Crime Fiction Links of the Week for April 23, 2022

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 series finale of Killing Eve, Slow Horses, Moon Knight, The Northman, Our Flag Means Death, Dual, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, season 6 of Better Call Saul, season 3 of Barry, Anatomy of a Scandal, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Alison Flood shares some new thrillers coming out this month.
  
• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
• Crime Reads shares the best international crime novels coming out this April.
  
• Crime Reads shares the best non-fiction crime books for April 2022. 
• Anna Lee Huber shares her top ten female sleuths in long-running historical mystery series.
  
• Veronica G. Henry shares five atmospheric mystery and crime books where the setting is a character in itself. 
• Emmeline Duncan shares an atlas of crime fiction set in Oregon. 
• Samantha Jayne Allen shares seven coming of age crime novels. 
• Luke Poling traces the history of trying to adapt James Bond for young readers.
  
• Sam Holland shares ten must-read true crime books about serial killers. 
• Kim Powers talks about writing and living true crime. 
• Michael Ridpath talks about his experiences with the Icelandic police while researching his latest crime novel. 
• Kim Hays discusses how she researched her new crime novel Pesticide.
  
• Curtis Evans profiles midcentury mystery writer Edith Howie. 
• Jesse Pasternack takes a look a E.L. Doctorow's ventures into crime fiction.
  
• Julian Bernick explains how to turn the Khlit the Cossack stories by Harold Lamb into an RPG. 
  
• Editor Neil Nyren remembers Jack Higgins a.k.a. Harry Patterson. 
• Ben Boulden remembers Jack Higgins a.k.a. Harry Patterson.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Olivia Rutigliano calls the latest adaptation of Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans? a jubilant romp through the British countryside that we need right now.
  
• Rachel Leishman calls Ambulance a comedic, action-packed ride from start to finish. 
• Phil Hoad calls Held a claustrophobic thriller.
• Paul Levinson calls The Weekend Away an atmospheric whodunnit. 
• Manuel Betancourt calls We Own This City an engrossing heir to The Wire.
  
• Brent Simon calls The Duke a heartwarming take on a strange but true heist.
  
• Courtney Howard calls Nine Bullets a misfiring thriller. 
• Manuel Betancourt calls Gaslit an uneven drama about the Watergate scandal and praises the performance of Julia Roberts.
• Peter Bradshaw calls Playground a nightmarish school bullyin drama from the POV of a child.
• Luke Y. Thompson calls The Bad Guys a good enough animated crime caper.
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel shares their thoughts on series 1 of Unfogotten.
  
• Guy Lodge shares some great heist movies to stream this weekend.
• Phil Hoad interviews Eric Bana, star of Chopper.
• Marc Malkin interviews Leslie Grace who will play Batgirl in an upcoming movie.  
• Steve Rose wonders why Hollywood is bringing back so many veteran stars of the 1980s.
  
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1959 TV mystery serial The Scarf and the 1967 radio mystery serial La Boutique, both scripted by Francis Durbridge.
• Patricia Puentes notes that keeping up with all the streaming shows and movies coming out has made being a fan almost into a job. 
• Actor and club owner Rio Hackford, who appeared in The Mandalorian, American Crime Story, Tremé and Strange Days among others, has died aged 51.
• Robert Morse, Broadway star and Bert Cooper in Mad Men, has died aged 90.
  

 

Comments on Slow Horses: 

• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Slow Horses.
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Slow Horses.
  

 

Comments on the series finale of Killing Eve (spoilers):

• Princess Weekes declares that Killing Eve betrayed its audience in the end. 
• Luke Jennings, author of the books Killing Eve was based upon, is not happy with the finale either and promises fans that Villanelle will be back, at least on the page.
  
• Jennifer Still reports that disgruntled Killing Eve fans who hated the series finale have taken to writing fan fiction to fix the issues with the finale.
  

 

Comments on Moon Knight: 

• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on "The Tomb", the latest episode of Moon Knight. 
• Andy Welch shares his thoughts on "The Tomb". 
• Manuel Betancourt shares his thoughts on "The Tomb". 
• Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on "The Tomb". 
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on "The Tomb".
  
