Crime Fiction Links of the Week for December 22, 2018
Crime fiction in general:
- Jeff Somers shares a mystery holiday gift guide with twelve must-read books.
- John Valeri offers a round-up of cozy Christmas mysteries.
- Paul French takes a look at some recently rediscovered Christmas mysteries from the golden age of detective fiction.
- Janet Rudolph shares a list of winter solstice mysteries.
- Maddie Day shares five cozy mystery series set in coastal New England.
- Wendy Heard talks about mental health, disbelief and the psychological thriller.
- Olivia Rutigliano takes a look at the many female detectives of Victorian mystery fiction.
- Lex Goodman wonders why women are the main consumers of true crime books, podcasts and documentaries.
- Nicolás Obregón shares five books set in Los Angeles that inspired his latest crime novel.
- Nicolás Obregón also explain why Los Angeles still inspires crime fiction authors.
- Margaret Atwood talks about the importance of freedom of the press and freedom of the arts.
Best of 2018 lists:
- Crime Reads shares the best psychological thrillers of 2018.
- Crime Reads shares the best noir fiction of 2018.
- Crime Reads shares the best international crime fiction of 2018.
- Crime Reads shares the best spy fiction of 2018.
- Crime Reads shares the ten best crime and mystery anthologies of 2018.
- Sadie Trombetta rounds up eleven crime and mystery author's favourite crime novels of 2018.
- Philip Rafferty shares his top five favourite crime books of 2018.
- Garrick Webster shares the eight best nordic noir novels of 2018.
- Ryan Steck shares the fifteen best action thrillers of 2018.
- The Real Book Spy shares the top ten most lethal thriller characters of 2018.
- Crime Reads shares several 2018 crime fiction superlatives that don't fit elsewhere.
- Emily Stein shares the best crime podcasts of 2018.
- Nicholas Quah shares the best true crime podcasts of 2018.
- The Real Book Spy looks ahead at twenty-five thrillers to watch out for in 2019.
Film and TV:
- Katie Rife calls Destroyer a gritty crime thriller.
- Peter Bradshaw calls the new version of Papillon an unnecessary remake.
- Renaldo Matadeen declares that Backtrace reminds us why Sylvester Stallone is still a great action star.
- Sam Stone ranks all the Rocky movies according to their critics' scores.
- Mark Kermode shares his thoughts on the serial killer film The House That Jack Built.
- Sarah Hughes calls Bodyguard one of the best TV shows of 2018.
- Joe Bendel shares his thoughts on the Irish mystery series Blood.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Counterpart.
- David Stubbs declares that crime dramas in 2018 have developed a taste for conspiracy plots and shadowy elites.
- Emily Asher-Perrin shares her appreciation for the Christmas set action movies of director Shane Black.
- Dwyer Murphy shares ten thriller movies you forgot take place during Christmas.
- Crime Reads asks which classic Christmas movie is the most noir.
- Germain Lussier remembers how the 2000 superhero movie Unbreakable was deliberately marketed as a thriller rather than a superhero or comic book movie, because those were considered box office poison at the time.
- Otto Penzler revisits the 1964 mystery movie A Shot in the Dark.
- Otto Penzler revisits the 1972 crime drama Sleuth.
- Zoe Williams profiles Jodie Comer, one of the stars of Killing Eve.
- Rosanna Greenstreet interviews Hayley Atwell, best known for playing Peggy Carter in the Captain America movies and Agent Carter.
- Actor Donald Moffat, best remembered by thriller fans as the president in Clear and Present Danger, has died aged 87.
Comments on Escape at Dannemora:
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Escape at Dannemora.
- Laura Bogart shares her thoughts on the latst episode of Escape at Dannemora.
Comments on The Innocent Man:
- Daniel Fienberg shares his thoughts on the true crime documentary The Innocent Man.
- Rohan Nahaar calls The Innocent Man an addictive treat for true crime fans.
- Jen Chaney wonders whether The Innocent Man marks peak true crime.
- Amelia McDonnell-Parry takes a look at the murder cases behind The Innocent Man.
- Beckett Mufson interviews Clay Tweel, director of The Innocent Man.
Comments on the cancellation of Daredevil:
- Jake Kleinman reports that even Marvel was surprised, when Netflix cancelled Daredevil.
- Jake Kleinman interviews Amy Rutberg, who plays Marci Stahl in Daredevil and who offers a look at what would have happened to her character in season 4.
- Michael Nordine reports that Amy Rutberg also squarely put the blame for the cancellation of Daredevil on Netflix.
- Renaldo Matadeen attempts to explain why Netflix cancelled Daredevil, even though the show was apparently popular.
- Following the cancellation of Daredevil, Dylan Balde points out that it would make sense for the character to join phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Sam Stone reports that Disney hasn't any plans for reviving Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist on its own streaming service... yet.
Comments on the latest sexual harassment allegations in pop culture:
- Rachel Adams and John Koblin report that CBS paid a 9.5 million US-dollar settlement to actress Eliza Dushku after she was sexually harrassed by co-star Michael Weatherly on the set of the legal drama Bull and subsequently fired, after she complained.
- Eliza Dushku explains what happened on the set of Bull.
- Graeme McMillan reports that DC Comics has cancelled Border Town, following sexual abuse allegations against writer Eric M. Esquivel.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore has some more on the cancallation of Border Town, including a response from Esquivel to the allegations.
- Brian Cronin reports that Eric M. Esquivel has also been removed from DC Comics' Nightwing following abuse allegations.
