Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 12, 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 the finale of Mare of Easttown, Nobody, Misfits, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Cruella, Lisey's Story, the final case of Judge Judy and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Amazon shares the best crime novels and thrillers of the year so far.
  
• Crime by the Book shares the most anticipated crime novels for June.
• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
• Molly Odintz shares twenty-four LGBTQ+ crime novels to read. 
• Lisa Levy shares five psychological thrillers to read this June.
  
• Taylor Adams shares seven propulsive thrillers.
  
• Nekesa Afia shares seven historical mysteries and thrillers that get the history part right. 
• James Wade talks about crime and noir fiction from East Texas. 
• Eric Redman takes a look at crime fiction from Hawaii.
  
• Paul French takes a look at crime fiction set in Tangier, Morocco.
• May Cobb shares ten guilty pleasure thrillers to enjoy. 
• Jen Williams lists unforgettable fictional serial killers.
  
• Katie Lowe explains how the twin phenomena of true crime podcasts and social media inspired her latest crime novel.
  
• Michael Bradley explains why radio DJs are perfect protagonists for crime fiction. 
• Opa Hysea Wise explains what crime fiction taught her about life.
  
• Kerry Greenwood explains how she came to write mysteries.
  
• Anders Roslund explains how he created his character Ewert Grens and Piet Hoffman. 
• Nina Allan talks about the inspiration for Good Neighbours.
  
• Jack Mearns profiles the forgotten hardboiled writer John Sanford.
• Christine Mangan talks about the evolution of the femlae driven gothic novel.
• Allison Montclair notes that there is never enough time to read all the books you want to read.
• Irish women's fiction author Lucinda Riley has died aged only 55.

Film and TV:

• Ellen E. Jones calls Lupin Part II a thrilling and suave encore.
  
• Lucy Mangan calls Time an enraging prison drama and praises the performance of Sean Bean and Stephen Graham. 
• Lucy Mangan calls Smother an addictive thriller.
  
• Stuart Jeffries calls Liverpool Narcos absurd macho nonsense. 
• Lawrence Garcia calls Tragic Jungle a noirish adventure story that doesn't quite work.
  
• Cath Clarke calls Parallel a conventional alternate reality thriller.   
• Martin Edwards shares his thoughts on Behind Her Eyes.
  
• Gwen Ihnat shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Why Women Kill.
• Alex McLevy shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Clarice.
  
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the season 1 finale of The Mosquito Coast. 
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1996 noir thriller Fargo for its 25th anniversary. 
• Dwyer Murphy revisits the 2002 caper movie The Truth About Charlie.
  
• Olivia Rutigliano shares the best summertime crime movies to watch.
  
• Elsa Keslassy reports that F9, the latest installment in the Fast and Furious series, will debut at the Cannes Film Festival. 
• Mike Fleming Jr. reports that Sony has acquired the film rights to Don Winslow's City on Fire trilogy. 
• Peter White reports that the Kay Scarpetta novels by Patricia Cornwell will be adapted as a TV series. 
• Dwyer Murphy reports that the team that made the 2011 adaptation of John Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is now adapting Dave Hutchinson's Fractured Europe trilogy. 
  
• Denise Petski shares some casting news for NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: Hawaii. 
• Andrew Pulver reports that actor Riz Ahmed had called for changing the toxic portrayals of Muslims in film and TV.
  
• Clarence Williams III who starred in The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine among many others, has died aged 81.

 

Comments on Mare of Eassttown: 

• Garrick Webster shares his thoughts on Mare of Easttown.
• Matt Schimkovitz reports that the Pennsylvania convenience store chain Wawa has named a sandwich for Mare of Easttown.
  

 

Comments on Nobody:

• Peter Bradshaw calls Nobody bone-crunchingly enjoyable.
• Steve Rose wonders whether violent movies like John Wick, Nobody or Taken are a celebration of toxic masculinity or a warning.

 

Comments on The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard:

• A.A. Dowd calls The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard atrocious. 
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard a tiresome sequel.
  

 

Comments on Misifts:

• Jesse Hassenger calls Misfits a heist movie with cheap thrills. 
• Guy Lodge interviews Renny Harlin, director of Misfits.

