Pierce reports that the crime fiction publisher Midnight Ink is closing down.
Interviews:
- Lila Shapiro interviews Tana French.
- Molly Odintz interviews Karen Slaughter.
- Ardi Alspach interviews Charlaine Harris.
- Catherine Turnbull interviews M.B. Vincent.
- Lyndsay Faye interviews Kareen Abdul-Jabbar.
- Lily Meyer interviews Sarah Perry.
- David Nemeth interviews Eryk Pruitt.
- J.D. Beach interviews Beau Johnson.
- J. Kingston Pierce interviews Barry Forshaw.
Reviews:
- Brian Bandell reviews Shell Game by Sara Paretsky.
- Sandra Mangan reviews In a House of Lies by Ian Rankin.
- The Real Book Spy reviews The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron and tries a recipe from the book.
- Janet Webb reviews Death of a Russian Doll by Barbara Early.
- Terrie Farley Moran reviews A Gift of Bones by Carolyn Haines.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt.
- Doreen Sheridan also reviews The Melancholy Howl by Mark Stevens.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews Open Your Eyes by Paula Daly.
- Marina Sofia reviews When Trouble Sleeps by Leye Adenle.
- David Nemeth reviews Without Rules by Andrew Field.
- Jean Gazis reviews Paris in the Dark by Robert Olen Butler.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews Countdown to Osaka by Joe Hefferon.
- Jana Nyman reviews A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews By the Pricking of Her Thumb by Adam Roberts.
- Ana Grilo reviews The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas.
Classics reviews:
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1944 crime novel The Private Practice of Michael Shayne by Brett Halliday.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1944 mystery The Book of the Dead by Elizabeth Daly.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits They Do It With Mirrors, a 1952 Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1954 crime novel Rogue Cop by William P. McGivern.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1960 crime novel The Star Trap by Robert Colby.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1960 spy story Tokyo, 1941 by Cornell Woolrich.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1970 dystopian thriller Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1972 thriller Rip-Off by Bernhardt J. Hurwood.
- Joe Kenney revisits Chicago: Knock, Knock, You're Dead, a 1976 novel in The Vigilante men's adventure series by V.J. Santiago.
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Con reports:
- Amanda Trujillo reports about a visit to Seaview Terrace, the historic mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, which was used for exterior shots of Collinwood, the fictional mansion in the 1960s horror soap opera Dark Shadows.
- David Lucarelli talks about the history of spook shows and the challenges of recreating one for the modern day.
Research:
- Ed Grabianoswki explains how police chases work.
- Nathan Ward shares the case of Isidore Zimmerman who was almost executed for a murder he didn't commit, was severely abused in prison, set free and successfully sued the state of New York for his ordeal.
- Reginald Dwayne Betts recounts his journey from prison inmate to lawyer.
- The Guardian reports that California is rethinking life sentences for non-violent offenders under the so-called three strikes law.
- Eric Jay Dolin recounts the fight against piracy in the Americas in the 18th century.
- Erica Frank revisits the 1963 academic journal The Psychedelic Review.
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