Awards:
- The winners of the 2018 Six Word Mystery Contest have been announced.
- Bouchercon has announced the establishment of the Bill Crider Prize for Short Fiction.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Rayne Hall shares some tips for writing novel opening scenes.
- Cat Rambo explains how characters affect the plot.
- Rayne Hall shares some tips for writing black moment scenes.
- John Cotter shares some tips for keeping a short story exciting.
- J.C. Eaton answers the question whether your characters should age, when you're writing a series.
- Rachel Swirsky explains why she writes in cafés.
- Marina Benjamin asks whether a sleepless night is good for creativity.
- Mystery author Maddie Day shares some tips for starting a book club.
Interviews:
- Stephen Sackur interviews Lee Child (video).
- Indiebound interviews Lisa Jewell.
- Robin Agnew interviews Clea Simon.
- Deborah Kalb interviews J. Lee.
- The Real Book Spy interviews David Poyer.
- J. David Core interviews Cora Buhlert.
Reviews:
- Dave Richards reviews Sins as Scarlet by Nicolás Obregón.
- Marina Sofia reviews Beton Rouge by Simone Buchholz, translated by Rachel Ward.
- Lorraine W. Shanley reviews The Mansion by Ezekiel Boone.
- Jay Roberts reviews Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connolly.
- Craig Sisterson reviews Into the Night by Sarah Bailey.
- Beth Kanell reviews The Big Empty by Stan Jones and Patricia Watts.
- Marina Sofia reviews Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny.
- Allison Brennan reviews Liar's Paradox by Taylor Stevens.
- Terrie Farley Moran reviews Fractured Truth by Susan Furlong.
- For Winter Nights reviews Presumed Guilty by Jane Isaacs.
- Alyson Baker reviews No One Can Hear You by Nikki Crutchley.
- Kirkus reviews For Better or Worse by Margot Hunt.
- Philip K. Jason reviews Suitcase Charlie by John Guzlowski.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews Death in Shangri-La by Yigal Zur, translated by Sara Kitai.
- Kirkus reviews The Blood by E.S. Thomson.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews Mrs. Cox by Jan K. Moore.
- BOLO Books reviews Murder at the Mill by M.B. Shaw.
- Cynthia Chow reviews Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicide by Barbara Allan.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Steamed Open by Barbara Ross and tries a recipe from the book.
- Brad Hawley reviews Criminal Vol 3: The Dead and the Dying by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Classics reviews:
- Classic Mysteries revisits The League of Frightened Men, a 1935 Nero Wolfe mystery by Rex Stout.
- Curtis Evans revisits The Invisible Worm, a 1941 detective novel by Margaret Millar.
- Martin Edwards revisits the 1946 mystery Left-Handed Death by Richard Hull.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1947 crime novel Nightfall by David Goodis.
- Gabino Iglesias revisits the 1950 crime novel So Many Doors by Oakley Hall.
- Raven Crime Reads revisits the 1952 crime novel Vanish In An Instant by Margaret Millar.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1954 crime novel Sin Pit by Paul S. Meskil.
- Paperback Warrior revisits Lust Is No Lady, a 1965 novel in the Ed Noon private detective series by Michael Avallone.
- Paperback Warrior revisits Caribbean Kill, a 1972 men's adventure novel in The Executioner series by Don Pendleton.
- Publishers Weekly revisits the 1974 crime novel Atlanta Deathwatch, first in the Hardman series by Ralph Dennis.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1977 crime novel The Chinatown Connection by Owen Pack.
- B.V. Lawson revisits the 1988 mystery Tangle by Meg Elizabeth Atkins.
- Joe Kenney revisits An American Nightmare, a 1988 novel in The Hard Cops men's adventure series by Chuck Bainbridge a.k.a. Chris Lowder.
- Joe Kenney revisits American Paradise, a 1988 novel in the Doomsday Warriors post-apocalyptic adventure series by Ryder Stacy a.k.a. Ryder Syvertsen.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits The Shortest Day, a 1995 Homer Kelly mystery by Jane Langton.
- Marina Sofia revisits the 1999 crime novel The Sinner by Petra Hammersfahr, translated by John Brownjohn.
Crowdfunding:
- Acceptable Losses, a military superhero comic by Joe Glass and Danny Flores, is looking for funding.
Con and event reports:
Research:
- Mark Hay traces the strange, century-long history of satanic pedophile panics.
- Francisco Alvarado traces how an ex-cop turned arms dealer fueled violence on the US-Mexican border.
- James McMahon traces the 1991 cold case murder of Penny Bell in Perivale, UK.
- Yoni Heissler reports that a parrot used Amazon's Alexa to play music and also tried to order food.
Free online fiction:
- "Carcass" by Paul D. Brazill in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Household Names" by Paul Matts in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Last Stop, Wichita" by Michael St. Pierre in Crimson Streets.
- "Bookend" by D.V. Bennett in Shotgun Honey.
- "The Engagement Ring Miracle" by Elaine Faber in Kings River Life Magazine.
- "The Future of Work: Compulsory" by Martha Wells in Wired.
- "The Ten Things She Said While Dying: An Annotation" by Adam-Troy Castro in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Ice Cream Über Alles" by Jeff Bagato in The Five-Two.
- "Salt Lake City Slaughterhouse" by J. Brooke in Yellow Mama.
- "Bad-Ass Ted's Christmas Adventure" by Kenneth James Crist in Yellow Mama.
- "An Interview With Santa's Lawyer" by John Scalzi at Whatever.
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