• Germain Lussier discusses the ending of "The Tomb" and how it is rooted in the comics. 
• Sabina Graves discusses how Moon Knight is connected to the larger Marvel universe.

 

Comments on The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe:

• Stuart Jeffries calls The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe an unforgettable tale about marial muppets and an insurance scam.
• Mark Lawson calls The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe a true crime drama based on a mindblowing insurance scheme.

 

Comments on season six of Better Call Saul:

• Paul MacInnes shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of season six of Better Call Saul.
• Kimberly Potts shares her thoughts on the first two episodes of season six of Better Call Saul. 
• Julie Sirmons shares her thoughts on the first two episodes of season six of Better Call Saul. 
• Stuart Heritage wonders how Better Call Saul can get the protagonist to where he was in Breaking Bad in only eleven episodes.
  

 

Comments on season three of Barry: 

• David Cote takes a look back at the first two seasons of Barry before season three starts.
• Alison Foreman interviews Bill Hader, co-creator and star of Barry.
  

 

Comments on The Northman: 

• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw calls The Northman a gritty and nihilistic twist on Conan the Barbarian.
  
• Germain Lussier interviews Robert Eggers, director of The Northman.
  
• Jack Smart interviews Alexander Skarsgård, star of The Northman.

 

Comments on Our Flag Means Death: 

• Kai Grady interviews showrunner David Jenkins and executive producer, director and star Taika Waititi about the future of Our Flag Means Death.
• Kirsten Carey reports that Our Flag Means Death has not been renewed, though no one knows why, not even the showrunner. 
  

 

Comments on Dual:

• Todd Gilchrist interviews Aaron Paul, star of Dual and Breaking Bad.
• Todd Gilchrist interviews Beulah Koale, star of Dual and Hawaii Five-O.
  

 

Comments on Anatomy of a Scandal: 

• Rebecca Nicholson declares that the political thriller Anatomy of a Scandal has a ridiculously far-fetched plot and that the dialogue does not sound like anything ever spoken by human beings. 
• Stuart Heritage discusses a mindblowingly silly and stupid moment in Anatomy of a Scandal (spoilers).
  

 

Comments on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: 

• Peter Bradshaw calls The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent a strained action comedy. 
• Mia Galuppo interviews Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, writer and director of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
• The AV-Club share their favourite performances by Nicholas Cage, star of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. 

 

Awards:

• The finalists for the 2022 Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing have been announced. 
• The longlist for the 2022 Debut Dagger has been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2022 Global Book Awards for Self-Publishing have been announced. 
  
• The 2022 Vivian Awards have been postponed.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Max Florschutz shares tips for making a villain truly scary.
  
• Kathy Flann shares some tips for writing humor. 
• Philipp Schott shares a veterinarian's perspective on writing animals. 
• Annie Levin explains how the CIA supported creative writing programs in the 1950s in order to depoliticise fiction. 
• Lincoln Michel points out that "show don't tell" is not a CIA invention and often misunderstood besides. 
• Elizabeth A. Harris reports how Barnes & Noble went from theat to saviour of independent bookstores in the US.
  
• Andrew Albanese shares a list of the most challenged books in public libraries in the US.
  
• Pooja Makhijani interviews authors of LGBTQ children's and YA books affected by the recent uptick in book banning attempts. 
• John Cheves reports that lawmakers in Kentucky have passed a bill that would make librarians accountable to local politicians with regard to which books they choose to purchase and promote.
  
• SFWA alerts authors to tax reporting requirement changes regarding income from Audible and ACX.
  

 

Interviews: 

• Alex Preston interviews Don Winslow. 
• The Red Hot Chilli Writers interview David Baldacci. 
• James Whitbrook interviews Alex Segura. 
  
• Nancie Clare interviews Cara Black.
• J.B. Stevens interviews C.W. Blackwell.
• Dr. Jacky Collins interviews Alan Parks.
• Alan Petersen interviews Sara Blaedel.
• John A. Hoda interviews Tessa Wegert. 
• Paul Burke interviews Nick Triplow. 
• Eli Cranor interviews David Joy.
  
• J.B. Stevens interviews Carter Wilson.
  