Comments on Cruella:

• Sarah Bahr discusses the surprising evolution of Cruella de Vil.
  
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that Disney is selling Cruella inspired fashion without paying royalties to the film's fashion designer.
• Anthony D'Alessandro reports that Cruella might be getting a sequel.
  

Comments on Lisey's Story:

• Lucy Mangna calls Lisey's Story a bloated snoozefest. 
• Bev Vincent shares his thoughts on Lisey's Story.
  
• Juan Barquin declares that direcotr Pablo Larraín is the perfect match for Lisey's Story. 
• Juan Barquin also shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Lisey's Story.
  
• Cameron Scheetz interviews Julianne Moore, star of Lisey's Story.
• Cameron Scheetz interviews Joan Allen who plays Amanda in Lisey's Story.
  
• Cameron Scheetz interviews Ron Cephas Jones who plays Professor Dashmiel in Lisey's Story.

 

Comments on the end of Judge Judy:

• Rich Juzwiak reports about the final episode of the long-running legal show Judge Judy. 
• Josh Getlin recounts the story of Judge Judy and her TV career.
• Mikey O'Connell interviews Judy Sheindlin a.k.a. Judge Judy. 
• John Jurgensen explains what's next for Judy Sheindlin a.k.a. Judge Judy.
  

 

Awards: 

• The finalists for the 2021 Scribe Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced.
• The winners of the 2021 Bafta TV Awards have been announced with no love for crime programs.
  

 

 Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Kameron Hurley talks about writing beginnings and endings. 
• Lincoln Michel talks about genre as a story engine. 
• Paul Howarth shares some tips for writing an effective villain.
  
• J.A. Jance talks about the art of balancing multiple series. 
• Andrea Hull shares her favourite books for writers. 
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch discusses whether traditional publishing makes any sense at all in the current climate.
  
• Locus reports that Stéphane Marsan, co-founder of the French SF imprint Bragelonne, has been accused of sexual harrassment by multiple women.
• Jim Milliot reports that audiobook sales rose by twelve percent in 2020. 
• The CWA has appointed Elly Griffiths to the role of Bookseller Champion.
  
• Alison Flood reports that UK authors are worried about possible copyright law changes post-Brexit.
• Mike Glyer shares an update on the status of the Uncle Hugo's and Uncle Edgar's bookstores in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which were burnt down during the riots following the death of George Floyd from police violence.
  

 

Interviews:

• Wrong Place, Write Crime interviews S.A. Crosby. 
• Criminal Element interviws Alex Michaelides.
  
• Robert Justice interviews Aya de Leon. 
• Alex Segura interviews Kellye Garrett. 
  
• Brad Shreve interviews Lev Raphael.
• E.B. Davis interviews Connie Berry.
  
• Eli Cranor interviews Ace Atkins.
  
• Paul Burke interviews Tom Bradby.
• Alan Petersen interviews Kiersten Modglin.
• Selja Rankin interviews Zakiya Dalila Harris.
• The Writer Types Podcast interviews Josh Malerman, Stephen Mack Jones, David Sinson, Eli Cranor and Joani Elliott.
• The Guardian interviews Bill Clinton, former US president and occasional thriller co-author.
  

Reviews:

• Crime by the Book reviews I Found You by Lisa Jewell. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Bones of Hilo by Eric Redman.
• Philippa Coughlan reviews The Trawlerman by William Shaw.
  
• Jon Morgan reviews Blood in the Water by Silver Donald Cameron.
• Lesa Holstine reviews Body Zoo by J.D. Allen.
• Publishers Weekly reviews City of Dark Corners by Jon Talton. 
• Kirkus reviews The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt. 
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams.
  
• Sandra Mangan reviews Dead Ground by M.W. Craven.
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Strange Tricks by Syd Moore.
• Judith Reveal reviews The Devil May Dance by Jake Tepper.
  
• Rafe McGregor reviews True Crime Story by Joseph Knox. 
• Ron Fortier reviews Live Fast, Spy Hard by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clements.
  
