Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 29, 2019
Crime fiction in general:
- Crime Reads shares the best crime books of 2019 so far.
- Crime Reads shares the best international crime fiction for June.
- Sarah Gailey takes a look at liars and unreliable narrators in crime fiction.
- Lesley Kara explains why a rumour can be the most powerful weapon in crime fiction.
- Caroline Louise Walker explains why doctors make the most terrifying villains in fiction.
- Bev Thomas discusses the enduring fascination with fictional therapy in crime fiction.
- Lori Roy lists five morality driven thrillers.
- Adam Mitzner takes a look at financial thrillers and Wall Street noir.
- Matt Coleman shares the essential Florida crime fiction.
- Felicity McLean takes a look at Australian gothic fiction.
- Lila Shapiro profiles Sherilyn Kenyon and also discusses the alleged attempt by her husband to poison her.
- Tim Mason discusses Charles Dickens' fascination with the then newly created detective department of London's Metropolitan police force.
- Katy Waldman discusses the invention of the beach read.
- Michael Gonzales shares a brief history of the heroes of black pulp fiction.
- William Patrick Maynard celebrates the centennial of Johnston McCulley's Zorro.
- Tom Miller traces the history of the Street and Smith building in New York City, where The Shadow and Astounding Science Fiction were published among others.
- Christin Brecher takes a look at mystery-inspired boardgames.
- Alison Flood reports that according to UK booksellers, the death of the novel has been greatly exaggerated.
- Molly Templeton points out that YA Twitter and cancel culture may be toxic, but that it also points out actual problems
- Tarply Hitt reports that Nicholas Sparks, author of romantic melodrama, tried to ban an LGBT club at the Christian high school he founded.
- Romance and women's fiction author Judith Krantz died aged 91.
- Margalit Fox remembers Judith Krantz.
Film and TV:
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the season 5 finale of Luther.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of City on a Hill.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on The Old Man and the Gun.
- William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Archer.
- Liz Shannon Miller shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Tess Makovesky shares her thoughts on the Danish crime drama Follow the Money.
- Phil Hoad calls the Polish film Kurier a gritty WWII spy thriller.
- Lucy Mangan declares that the documentary Psychopath with Piers Morgan is more about Morgan himself than about the alleged psychopath.
- Otto Penzler revisits the 1932 gangster film Scarface.
- Otto Penzler also revisits the 1964 James Bond movie Goldfinger.
- Bryan Burton remembers how difficult it was for Tim Burton to get his 1989 Batman adaptation made.
- Vanessa Thrope interviews Noomi Rapace, star of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Captor.
- Inspired by the British crime drama Wild Bill, which stars Rob Lowe, Stuart Heritage looks at other examples of US stars who ended up on British TV.
- Anne Bilson wonders why movies about submarines are so popular.
- French actress Edith Scob, best known for her role in Eyes Without a Face, has died aged 81.
- Actor Billy Drago, best known for his appearances in The Untouchables, Charmed and The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., has died aged 73.
- Christian Long remembers Billy Drago.
Comments on season 3 of Jessica Jones:
- Charles Pulliam-Moore and Jill Pantozzi share four things they loved and three things they didn't like about season 3 of Jessica Jones.
- Camestros Felapton bids good-bye to Jessica Jones and the Marvel Netflix shows.
- James Whitbrook discusses the conflicted legacy of the Marvel Netflix shows.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore discusses some surprise cameos in season 3 of Jessica Jones that hint at a future which will never happen.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore praises the way season 3 of Jessica Jones handles the character of Trish Walker a.k.a. Hellcat.
- Rebecca Ianucci interviews Krysten Ritter, star of Jessica Jones.
Comments on Chernobyl:
- Emily Todd VanDerWerff shares her thoughts about the Chernobyl finale.
- Chris M. Barkley shares his thoughts on Chernobyl.
Comments on When They See Us and Linda Fairstein:
- Robert Rorke declares that the true crime drama When They See Us does justice to the brutal case of the so-called Central Park Five.
- Nikki Schwab reports that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has praised When They See Us.
- Bethany Mandel is not happy with the way Linda Fairstein, who fought to support victims of sex crimes as a prosecutor, is being treated in the wake of When They See Us.
- Bill Selnes declares that Linda Fairstein was wrong with regard to the so-called Central Park Five, but feels that the way she has been treated is not justified.
- Joe Tacopino reports that Elizabeth Lederer, assistant district attorney who worked on the real life case depicted in When They See Us, has also resigned from her position at Columbia law school because of the backlash.
Awards:
- The longlist for the 2019 McIlvanney Prize and McIlvanney Debut Prize has been announced.
- The nominations for the 2019 TCA Awards have been announced with some love for genre TV.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Jane Corry shares her experiences as the writer in residence at a maximum security prison.
- Nancie Clare talks about the fine art of naming characters in crime fiction.
- Orly Konig explains how mindmapping can help writers.
- Lisa Lowe Stauffer explains how objects can inject worldbuilding and character details into dialogue.
- Laura Lippman asks if it is okay for a white writer to write a black character.
