Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 1, 2019
Crime fiction in general:
- J.S. Monroe recommendas seven literary thrillers.
- Jax Miller recommends his five favourite true crime books.
- Hannah Mary McKinnon hosts a roundtable about whether there are any subjects too dark for crime fiction.
- Ali Karim wonders about the line between thriller and horror.
- Tracey Clark explains why she chose Chicago as a setting for her crime novels.
- Mike Chomko takes a look at Sherlock Holmes and the pulps.
- Janet Rudolph takes a look at detectives and their drinks.
- James Davis Nicoll points out that just as many mainstream bestsellers are forgotten a few decades later, many SFF novels will be forgotten as well.
- Janet Hutchings compares the bestsellers of the 1970s to those of earlier and later decades.
- Robert Deis takes a look at the portrayal of war and combat in the pulps and the men's adventure magazines that followed.
- Several British authors, including some crime and thriller writers, have signed an open letter against Brexit.
- Sian Cain reports that James Bond is still a remarkably good recruiter for the MI6.
- Mark Brown reports that historian Hallie Rubenhold has faced a flood of harrassment from self-styled Jack the Ripper experts for her book about the Ripper's victims.
- Mark Chandler reports that Ian Rankin has donated his archive to the National Library of Scotland.
- Crime Reads shares the best book covers for May.
- Crime fiction writer and blogger Sandra Seamans has died aged 68.
- W Glenn Duncan, author of the Rafferty hardboiled mysteries, has died aged 78.
- Crime fiction writer Anthony Price has died aged 91.
Film and TV:
- Allison Shoemaker declares that The Hot Zone is a fine thriller and cautionary tale.
- Garrick Webster shares nine reasons to check out season 5 of Bosch.
- Peter Bradshaw calls Sunset an atmospheric mystery drama.
- Mike D'Angelo delcares that The Fall of the American Empire offers a crash course in money laundering.
- Cath Clarke shares her thoughts on The Vigilante.
- Paul Levinson declares that season 3 of Sneaky Pete is better than ever.
- Mark Lawson shares his thoughts on the true crime documentary Killer Ratings.
- Hannah J. Davies shares the five best episodes of the dystopian TV series Black Mirror so far.
- Alex McLevy shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Alex McLevy is stunned that the 1991 firefighter thriller Backdraft actually has a sequel released 28 years later.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits Robert Rodriguez' 2005 movie Sin City, based on the eponymous comic by Frank Miller.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido also revisits the 2014 sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
- Otto Penzler revisits Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 suspense thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much.
- Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1930 movie The Blue Angel.
- Joe George discusses that there are many possible versions of Batman and any other comic hero.
- Darren Slade is worried that the rise of streaming services may fragment fandom, because many new shows are now accessible to only those fans who subscribe to the respective channel.
- Noah Berlatsky discusses how older actresses are finally getting cast in action roles.
- Kayleigh Donaldson ranks the beards of several actors.
- Emily Stein takes a look behind the scenes of the true crime podcasting boom.
- Beth Elderkin reports that Disney and Netflix may pull out of Georgia following the passing of a new abortion ban law.
- William Hughes reports that former showrunner Bryan Fuller is still trying to bring back Hannibal.
- Catherine Shoard reports that actress and screenwriter Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been hired to polish the script for the next James Bond movie and that she wants the script to treat women right, even if Bond himself doesn't.
- Catherine Shoard also reports that Robert Pattinson has been cast as Batman.
- Actor Carmine Caridi, best known for his part in The Godfather, has died aged 85.
Comments on the season 2 finale of Killing Eve:
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the season 2 finale of Killing Eve.
- Lisa Weidenfeld shares her thoughts on the season 2 finale of Killing Eve.
- Jared Richards shares his thoughts on the season 2 finale of Killing Eve.
- Proma Khosla talks about Killing Eve and the tightrope os escalating conflict in TV series.
- Angelica Jade Bastién talks about the decadent visual pleasure of Killing Eve.
- Hanh Nguyen praises the performance of Jodie Comer as Villanelle in Killing Eve.
- Janice Breen Burns explains how Villanelle from Killing Eve became an unlikely style icon.
Comments on When They See Us:
- Sophie Gilbert calls When They See Us a different kind of true crime series.
- Lucy Mangan calls When They See Us a gut-wrenching tale.
- Joshua Alston calls When They See Us both furious and infuriating.
- Alissa Wilkinson calls When They See Us an enraging retelling of a real case.
- Oliver Laughland interviews the cast of the true crime drama When They See Us.
- Jake Nevins interviews Ava DuVernay, director of When They See Us.
- Taylor Maple reports how Trisha Meili, the victim in the true crime case upon which When They See Us is based, feels about the series.
Comments on Domino:
- Benjamin Lee calls Domino an atrocious thriller that's a new low for Brian de Palma.
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky calls Domino one of Brian de Palma's clumsiest and most tedious thrillers.
- William Bibbiani calls Domino a half-hearted and dull terrorism thriller.
- Scott Tobias calls Domino a film that's only for Brian de Palma fans.
Comments on season 10 of Archer:
- William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Archer.
- Cheryl Eddy shares eleven episodes that turned the animated spy show Archer into a cult hit.
Comments on Chernobyl:
- Rebecca Nicholson calls Chernobyl a horrifying and masterly series that sears your brain.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Chernobyl.
Comments on Detective Pikachu:
- James Whitbrook interviews Peter Dionne, visual effects supervisor on Detective Pikachu.