• Vicki Weisfeld reviews The Beresford by Will Carver. 
• Bitter Tea and Mystery reviews The Birdwatcher by William Shaw. 
• Michael Carlson reviews Falling by T.J. Newman. 
• Sandie Herron reviews Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger.
• BOLO Books reviews Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon. 
• Elena Hartwell reviews Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan. 
• Bethanne Patrick reviews The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz.
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Good Neighbours by Nina Allen.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry. 
• Beth Kanell reviews The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey.  
• Gayle Surette reviews The Abduction of Pretty Penny by Leonard Goldberg.
  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis and tries a recipe from the book.
  
• Janet Webb reviews On Skein of Death by Allie Pleiter.
  
• For Winter Nights reviews The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. 
• Garrick Webster reviews The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson.  
• Paperback Warrior reviews Strictly Poison and Other Stories by Charles Boeckman.  
• Crossexamining Crime reviews Golden Age Detective Stories, edited by Otto Penzler.
  
• Michael Dirda reviews The Reason for the Darkness of the Night by John Tresch.
• Chris Vognar reviews War on the Border by Jeff Guinn.  
• Grab This Book reviews Moonlighting: An Oral History by Chris Ryan.
  

 

Classics reviews:

• M. Porcius revisits the 1913 fix-up novel The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu a.k.a. The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer.  
• Joyce Carol Oates revisits the 1939 mystery The Cat Saw Murder by Dolores Hitchens. 
• Publishers Weekly also revisits the 1939 mystery The Cat Saw Murder by Dolores Hitchens.
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1941 adventure novel The Luck of the Spindrift by Max Brand a.k.a. Frederick Faust. 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1948 mystery Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand.
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1950 suspense novel Hunt the Tortoise by Elizabeth Ferrars.
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1953 mystery Their Nearest and Dearest a.k.a. The Frightened Widow by Bernice Carey.
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1955 mystery The Fatal Picnic by Bernice Carey. 
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1958 crime novel City Limits by Nick Marino a.k.a. Will Oursler.
• Alan Cranis revisits the 1959 police procedural Crime Cop and the 1963 police procedural Body of Crime by Lorenz Heller. 
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1963 noir novel Like Wild by Eric Allen. 
• Alan Cranis revisits the 1971 political thriller Their Man in the White House by Tom Ardiss.
  
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1973 crime novel The Girl in the Trunk by Bruce Cassiday. 
• Joe Kenney revisits The Swiss Shot, a 1974 novel in the Adrano for Hire men's adventure series by Michael Bradley a.k.a. Adam Diment.
  
• Terhali's Particular Satisfaction revisits the 1977 Jerry Cornelius novel The Condition of Muzak by Michael Moorcock. 
• Joan Didion revisits the 1979 true crime novel The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer. 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 2002 anthology A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women, edited by Elizabeth George.

 

Con and event reports:

• Ayo Onatade shares the guest line-up for the 2021 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, Yorkshire. 
  

 

Research:

• Anne Sebba profiles Ethel Rosenberg who was executed for supposed espionage in 1953 as part of the anti-Communist witchhunts in the US.
• Matthew Quirk talks about professional assassins.
  

Free online fiction:

• "Countdown to Death" by Cora Buhlert 
• "The Heaviness of Time" by Nils Gilbertson in Pulp Modern Flash.
  
• "The Cards You're Dealt" by Michael Z. Lewin in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Fiction Podcast.  
• "The One Bad Thing" by M.H. Perry in Mystery Tribune.
  
• "Dollar on Pump Four" by Sandy Smith in Shotgun Honey. 
• "Millicent" by Scott von Doviak in Shotgun Honey. 
  
• "Sprinkles of Suspicion" by Kim Davis in Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast. 
• "An Indiana Grand" by Craig Francis Coates in Tough.
  
• "False Memory Psychosis" by J.P. Seabright in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "One Thing After Another" by Richard Barr in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "Old Milk" by Courtenay S. Gray in Punk Noir Magazine. 
• "Aunt Betsy X2" by Marc Isaac Potter in Punk Noir Magazine.
  
• "The Regency Gardens Hostage Crisis" by Shiv Ramdas in SFMOMA Open Space.
• "I Had to Warn You" by Tad Tuleja in The Five-Two. 
• "Red Letter Day" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for No Sudden Move. 
• Watch a trailer for The Last Mercenary.
  
• Watch a trailer for season 4 of Unforgotten.
  
• Watch a trailer for season 7 of Bosch.