Crime Fiction Links of the Week for September 25, 2021
Crime fiction in general:
- Crime Reads lists ten new mysteries, crime novels and thrillers coming out this week.
- Crime Reads shares the best debut crime novels of September 2021.
- Molly Odintz shares the best new international crime fiction for September 2021.
- Ryan Steck shares the best thrillers of 2021 to date.
- Jeff Popple shares his favourite mysteries, crime novels and thrillers of 2021 to date.
- Alyse Burnside attempts to explain the popularity of cozy mysteries.
- Barbara J. Wilson wonders why female sleuths are still comparatively rare in crime fiction.
- Emilia Bernhard declares that motive is the heart of mystery.
- Paul French talks about crime fiction set in Detroit, Michigan.
- Jesse Kellerman talks about crime novels set in Berkeley, California.
- S.D. Sykes explains why 14th century Kent is a great setting for historical mysteries.
- Kerry Anne King lists ten criminal characters motivated by good intentions.
- James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth share their top five fictional serial killers.
- Glen Robins talks about the appeal of martial arts in thrillers.
- Gabriella Lepore shares YA mysteries set at exclusive prep schools.
- David James Keaton is underwhelmed by the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child.
- Lincoln Michel explains why noir and science fiction are the perfect pairing.
- Ryan van Loan finds the mystery in epic fantasy.
- G.W. Thomas takes a look at the lengthy multi-genre career of John Jakes in the pulps, magazines and paperbacks and bestselling historical sagas.
- Richie Narvaez profiles Edwin Torres.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw declares that the obsession surrounding the disappearance of Gabby Petito shows the dark side of true crime fandom.
- Lizzy Steiner shares eight true crime podcasts to listen to this fall.
- Ashawnta Jackson points out that murder ballads chronicle violence by men against women.
- Alison Flood reports that mystery novel The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman has become one of the fastest selling novels in British history.
- Pulp scholar J. Randolph Cox has died aged 84.
- Crime fiction blogger Mathew David Paust has died aged 79.
Film and TV:
- Dwyer Murphy shares international crime dramas and thrillers to watch this weekend.
- Paul Levinson calls American Rust a Pennsylvania noir drama.
- Leslie Felperin calls The Ballad of Billy McCrae an erotic noir thriller about Welsh quarry workers.
- Benjamin Lee calls Intrusion a familiar but mostly enjoyable home invasion thriller.
- Phil Hoad calls The Gateway an overblown urban thriller.
- Joshua Alston calls BMF organised crime myth making at its most potent.
- Peter Bradshaw calls The Tragedy of Macbeth a noirish nightmare.
- Michael Hogan shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Vigil.
- Ines Bellina shares her thoughts on the latest episode of American Crime Story: Impeachment.
- Saloni Gajjar calls Curse of the Chippendales a tantalising true crime documentary.
- Radheyan Simonpillai calls On These Grounds a shocking documentary about police brutality in US schools.
- Phil Harrison calls Last Man Standing a true crime documentary that reveals some deeper truths about America.
- Garrick Webster looks ahead at the Norwegian crime drama Witch Hunt.
- J. Kingston Pierce revisits the 1971 TV crime drama McMillan and Wife for its 50th anniversary.
- Guy Lodge revisits the 1981 biopic cum child abuse drama Mommie Dearest for its 40th anniversary.
- Cameron Scheetz interviews Richard E. Grant who has been in pretty much everything.
- Danette Chavez interviews Dana Cobarrubias, costume designer on Only Murders in the Building.
- Lou Armagno wonders about the popularity of karate chops in crime dramas of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Steve Rose declares that the much criticised digital revolution and the rise of CGI and streaming services has actually been good for cinema.
- Blaxploitation director Melvin van Peebles has died aged 89.
- Actor Willie Garson, best known for his roles in White Collar, Hawaii Five-O, Sex and the City and Supergirl, has died aged 57.
Comments on The Many Saints of Newark:
- A.A. Dowd declares that The Many Saints of Newark whacks all the humour, dimension and weirdness out of The Sopranos.
- Peter Bradshaw praises the performance of Michael Gandolfini in The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark.
- Hadley Freeman interviews Ray Liotta, one of the stars of The Many Saints of Newark.
Comments on No Time to Die and James Bond in general:
- Charlie Higson, author of the Young James Bond YA books, discusses how James Bond has chanced in 68 years and the impact Daniel Craig had on the character.
- Nadia Khomami explains how James Bond has been dragged into the culture wars.
- Dan Milmo, Mark Sweney and Catherine Shoard wonders how long James Bond can resist calls for a TV spin-off.
- Tatiana Siegel interviews Cary Fukunaga, director of No Time to Die.
- Tim Lewis interviews Lashana Lynch, who plays Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel and the first female 007 in No Time to Die.
- Mark Sweney reports that cinemas in the UK will hire extra staff in preparation for the much delayed premiere of No Time to Die.
- Camestros Felapton analyses the nationality of the singers of James Bond theme tunes.
Comments on season 8 of Endeavour:
Comments on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings:
Awards:
- The winners of the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year and the 2021 Scottish Crime Debut of the Year have been announced.
- The winner of the 2021 Killing It Competition has been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Emmy Awards have been announced with a little love for Mare of Easttown and no love for the other crime shows nominated, because none of them are about the British royal family.
- Rob Bricken complains about the terrible 2021 Emmy winners and the snubbing of excellent genre shows.