- Tom Lloyd explains how asking "What if?" inspires his writing.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about rethinking the writing business.
- Emily Temple shares rejection letters sent to famous writers.
- Crime Reads shares the best crime and mystery book covers for June.
Interviews:
- Ericka McIntyre interviews Karin Slaughter.
- John Valeri interviews Deborah Goodrich Royce.
- Molly Odintz interviews Anita Anand.
- Nicola Maye Goldberg interviews Rebecca Godfrey.
- Robyn Walton interviews Joanna Baker.
- Mark Rubinstein interviews David Morrell.
- John Wisniewski interviews Tom Leins.
- The Real Book Spy interviews Bob Mayer.
Reviews:
- Sam Leith reviews Big Sky by Kate Atkinson.
- Angie Barry reviews The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Joe Country by Mick Herron.
- For Winter Nights reviews Joe Country by Mick Herron.
- Mike Parker reviews Joe Country by Mick Herron.
- For Winter Nights reviews The Wave by Virginia Moffatt.
- Raven Crime Reads reviews Breakers by Doug Johnstone.
- Ali Karim reviews Never Be Broken by Sarah Hilary.
- Meghan Harker reviews The Cutting Room by Ashley Dyer.
- Ray Palen reviews We Were Killers Once by Becky Masterman.
- Janet Webb reviews Dear Wife by Kimberly Bell.
- For Winter Nights reviews The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter.
- The Last Word reviews The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter.
- Shelley Fallows reviews Keep You Close by Karen Cleveland.
- Jen Lucas reviews Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas.
- C.J. Colbourn reviews One Way Out by A.A. Dhand.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews Grab a Snake by the Tail by Leonardo Padura, translated by Peter Bush.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews The Black Jersey by Jorge Zepeda Patterson.
- Jenny Maloney reviews Beautiful Liars by Isabel Ashdown.
- Live and Deadly reviews The Whisper Man by Alex North.
- Janet Webb reviews A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day and tries a recipe from the book.
- Sandra Mangan reviews The Passengers by John Marrs.
- For Winter Nights reviews The Killing Gene by E.M. Davey.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery reviews Monkey Justice and Other Stories by Patricia Abbott.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Shark Beach by Chris Jameson.
- Camille LeBlanc reviews Indecent Advances by James Polchin.
- Kathryn Hughes reviews The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective by Susannah Stapleton.
Classics reviews:
- Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1943 suspense novel Wall of Eyes by Margaret Millar.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1951 crime novel The Killer by Wade Miller a.k.a. Robert Wade and Bill Miller.
- Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1952 mystery Murder in the Mill Race by E.C.R. Lorac.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1952 adventure novel The Man All America Hated by Mike M'Cracken a.k.a. Gordon Landsborough.
- Paperback Warrior also revisits the 1953 heist novel Madball by Fredric Brown.
- Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1955 mystery Tour de Force by Christianna Brand.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1956 noir novel Blood on My Shadow a.k.a. Rackets Incorporated a.k.a. The Organsation by A.J. Merak a.k.a. John S. Glasby.
- B.V. Lawson revisits the 1967 mystery Death of an Old Girl by Elizabeth Lemarchand.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1969 crime novel Red File for Callan a.k.a. A Magnum for Schneider by James Mitchell.
- Joe Kenney revisits The Mark of Cosa Nostra, a 1971 Nick Carter Killmaster men's adventure novel by George Snyder.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1975 conspiracy thriller The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
- Hector Dejean revisits the thriller The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett, winner of the 1979 Edgar Award for best novel.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1982 crime thriller Deathmate by Martin Caidin.
Crowdfunding:
Con and event reports:
- Martin Edwards reports about the Alibis in the Archives conference at Gladstone's Library in Hawarden, UK.
- Joy Kluver reports about the event Murder Most Indian at the West Barnes Library in London, UK, featuring crime authors Vaseem Khan and Alex Khan, and shares several photos.
- Joy Kluver also reports about the June First Monday Crime event in London, UK, and shares some photos.
- Amazing Stories has a calendar covering cons and events worldwide.
- Alex McLevy and Randall Colburn report about the Cinepocalypse festival in Chicago, Illinois and share the best, worst and weirdest films presented.
- The Newcastle Noir crime fictionm festival in Newcastle, UK, asks attendants to fill out this survey.
Research:
- Caroline Bishop reports about Joseph-Samuel Farinet, the wanted criminal and counterfeiter who inspired a new currency in Southern Switzerland.
- Hugh Ryan chronicles the so-called three-pieces law and how it was used to target LGBTQ people in the mid twentieth century.
- John R. Quain explains how historians can now see invisible text on ancient documents.
Free online fiction:
- "Dirty Secrets" by BethAnn Baird in Crimson Streets.
- "The Tracker" by Don Lee in Shotgun Honey.
- "Dust to Dust" by Mark Slade in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Little Pretty Deaths" by Laramore Black in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "The Hedge" by Jeff Behr in Over My Dead Body.
- "First Degree Murder" by Roseanne Fahey in The Five-Two.
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