Crime Fiction Links of the Week for July 25, 2020
Crime fiction in general:
- Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels, mysteries and thriller that come out this week.
- Crime Reads shares five debut crime novel to read this July.
- Crime Reads shares five international crime novels to read this July.
- Crime Reads shares ten iconic crime fiction series of the 1970s.
- Paul French visits the crime fiction scene of Lagos, Nigeria.
- Keith Roysdon discusses the evolution of Dennis Lehane's work.
- Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg share ten crime novels that influenced them.
- S.A. Cosby explains that pain is what unites the many subgenres of crime fiction.
- Paul D. Marks shares eight crime novels set on the US home front in World War II.
- G.S. Locke talks about unlikely crime solving partners and moral ambiguity.
- S.C. Perkins shares seven mysteries featuring outstanding elderly secondary characters.
- S.C. Perkins shares seven crime novels where genealogy plays an important role.
- Lee Randall wonders why so many physicists write crime novels.
- Josh Malerman wonders whether we relate to the characters, the scenario or both, when we read a novel.
- Nick Kolakowski wonders why the Parker novels by Donald Westlake a.k.a. Richard Stark still resonate so powerfully.
- Crossexamining Crime ranks the mystery novels of Christianna Brand.
- Sheila Kohler argues that Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is the first crime novel.
- William Boyd claims to have located the exact address of James Bond.
- Dade Hayes reports that James Patterson will be reviving the classic crime fighter The Shadow.
- J. Kingston Pierce reports about the recent troubles and uproars in which editor, publisher, critic and bookseller Otto Penzler has been involved.
- Pioneering LGBTQ mystery writer Edward O. Phillips has died aged 88 of the corona virus.
Film and TV:
- Peter Bradshaw calls The Traitor a handsome true crime mafia movie
- Leslie Felperin calls The Big Ugly a boozy bonanza of brutality.
- Leslie Felperin calls Spy Intervention a comedy thriller that's desperately devoid of either comedy or thrills.
- Vadim Rizov shares his thoughts on the martial arts film Triple Threat.
- Allison Shoemaker shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Perry Mason.
- Alex McLevy shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Rebecca Nicholson shares her thoughts on the series 3 premiere of the Irish crime comedy The Young Offenders.
- Adrian Horton shares his thoughts on the mafia documentary Fear City.
- Ashley Ray-Harris shares her thoughts on the latest episode of I May Destroy You.
- Garrick Webster looks ahead at season 4 of the Canadian crime drama Cardinal.
- Otto Penzler revisits the 1944 noir movie Laura.
- Martin Edwards rewatches the 1950 suspense movie Stage Fright.
- Martin Edwards revisits the 1971 suspense movie Unman, Wittering and Zigo.
- Otto Penzler revisits the 1974 mafia film The Godfather, Part II.
- Sam Barsanti revisits the 1990 cyberpunk anime movie Akira.
- Beatrice Loayaza revisits the 1996 action movie Sworn to Justice.
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky revisits the 2010 prison action thriller Undisputed III: Redemption.
- Charles Bramesco revisits the 2012 science fiction action movie Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning.
- Olivia Rutigliano talks about class, capitalism and urban planning in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- Michael Cecchini explains what the never made sequel to the 1990 comic strip crime movie Dick Tracy would have been like.
- The Columbophile shares the ten greatest scenes from Columbo.
- Simon Hattenstone interviews Gee Walker, mother of Anthony Walker whose murder is the subject of a new true crime drama.
- Xan Brooks interviews Malcolm McDowell, star of Clockwork Orange, Time After Time, The Big Ugly and innumerous other films.
- Zack Sharf reports that Joker is the most complained about film of 2019 in the UK.
- Tor.com reports that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will not premier in August after all.
- Catherine Shoard reports that many highly anticipated movies have been pushed back yet again due to the corona virus.
- Paul Hirons reports that the time travel crime dramas Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes will get a third sequel named Lazarus.
Comments on The Old Guard:
- Alasdair Stuart shares his thoughts on The Old Guard and compares the movie to the graphic novel it is based upon.
- Feminist Frequency share their thoughts on The Old Guard.
- Kieran Galpin praises The Old Guard for its portrayal of LGBTQ characters.
- Ann Hornaday interviews Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of The Old Guard.
- Sam Barsanti reports that The Old Guard is already one of Netflix's ten most popular movies of all time.
Comments on Clemency:
- Peter Bradshaw calls Clemency a devastating death row drama.
- Mark Kermode calls Clemency a superb death row drama and praises the performance of Alfre Woodard.
- Tim Adams interviews Alfre Woodard, star of Clemency.
Comments on The Alienist: Angel of Darkness:
- Ani Bundel shares her thoughts on the season 2 premiere of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness.
- Marah Eakin interviews Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans and Daniel Brühl, stars of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness.
Comments on Fatal Affair:
- Benjamin Lee calls Fatal Affair a cheap Fatal Attraction knock-off.
- Ian Sandwell explains the ending of Fatal Affair (spoilers).
Comments on The Rental:
- A.A. Dowd calls The Rental a horror thriller that's barely worth renting.
- Cameron Scheetz interviews Alison Brie, star of The Rental.
Awards:
- The winner of the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award has been announced.
- The finalists for the 2020 Strand Critics Awards have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2020 Davitt Awards has been announced.
- The winners of the 2020 Goldie Awards have been announced.
- The 2020 Not the Booker Prize is open for nominations.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Eric Van Lustbader explains how to write realistic political thrillers, when the real world can be stranger than fiction.
- Jen Waite talks about the inspiration for the thriller Survival Instincts.
