Crime Fiction Links of the Week for September 11, 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 Yakuza Princess, The Card Counter, The Sopranos, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Last Night in Soho, tributes to Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michael K. Williams and Robert Richardson and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Alison Flood shares the best recent thrillers.
• Crime Reads lists the most anticipated crime novels, mysteries and thrillers of fall 2021.
  
• Crime by the Book lists the most anticipated crime books for September 2021. 
• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels, mysteries and thrillers coming out this week. 
• Jen J. Danna shares five books that examine the American prison system.
  
• Helen Walsh shares ten crime novels set behind the scenes in Hollywood. 
• Alyssa Maxwell explains why Newport, Rhode Island, is the perfect setting for a murder mystery.  
• Lindsay Marcott explains why Big Sur, California, is a natural setting for gothic and supernatural stories and dark romances.
  
• Vera Kurian talks about mysteries in thrillers set on school and university campuses. 
• Alice Feeney talks about the enduring appeal of the marriage thriller. 
• Christopher Swann shares six great novels with mysterious protagonists.
  
• Dwight Garner profiles S.A. Cosby. 
• Alexandra Alter profiles Colson Whitehead.
  
• Bill Ryan shares his appreciation for the works of Donald Westlake. 
  
• Ian Rankin shares his appreciation for the works of William McIlvanney. 
• Crime fiction writer Stuart Neville explains why he will no longer hide the fact that he is from Northern Ireland to appease to London-centric publishing industry.
• James Grady remembers how he came to write Six Days of the Condor.
  
• Nick Rennison talks about the American rivals of Sherlock Holmes. 
• Matthew Redmond talks about Edgar Allan Poe's friends. 
  
• Judith Tarr shares her appreciation for the Price and Brichter mysteries by Mary Monica Pulver.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five extremely unscientific methods for picking your next read.  
• Molly Templeton asks if there is a perfect shape for books. 
  

 

Tributes to Robert Richardson: 

• Mystery writer Robert Richardson has died aged 80.
• Ayo Onatade remembers Robert Richardson.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Ellen E. Jones calls The Hunt for a Killer a nordic noir nail-biter with a true crime twist. 
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Guilty a tense and well-made thriller. 
• Phil Hoad calls Copshop a mean, lean thriller.
  
• Peter Bradshaw calls Wife of a Spy a wartime thriller with intriguing plot twists. 
• Xan Brooks calls Captain Volkogonov Escaped an impressively deadpan spy thriller from Russia.
  
• Stuart Jeffries shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Grantchester and finds it a rose-tinted look at what life was like in 1950s Britain. 
• Stephen Robinson calls the series finale of Lucifer compelling and satisfying.   
• Charles Bramesco calls The Voyeurs a throwback erotic thriller. 
• Leslie Felperin calls No Man of God a Ted Bundy movie that manages to dodge serial killer fetishisation.
  
• Jesse Hassenger calls Queenpins a mildly amusing crime comedy.
• Cath Clarke calls The Collini Case a cliched courtroom drama. 
• Lucy Mangan calls A Killing in Tiger Bay a rigorous examination of justice unserved. 
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Lost Leonardo a documentary that paints the art world in an unflattering light.
  
• Peter Bradshaw calls Copilot a flawed and naive terrorism film. 
• Stephanie Bunbury shares her thoughts on Halloween Kills. 
  
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the Harlan Coben adaptation The Innocent. 
• Michael Hogan shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Vigil. 
• Martin Quinn shares his thoughts on the first episode of season 11 of Vera.
  
• Ines Bellina shares her thoughts on the first episode of American Crime Story: Impeachment. 
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Archer. 
• Garrick Webster looks ahead at the Danish crime drama When the Dust Settles.
  
• Cameron Scheetz interviews Matt Rogers, one of the voice actors in Q-Force.
• Cath Clarke interviews Karen Gillan, star of Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jumanji, Gunpowder Milkshake and many others.
  
• Dylan Brown revisits the 1961 samurai movie Yojimbo.  
• Anne Billson ranks the thirty best mobster movies. 
• Katie Rife and A.A. Dowd explain why adapting books to film is such a challenge.
  
• The Guardian reports that British TV viewers voted for their favourite TV theme tunes.
• Stuart Heritage declares that TV doesn't need a 24 revival, because apparently there is one in the works.
  
• Dan Milmo reports that the hint that James Bond may have had a gay experience in the past was almost cut from Skyfall. 
• British actor Tony Selby, who appeared in Ace of Wands, Three Clear Sundays and who played Sabalom Glitz in Doctor Who, has died aged 83. 
  

