Crime Fiction Links of the Week for April 17, 2021

 

It's time again for Crime Fiction Links of the Week, our weekly round-up of interesting links about crime fiction from around the web, this week with Big Sky, City on a Hill, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, true crime podcasts and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Laura Wilson offers a round-up of the best recent crime novels and thrillers.
  
• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels, mysteries and thrillers coming out this week.
• Crime Reads also shares the best true fiction crime books for April.
  
• Danielle Trussoni talks about the allure of Alpine mysteries. 
• Jonas Jonasson shares his ten favourite books about revenge. 
• Bridget Foley talks about cowardice and crime fiction.
  
• Sally Hepworth shares six psychological thrillers featuring sisters.
  
• R.J. Hoffman shares six crime novel featuring adoptions gone awry. 
• A.E. Osworth talks about suspense fiction in the age of digital surveillance. 
• M.E. Hilliard explains why librarians are natural born detectives.
  
• Bryan Christy declares that crime fiction needs to address the issues of today and should try to change the world. 
  
• Tom Deignan profiles John Banville and his crime writing alter-ego Benjamin Black.
  
• Tor.com share their favourite SFF spins on Jack the Ripper.  
• Lauren Jackson shares five SFF subgenres fans of true crime will enjoy. 
  
• Eileen Gonzales shares five Sherlock Holmes comics to enjoy. 
• Olivia Rutigliano reports that Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of the Four and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray were commissioned at the same dinner party.
  
• Alan J. and Gillian J. Porter explain how The James Bond Lexicon: - The Unofficial Guide to the World of 007 in Movies, Novels, and Comics came together.

 

Film and TV:

• Lucy Mangan calls Too Close a compelling and convincing psychological thriller.
  
• Leslie Felperin calls Be Good or Be Gone an Irish crime thriller with deadpan charm. 
• Phuong Lee calls Ride or Die a shocking Japanese thriller.
  
• Peter Bradshaw calls I Blame Society an uneven serial killer black comedy.
  
• Phil Hoad calls For the Sake of Vicious an ugly home invasion thriller whose title says it all. 
• Phil Hoad calls the science fiction thriller Sensation a bargain bin Matrix knock-off.  
• Leslie Felperin calls IP Man: Kung Fu Master a stylish martial arts potboiler with inventive fight scenes.
  
• Saloni Gajjar calls Confronting a Serial Killer a disturbing must-watch for true crime fans.
  
• Toby Moses and readers of The Guardian share their thoughts on the latest episode of Line of Duty. 
• Roxana Hadadi shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Walker. 
• Gwen Ihnat shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Rebel.
  
• Kris Calvin shares ten international thriller series to enjoy.
  
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1951 noir movie The Man with My Face.
• Edward White revisits Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 suspense movie Rear Window. 
• Matthew John Phillips revisits the 2001 thriller The Deep End. 
  
• Anthony D'Alessandro reports that the famous Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California, will be closing permanently along with the rest of the Arclight and Pacific Theaters chain. 
• Kelly Burke reports that actress Shareena Clanton experienced racist abuse on the set of the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
• Kelly Burke reports that actress Sharon Johal also experienced racist abuse on the set of Neighbours and left the show because of it. 
• Molloy Woodcraft remembers Sarah Hughes. 
  
• Actor Joseph Siravo, best known for his role in The Sopranos, has died aged 66.
• Richard Rush, director of The Stunt Man, Hells Angels on Wheels and many others, has died aged 91.
• Actress Helen McCrory, best known for her roles in Peaky Blinders, the James Bond movie Skyfall and the Harry Potter films, has died only 52.
• Mark Lawson remembers Helen McCrory.
  

 

The Debate about Luther: 

• Matthew Moore reports that according to BBC diversity Mrianda Wayland, DCI John Luther, protagonist of the crime drama Luther, isn't "black enough", in spite of being played by Idris Elba.
• Ellen E. Jones declares that instead of debating about Luther, British television needs more diversity in general.
  

 

Comments on true crime podcasts:

• Hannah Verdier asks if true crime podcasts are exploitative. 
• Lizzy Steiner shares nine true crime podcasts to listen to this spring. 

 

Comments on Big Sky:  

• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts about the latest double episode of Big Sky.
• Suspense Radio interviews C.J. Box on whose crime novels Big Sky is based.
  

 

Comments on City on a Hill: 

• Scott von Doviak shares his thoughts on the latest episode of City on a Hill.
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of City on a Hill. 

 

Comments on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers): 

• Andrew Welch shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching", the latest episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
• Sulagna Misra shares her thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
• Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching". 
• Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching". 
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
  
• Meghan O'Keefe explains the significance of Turkish delight in "The Whole World Is Watching".
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that Winter Soldier co-creator Ed Brubaker says that he is not getting paid for the appearance of the character in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and other Marvel movies.
  

 

Awards: 

• The longlist for the 2021 Dagger Awards has been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2021 Lefty Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2021 Bony Blithe Award have been announced.
  
• The finalists for the 2021 Colorado Book Awards have been announced.  
  
• The PEN America Literary Awards finalists have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards have been announced.  
• The finalists for the 2021 Vivian Awards, replacements for the Rita Awards, have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2021 Bafta Film Awards have been announced.  
• The winners of the 2021 DGA Awards have been announced.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Amanda Bridgeman talks about the freedom of embracing your voice. 
• Charlie Jane Anders shares six tips for creating a truly scary villain. 
• Will Thomas explains how his dayjob as a librarian intersects with his crime writing.
  
• Jessica Barry talks about the inspiration for her thriller Don't Turn Around.
  