- Charlie Jane Anders explains how to tell a thrilling story without breaking your heart.
- Madeline Ashby talks about writing during difficult times.
- Angela Ackerman explains how emotional wounds can steer a character's choices.
- Olivia Kiernan talks about writing setting into crime fiction.
- Niamh Campbell wonders how young writers pay the rent.
- Chrys Fey explains how to create a book trailer using Adobe Spark.
- David Barnett wonders about the morality of thriller author Mark Dawson bulk buying copies of his own book in order to hit the bestseller list.
- Alison Flood reports that Mark Dawson lost his spot on the bestseller list due to his questionable behaviour.
- Alison
Flood reports that book sales in the UK reached a record high in 2019,
but that the publishing industry nonetheless needs help during the
corona pandemic.
Interviews:
- The Real Book Spy interviews Linda Castillo.
- Paula L. Woods interviews S.A. Cosby.
- V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell interview Christopher Buckley and Sara Paretsky.
- The Real Book Spy interviews John Sandford.
- The Real Book Spy interviews Ted Bell.
- The Real Book Spy interviews Daniel Silva.
- The Real Book Spy interviews Brad Thor.
- Criminal Element interviews John Glatt.
- Oline H. Cogdill interviews Ace Atkins.
- E.B. Davis interviews Leslie Budewitz.
- Richard Trenholm interviews William Gibson.
Reviews:
- Beth Kanell reviews The Lantern Men by Elly Giffiths.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews The Smuggler's Daughter by Claire Matturro.
- Ray Palen reviews Dark August by Katie Tallo.
- Raven Crime Reads reviews Night Falls, Still Missing by Helen Callaghan
- Sonja van der Westhuizen reviews Never Forget by Michael Bussi, translated by Shaun Whiteside.
- BOLO Books reviews Never Ask Me by Jeff Abbott.
- Sandra Mangan reviews Written in the Blood by Chris Carter.
- Lesa Holstine reviews Once You Go This Far by Kristen Lepionka.
- Judy Cranswick reviews Find Them Dead by Peter James.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews The Divine Boys by Laura Restrepo.
- Heidi Mastrogiovanni reviews Dead Air by Michael Bradley.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery reviews The Awkward Squad by Sophie Hénaff.
- Becky LeJeune reviews The Request by David Bell.
- His Futile Preoccupations reviews More Better Deals by Joe R. Lansdale.
- Lesa Holstine reviews Blue Marlin by Lee Smith.
- Gayle Surette reviews The Art of Deception by Leonard Goldberg.
- Sandie Herron reviews The Murder Stone by Charles Todd.
- Janet Webb reviews A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair.
- Janet Webb reviews The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins.
- Janet Webb reviews Handbook for Homicide by Lorna Barrett.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Died in the Wool by Pegga Ehrhart and tries a recipe from the book.
- Ben Boulden reviews Hoch's Ladies by Edward D. Hoch.
- Martin Edwards reviews Bodies from the Library 3, edited by Tony Medawar.
- Dru's Book Musings reviews Low Down Dirty Vote, Vol. II, edited by Mysti Berry.
Classics reviews:
- Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1939 mystery Death Over Her Shoulder by Dorothy Cole Meade.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1942 Philip Marlowe hardboiled mystery The High Window by Raymond Chandler.
- Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1944 mystery Green for Danger by Christianna Brand
- Mysteries Ahoy revisits the 1945 crime novel The Red Right Hand by Joel Townsley Rogers.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1950 crime novel The Brass Cupcake by John D. MacDonald.
- Mysteries Ahoy revisits the 1952 mystery Crossed Skis by Carol Carnac.
- Alan Cranis revisits the 1954 mystery Beat Back the Tide and the 1961 mystery Footsteps in the Night by Dolores Hitchens.
- K.A. Laity revisits the 1957 psychological suspense novel Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1957 hardboiled crime novel The Kill-Off by Jim Thomspon.
- Martin Edwards revisits the 1958 mystery Too Much of Water by Bruce Hamilton.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1959 hardboiled crime novel The Guilty Bystander by Mike Brett.
- Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1959 mystery Goodbye, Sweet William by Pat Flower
- B.V. Lawson revisits the 1962 Captain Heimrich mystery First Come, First Kill by Richard and Frances Lockridge.
- Judith Tarr revisits the 1968 western Stand to Horse by Andre Norton.
- Joe Kenney revisits Kill For It, a 1975 novel in the Narc crime fiction series by Robert Hawkes.
Con and event reports:
- The program for the virtual HIF Weekender Festival, which replaces the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, Yorkshire, is now online.
- Alison Flood reports that the 2020 Appledore Book Festival in Appledore, Devon, will become a drive-in event.
Crowdfunding:
Research:
- Corey Kilgannon remembers Isabella Goodwin, the first female detective of the NYPD.
- Susanna Calkins remembers the first policewomen of Chicago.
- Dean Jobs discusses a scandalous murder in a luxury hotel in Chicago, Illinois, in 1882.
- Alexandra Burt discusses the still unsolved murder of five-year-old Gabriele Schmidt in Fulda, Germany, in 1983.
Free online fiction:
- "Litany for Your Neighbourhood Watch" by Christopher David Rosales in Shotgun Honey.
- "New Man on the Hill" by Max Thrax in Shotgun Honey.
- "Murder by Glowworm" by J.J. Munroe at Akashic Books.
- "La Cocinera" by Hector Acosta in Tough.
- "Talking to Strangers" by K.A. Laity in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Annihilation" by Mark McConville in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Quiet" by Mehnaz Sahibzada in The Five-Two.
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