 

Tributes to Jean-Paul Belmondo: 

• French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of many crime and action movies, has died aged 88. 
• Ronald Bergan shares an obituary for Jean-Paul Belmondo. 
• Peter Bradshaw remembers Jean-Paul Belmondo. 
• Greg Whitmore shares photos of Jean-Paul Belmondo's lengthy career.
  

 

Tributes to Michael K. Williams:

• American actor Michael K. Williams, who is best known for his appearances in The Wire, Lovecraft Country and Boardwalk Empire, has died aged 54. 
• Ryan Gilbey shares an obituary for Michael K. Williams. 
• Salamishah Tillet shares her appreciation for the work of Michael K. Williams.
  
• Matt Fidler shares photos of Michael K. Williams' most memorable roles. 
• Paul Owen explains why Omar Little, the character played by Michael K. Williams in The Wire, was so groundbreaking.
  

 

Comments on Yakuza Princess:

• Mike McCahill calls Yakuza Princess a stylish gangster film.
• Katie Rife declares that Yakuza Princess is pretty dull for a movie with such a cool title. 
  

 

Comments on The Card Counter: 

• Ignatiy Vishnevetsky declares that The Card Counter has dealt Oscar Isaac a losing hand. 
• Ethan Alter interviews Paul Schrader, writer and director of The Card Counter.
• Watch a trailer for The Card Counter.
  

 

Comments on The Sopranos:

• Simran Hans discusses how The Sopranos explains everything.
• Chingy Nea talks about the gay fandom of The Sopranos.  
• Mike Fleming interviews David Chase, creator of The Sopranos and The Many Saints of Newark.
  
• Watch a trailer for The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark.
  

 

Comments on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: 

• Kat Moon reports that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings captured her experiences as an Asian-American better than any other Hollywood blockbuster. 
• Jingan Young declares that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings makes up for the flaws of Mulan. 
• Rachel Leishman calls Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings legendary.
  
• Alex McLevy discusses the post credits scene of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 
• Germain Lussier also discusses the postg credits scene of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 
• Nancy Wang Yuen discusses the many impressive women of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
  
• David Betancourt interviews Simu Liu, star of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
  
• Marah Eakin interviews Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 
• Nancy Wang Yuen interviews Destin Daniel Cretton.
  
• Elena Dockterman explains how Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings retcons the problematic origins of the character in the comics.
• Sam Barsanti reports that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has performed much better at the box office than expected.
  

 

Comments on Last Night in Soho:

• Xan Brooks calls Last Night in Soho a gaudy time travel romp that's stupidly enjoyable.
• Stephanie Zacharek calls Last Night in Soho a 1960s fever dream and half brilliant thriller.
• Watch a trailer for Last Night in Soho.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Maggie Tokuda-Hall explains why you should treat your unfinished novel like a jewel heist. 
• James R. Benn talks about the challenges of writing historical crime fiction.
  
• Sue Burke traces the process of getting a book published from draft manuscript to print. 
• Sophia Stewart explains how authors use TikTok to market backlist books. 
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains how writers can evaluate all the cool new promotional techniques that are popping up.
  
• Anne R. Allen talks about some new and old scams aimed at authors. 
• Jim Millliot reports how supply chain disruptions are affected the publishing industry.
  
• David Barnett explains why authors are turning down lucrative traditional publishing deals in favour of Substack.
• Alex Shephard wonders whether Salman Rushdie and Substack can revive serialized fiction and disrupt traditional publishing.
• Lincoln Michel weighs in on Substack and a revival of serialized fiction.
  

 

Interviews:

• Daneet Steffens interviews Lisa Jewell. 
• Matt Nixson interviews Ian Rankin.
  
• Alex Clark interviews Richard Osman. 
• Paul Burke interviews Simone Buchholz.
• Dr. Jacky Collins interviews Sarah Hilary. 
• Criminal Element interviews Alice Feeney.
  
• Debbi Mack interviews Samatha Downing. 
• Stephen J. Golds interviews Awais Khan.
• Nancie Clare interviews Karen Cleveland
• Elise Dumpleton interviews Lisa Ellery.
  
• Alan Petersen interviews Matthew FitzSimmons.
• Brad Shreve interviews C.L. Brees
• Stephen J. Golds interviews the people behind the Truly Criminal YouTube channel.
  