• Jacqui Lipton talks about bad agency agreements and bad agents.
  
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch shares some tips for negotiating with movie and TV studios.
• Calvin Reid reports that Amazon has launched the new Kindle Vella format for serialised short fiction.
• The Guardian reports that Turkish writer and journalist Ahmet Altan has been released from prison after four years.
• A new anthology of crime fiction by women writers from Wales is looking for submissions.
  

 

Interviews:

• Nancie Clare interviews Jacqueline Winspear. 
• Suspense Magazine interviews Mark Greaney. 
• Eli Cranor interviews William Boyle.
  
• Craig Sisterson interviews Anna Mazzola. 
• Lesa Holstine interviews M.E. Hilliard.
  
• Alan Petersen interviews Michael Kaufman. 
• Paul Burke interviews Edward Wilson.
  
• Robert Justice interviews Alexia Gordon. 
• Marshal Zeringue interviews Karla Holloway.
  
• Hopeton Hay interviews Lawrence Jackson.
  
• Luca Veste interviews C.L. Taylor.
• Queer Writers of Crime interview Michael Nava. 
• Marshal Zeringue interviews Adam Mitzner.
  
• Debbi Mack interviews Kathryn Goldman.
  

Reviews:

• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Khan by Saima Mir.
  
• BOLO Books reviews Bitterroot Lake by Alicia Beckman a.k.a. Leslie Budewitz.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Random Road by Thomas Kies. 
• Jim Napier reviews Slough House by Mick Herron. 
• Ray Palen reviews House Standoff by Mike Lawson.
  
• Craig Sisterson reviews Dead of Winter by Stephen Mack Jones.
  
• No More Grumpy Bookseller reviews The Distant Dead by Heather Young. 
• Ray Palen reviews Lies We Bury by Elle Marr.
  
• Craig Sisterson reviews The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain.
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman. 
  
• No More Grumpy Bookseller reviews Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman.
• Joy Kluver reviews When I Was Ten by Fiona Cummins. 
• For Winter Nights reviews When I Was Ten by Fiona Cummins.
  
• For Winter Nights reviews The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear. 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Rites of Spring by Anders de la Motte.  
• Craig Sisterson reviews Dance Prone by David Coventry.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Ocean Prey by John Sandford. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Ocean Prey by John Sandford.
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Cottingley Cuckoo by A.L. Elwood a.k.a. Alison Littlewood. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Unkindness of Ravens by M.E. Hilliard.
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Hyde by Craig Russell.  
• Vicki Weisfeld reviews Murder on the Island by Daisy White.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Murder at the Beacon Bake Shop and tries a recipe from the book.
• Janet Webb reviews Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Sign of Death by Callie Hutton. 
• Crossexamining Crime reviews Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac.
  
• Ayo Onatade reviews We Own This City by Justin Fenton.
  

 

Classics reviews:

• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1930 mystery The Creeping Jenny Mystery by Brian Flynn. 
• Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1936 mystery Murder in Picadilly by Charles Kingston. 
• Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1936 Sergeant Beef mystery Case for Three Detectives by Leo Bruce.
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1958 Perry Mason mystery The Case of the Grinning Gorilla by Erle Stanley Gardner. 
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1961 legal thriller Let Him Go Hang by Bud Clifton a.k.a. David Stacton.
  
• K.A. Laity revisits the 1964 collection The Snail Watcher and Other Stories by Patricia Highsmith. 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1964 crime novel The Crime of Colin Wise by Michael Underwood. 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1965 Tibbett mystery Johnny Under Ground by Patricia Moyes.
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1965 thriller The Bank with the Bamboo Door by Dolores Hitchens.
• Paperback Warrior revisits The Fanatics of Al Asad, a 1976 novel in the Nick Carter: Killmaster men's adventure series by Saul Wernick.
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1977 near future thriller The Last Great Death Stunt by Clark Howard. 
• Joe Kenney revisits Chinese Roulette, a 1979 novel in the Butler men's adventure series by Philip Kirk a.k.a. Len Levinson.
  

 

Research:

• Debbie Burke talks about Eugene Francois Vidocq and the Origins of Criminology
• Glenn Stout discusses the 1920s gangster couple Margaret and Richard Whittemore a.k.a. Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid.
  
• Mariah Fredericks wonders what became of the actors who performed on stage when Abraham Lincoln was shot. 
• Corey Mead shares the story of Ruth Finley who was harrassed by a stalker in Wichita, Kansas, for three years. 
• Ferdison Cayetano reports about the still unsolved 1984 kidnapping of Katsuhisa Ezaki in Osaka, Japan.
  
• Erica Frank takes a look at some big legal and social uproars that rocked 1966.
• R.G. Belsky shares five celebrity crime stories that are stranger than fiction. 
• Angelique Chrisafis reports about a stash of gold coins and bars found inside an old house in Morez, France. 
  
• Kim Willsher reports about an international gang of thieves that specialises in stealing rare Lego sets.
• Sian Cain reports that scammers are posing as the winners of literary awards to scam off the prize money.

Free online fiction:

• "The Whisper of Shadows" by D.V. Bennett in Over My Dead Body.
  
• "Contraband" by Susan K. Maciolek in Over My Dead Body.
  
• "All Shook Down" by Libby Cudmore in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Podcast. 
• "Phantom Pain" by Phillip Thompson in Yellow Mama.
  
• "Waiting for the Butcher" by T.W. Garland in Shotgun Honey.
• "Progression With Sharps and Flats" by David Calogero Centorbi in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "Power Murder Ballad" by Scott Cumming in The Five-Two.
  

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.
  
• Watch a trailer for The Woman in the Window.