- James Whitbrook also shares some background information on the scene featuring the Lickitung Pokémon.
- James
Whitbrook also shares some background information about the way that
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Comments on Ma:
- Benjamin Lee calls Ma a creepy exploitation horror thriller and praises Octavia Spencer's performance.
- Katie Rife declares that Octavia Spencer brings unexpected depth to Ma.
- Alex Taylor profiles Octavia Spencer, star of Ma.
Awards:
- Sisters in Crime Australia reports that a record-breaking 127 novels have been submitted for the 19th Davitt Award for the best crime and mystery novels by Australian women.
- The winners of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival have been announced with some love for crime movies.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Ian Fleming shares his advice on how to write a thriller (in 1963).
- Jem Tugwell talks about the inspiration for Proximity.
- Dylan H. Jones talks about using Wales as a setting for his mysteries.
- Kelly Link shares some advice for writers.
- Jennifer Blanchard shares three unexpected principles for optimal creativity.
- Janice Hardy shares five tips for when you're stuck in a scene.
- Sarah Dahl asks if short stories can work as mini trilogies.
- Mark Chandler reports that Malcolm Edwards, publisher of Gollancz and Orion, is stepping down after 43 years.
- The BBC reports that W.H. Smith has been named the worst retailer in the UK for the second year in a row.
Interviews:
- Lori Rader-Day interviews Sara Paretsky.
- Elise Cooper interviews Amanda Quick.
- John Valeri interviews R.G. Belsky.
- Lisa Levy interviews John Douglas.
- Phil Hewitt interviews Peter James.
- John Wisniewski interviews Robert Ragan.
- Ayo Onatade interviews Mary Paulson-Ellis.
- Mia P. Manansala interviews Bess Carnan.
- Adam Morgan interviews Casey Cep.
Reviews:
- Snazzy Books reviews Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare.
- Mark Yon reviews The Colorado Kid by Stephen King.
- Stephen Poole reviews The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem.
- Danielle Antosz reviews Not Bad People by Brandy Scott.
- BOLO Books reviews We Were Killers Once by Becky Masterman.
- For Winter Nights reviews Dead at First Sight by Peter James.
- For Winter Nights reviews Stolen by Paul Finch.
- Paul Diggett reviews Stolen by Paul Finch.
- Crime by the Book reviews The Island by Ragnar Jonasson.
- Adrian McKinty reviews This Storm by James Ellroy.
- Kirkus reviews Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen.
- Sandra Mangan reviews The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
- Ali Karim reviews Secret Service by Tom Bradby.
- Emmet James Driver reviews The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews The Divinities by Parker Bilal.
- Paul Burke reviews Black Souls by Giacchino Criacco.
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia reviews Summer of Ellen by Agnete Friis.
- Angie Barry reviews Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
- Mark Rose reviews Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone by Maurizio de Giovanni.
- Grab This Book reviews The Warehouse by Rob Hart.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Games House by Claire North.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Recursion by Blake Crouch.
- Sonja van der Westhuizen reviews Council by Snorri Kristjansson.
- Janet Webb reviews Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews The Killer in the Choir by Simon Brett.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young and tries a recipe from the book.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker.
Classics reviews:
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1938 mystery Death Sends a Cable by Margaret Tayler Yates.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1948 Ludovic Travers mystery The Case of the Housekeeper's Hair by Christopher Bush.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1952 crime novel The Day I Died by Lawrence Lariar.
- B.V. Lawson revisits the 1955 mystery The Yellow Turban by Charlotte Jay.
- Joe Kenney revisits Room at the Bottom, a 1962 novel in the Jeff Tyler hardboiled mystery series.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1966 heist novel Four for the Money by Dan J. Marlowe.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1973 crime novel Mafia Women by Joseph Cenni.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1973 crime novel Last Contract by Clark Howard.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1974 detective novel Wake Up Dead by William Wall.
- Jeremy Finlay revisits Peter's Pence by Jon Cleary, winner of the 1975 Edgar Award for Best Novel.
Crowdfunding:
Con and event reports:
- Martin Edwards shares his experiences at the "The Art of the Whodunit" lecture series aboard the Queen Mary II and in Oxford, UK.
- J. Drew Brumbaugh reports about a book signing in Quincy, Illinois.
Research:
- Heather Knight traces the journey of a drug addict from the streets of San Francisco to California State Prison.
- Sian Cain reports that according to forensic specialist Angela Gallop miscarriages of justice in the UK will increase due to cuts to police and forensics labs.
- Tori Telfer talks about the Japanese fugitive murderess Kazuko Fukuda.
- Jake Woodhouse talks about mental health and the war on drugs.
- J.S. Monroe talks about amnesia and why it's so terrifying.
- Amy Lloyd wonders why people are so obsessed with what criminals look like and whether they look the part.
Free online fiction:
- "Wedding Shot Over the Wire" by Paul Matts in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Portrait of a Hotel Photographer" by Jack Bates in Shotgun Honey.
- "A Wretch Like Me" by Jeanette Cheezum in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Burning Down My Father's House" by Michael Gills in Tough.
- "Home in the Snow, 1971" by William J. Jackson at Akashic Books.
- "No Serious Crimes" by Ian Copestick in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Norman" by J.Z. Simms at Akashic Books.
- "The Japanese Sword" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
- "Strangle Hold" by Rena K. Worley at The Five-Two.
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