Reviews:

• Lesa Holstine reviews Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb. 
• Janet Webb reviews The Runaway Heiress by Meg Tilly.
  
• Raven Crime Reads reviews A Traitor to His Blood by M.P. Wright. 
• Andrew Smith reviews Another Kind of Eden by James Lee Burke.
  
• Becky LeJeune reviews A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins. 
• Grab This Book reviews A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins.
  
• Claire Fullerton reviews A Fire in the Night by Christopher Swann.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin. 
• Ayo Onatade reviews The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin. 
• Beth Kanell reviews The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin. 
• Mary Whipple reviews The April Dead by Alan Parks.
  
• Alison Gates reviews Ice and Stone by Marcia Muller.
  
• Joe Hartlaub reviews The Killing Look by J.D. Rhoades.
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Black Reed Bay by Rod Reynolds. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves. 
• Janet Webb reviews The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves. 
• Sandra Mangan reviews The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves. 
• Kittling Books reviews The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves. 
• Publishers Weekly reviews Rizzio by Denise Mina.
  
• Jon Morgan reviews Hunt by Leona Deakin. 
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima.
• Garrick Webster reviews Killing Evil by John Nicholl. 
  
• Ayo Onatade reviews Turf Wars by Olivier Norek. 
• Ayo Onatade reviews The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny. 
• Sonja van der Westhuizen reviiews Heatwave by Victor Jestin, translated by Sam Taylor. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Nice Girls by Catherine Dang.
  
• BOLO Books reviews Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. 
• Louis Bravos reviews Tokyo Zangyo by Michael Pronko.
  
• Adrian Magson reviews The Strangers of Braamfontein by Onyeka Nwelue. 
• Mary Picken reviews My Name is Jensen by Heidi Amsinck.
  
• Lynne Truss reviews The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman. 
• Kirkus reviews The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer.
  
• Colin Grant reviews Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. 
• Alan Cranis reviews OJ's Knife by John Gibson.
  
• Andrew Hill reviews The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Murder in an Orchard Cemetery by Cora Harrison.
• Mik Brown reviews The Gathering Storm by Alan Jones.
• Bill Capossere, Jana Nyman, Tadiana Jones and Marion Deeds review The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison. 
  
• For Winter Nights reviews The Noise by James Patterson and J.D. Barker.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw by Mike Lupica.
  

 

Classics reviews:

• John Self revisits the 1810 crime novella Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, translated by Michael Hoffmann. 
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1942 Anthony Bathurst mystery Glittering Prizes by Brian Flynn. 
• Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1943 suspense novella "Sugar and Spice" by Vera Caspary. 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1955 suspense novel The Dream Walker a.k.a. Alibi for Murder by Charlotte Armstrong. 
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1959 suspense novel Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin.
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1963 crime novel Don't Talk to Strange Girls by Harry Whittington.
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1964 noir novel Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson. 
• Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1973 thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey.
  
• Joe Kenney revisits Cruise Into Chaos, a 1980 novel in The Penetrator men's adventure series.
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1982 mystery Spence at Marlby Manor by Michael Allen.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Ayo Onatade shares the program for the Perfect Crime Writing Festival in Liverpool, UK.
• Patrick Frater reports that the CineAsia Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, has been cancelled due to covid.

 

Crowdfunding:

• Ten Little Fen, a new novel in the Spade/Paladin Conundrums series of mysteries set at science fiction conventions by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, is looking for funding.
  

 

Research:

• Adrienne Gaffney delves into the mystery of Truman Capote's final lost novel Answered Prayers. 
• Jody Serrano reports that a US federal judge has decided that an AI cannot be listed as an inventor on a patent, because it is not a person.

Free online fiction:

• "Water Fall" by Merrilee Robson in Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast. 
• "Oh, Brother" by M.E. Proctor in Shotgun Honey. 
• "The Intolerance" by J.B. Stevens in Shotgun Honey.
  
• "Dollface" by J.J. Landry in Punk Noir Magazine. 
• "Act of Contrition" by Mark Atley in Punk Noir Magazine. 
• "Merits" by J. David Harper in Mystery Tribune. 
  
• "Stranger Than Fiction: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Mutineers" by Dean Jobb in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Podcast.
• "Parking Space Vigilantes" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• "Robbin Hoodie" by Jim George in The Five-Two.
  

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Blue Bayou.
• Watch a trailer for Belfast.
• Watch a trailer for South of Heaven.
• Watch a trailer for When the Dust Settles.