- Dan Selcke also discusses the complete snubbing of excellent genre shows in favour of The Crown and Ted Lasso.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains that comparison is the thief of joy.
- Lincoln Michel discusses the long and messy road to publishing his first novel.
- Anne R. Allen shares some new nasty publishing scams targetting authors and their readers.
- Ian Bogost feels the need to share his hatred of e-books.
- Veena Maheshwari Raju talks about pursuing a career in publishing as a woman of colour.
Interviews:
- Crime Reads interviews Craig Johnson.
- Robert Justice interviews Nadine Matheson.
- Sara Collins interviews Colson Whitehead.
- Terry Gross interviews Colson Whitehead.
- Duncan Leatherdale interviews L.J. Ross.
- Paul Burke interviews Simon Scarrow.
- Nancie Clare interviews Amanda Jayatissa.
- Katie Tamola interviews Amanda Jayatissa.
- Alan Petersen interviews Lisa Regan.
- Daneet Steffens interviews Julia Dahl.
- Eric Beetner interviews James Swallow.
- J.B. Stevens interviews Mark Westmoreland.
- Dr. Jacky Collins interviews Bogdan Hrib and Marina Sofia.
- Molly Odintz interviews Sara Gran.
Reviews:
- BOLO Books reviews 1979 by Val McDermid.
- Becky LeJeune reviews The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell.
- Andrew Hill reviews Black Reed Bay by Rod Reynolds.
- Paperback Warrior reviews Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg.
- Ian Williams reviews Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead.
- Gwen Moffat reviews Welcome to Cooper by Tariq Ashkani.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews All These Bodies by Kendare Blake.
- Hephzibah Anderson reviews Magpie by Elizabeth Day.
- Gwen Moffat reviews Bad Apples by Will Dean.
- Crime by the Book reviews Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari.
- BOLO Books reviews Her Perfect Life by Hank Phillippi Ryan.
- Becky LeJeune reviews The Woman in the Wood by M.K. Hill.
- Becky LeJeune reviews The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Resilience by Bogdan Hrib, translated by Marina Sofia.
- Vicky Weisfeld reviews The Summoning by J.P. Smith.
- Lesa Holstine reviews The Keening by Anne Emery.
- Paul Burke reviews The Strangers of Braamfontein by Onyeka Nwelue.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Murder With Orange Pekoe Tea by Karen Rose Smith and tries a recipe from the book.
- Joy Kluver reviews The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.
- Sonja van der Wetshuizen reviews Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chuzmar.
- Lesa Holstine reviews Buried Memories by Simon R. Green.
- Paul Burke reviews the graphic novel Meadowlark by Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke.
- John Banville reviews Love and Deception: Philby in Beirut by James Hanning.
Classics reviews:
- B.V. Lawson revisits the 1894 mystery collection The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.
- Curtis Evans revisits the 1931 suspense novel The Menace on the Downs by Miles Burton.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1935 crime novel The Old Man's Place by John Sanford.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1936 suspense novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White.
- Martin Edwards revisits the 1939 mystery She Had to Have Gas by Rupert Penny.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1948 Inspector Knoll mystery The Ninth Enemy by Francis Vivian.
- Neil Albert revisits the 1949 Lew Archer hardboiled mystery The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald.
- Guy Savage revisits the 1950 Lew Archer hardboiled mystery The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1965 Peter Trees spy novel The Survivor by John Quirk.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1974 blaxploitation spy novel That Man Bolt! by Peter Crowcroft.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1981 crime story "Sweet Baby Jenny" by Joyce Harrington.
- Guy Savage revisits the 1983 psychological thriller People Who Knock on the Door by Patricia Highsmith.
Con and event reports:
- Ayo Onatade reports that the Capital Crime Writing Festival in London, UK, will return as an in-person event next year.
- All About Agatha reports about the International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, UK.
- Martin Edwards shares his experiences at the International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, UK.
- Martin Edwards reports about the Rye Arts Festival and its Cryme Day event in Rye, Cheshire.
- Ayo Onatade shares the program for the virtual symposium Crime Fiction and the Social Contract.
- Germain Lussier reports that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a must-see for movie buffs.
Research:
- Kendare Blake discusses the case of 14-year-old Caril Ann Fugate who was blamed for a murder spree carried out by her boyfriend Charlie Starkweather in 1958.
- Michael Gonzales talks about the murders of the Diggs family in New Jersey in 1975.
- Nina Laurin shares four real life cases where social media led to tragedy.
- Joshua Melville recounts the story of his father Sam Melville who was killed in the Attica prison riots in 1971.
- Jon Henley reports that Croatian police has solved the mystery of an amnesiac woman found on a rock on the island of Krk, Croatia.
- John Oller talks about the robbery of the Manhattan Savings and Loan Bank in 1878.
Free online fiction:
- "Murder Under a Blue Moon" by Abigail Keam in Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.
- "Stole Everything But Her Heart" by Robert Ragan in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "See Diekirch and Die" by Max Thrax in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Win Some Lose Some" by Mark Atley in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Finders Keepers" by Brian Beatty in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Fredo" by James Lilley in Punk Noir Magazine.
- "Woman for Hire" by Christine Eskilson in Guilty.
- "What Comes Around" by Nick Di Carlo in Shotgun Honey.
- "In Nomine Patris" by Elena Sichrovsky in Tough.
- "Dark Spring" by J.M. Taylor in Mystery Tribune.
- "So Very Beautiful" by Jack Callaghan in Mystery Tribune.
- "Or So It Seemed" by Nancy Scott in The Five-Two.
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