• Wrong Place, Write Crime interviews Christie Bunting and Cathi Twitero.
• Grace Topping interviews Sarah E. Burr.
• It Was a Dark and Stormy Book Club interviews Joel Schwartz.
• Lisa Haselton interviews Ryan Lawrence.
• John Valeri interviews Jamie Gehring.
• Crime Reads interviews the contributors to the anthology Crime Hits Home.
• The BBC interviews Victoria Holt (in 1967).
  

 

Reviews:

• Becky LeJeune reviews The Night Shift by Alex Finlay.
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews The Dying Day by Vaseem Khan. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen.
  
• For Winter Nights reviews Breathless by Amy McCulloch. 
• Sandra Mangan reviews After Everything You Did by Stephanie Sowden.
• Beth Kanell reviews Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor.
• Janet Webb reviews The New Neighbor by Carter Wilson. 
• Paperback Warrior reviews Five Total Stranger by Natalie D. Richards.
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews The Cutting Season by M.W. Craven. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews When the Corn Is Waist High by Jeremy Scott. 
• Sonja van der Westhuizen reviews Vanda by Marion Brunet, translated by Katherine Gregor. 
• Sandra Mangan reviews Smoke and Cracked Mirrors by Karen Charlton. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Red Palace by June Hur.
  
• Becky LeJeune reviews The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn. 
• Adam Colclough reviews With a Mind To Kill by Anthony Horowitz. 
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Coffin Club by Jacqueline Sutherland.
  
• Beth Kanell reviews Murder at the Porte de Versailles by Cara Black.
• Sandie Herron reviews Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle. 
• BOLO Books reviews Devil's Chew Toy by Rob Osler. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Pleading the Fish by Bree Baker and tries a recipe from the book
  
• Elizabeth Tabler reviews The Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Stella by Josh Dygert.
  
• Martin Edwards reviews Death of the Living Dead by Masaya Yamaguchi. 
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Cut Short by M.W. Craven. 
• Tim Adams reviews About a Son: A Murder and a Father’s Search for Truth by David Whitehouse

 

Classics reviews:

• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1926 mystery The Double Thirteen Mystery by Anthony Wynne a.k.a. Robert McNair Wilson.
  
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1936 Dr. Priestley mystery In the Face of the Verdict by John Rhode.
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1959 crime novel The Grave's in the Meadow by Manning Lee Stokes.
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1961 mystery Death Finds a Foothold by Glyn Carr.
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1965 sleaze crime novel Passion Killer by Don Elliott a.k.a. Robert Silverberg, 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1967 mystery Shroud of Canvas by Isobel Lambot.
  
• Michael Gonzales revisits the 1970 drug memoir Bluechild Baby by George Cain.
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1973 gothic novel Image of a Ghost by Dorothy Daniels. 
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1979 western noir The Iron Marshal by Louis L'Amour.
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1985 martial arts novel Dragon Rising by Wade Barker a.k.a. Ric Meyers. 
• Joe Kenney revisits Gulag War, a 1985 novel in the SOBs men's adventure series by Jack Hild a.k.a. Alan Philipson. 
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1992 cozy mystery Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett.
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 2009 cozy mystery Mud, Muck and Dead Things by Ann Granger.
  

Con and event reports:

• BOLO Books reports about the 2022 Left Coast Crime convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  
• Greg Evans reports that a new Sherlock Holmes stage play directed by Rob Ashford is in the works,
  
• Mark Lawson reports about a musical version of Graham Greene's classic spy novel Our Man in Havana performed in Newbury, UK.
• Chloe Rabinowitz reports about a new production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None... in New York City.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• The Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego, California, needs some help to keep going. 
• Linda Codega notes that Brandon Sanderson's record-breaking Kickstarter is the exception, not the rule.

 

Research:

• Joan DeJean talks about the French financial bubble of 1719 and how it led to young women being deported to Louisiana on the base of flimsy accusations. 
• Kim Hays talks about Switzerland's road towards legalising marihuana.
  

 

Free online fiction:

• "Honey Pot" by Gerald Elias in Mystery Tribune.
• "A Detour" by Jason Beech in Mystery Tribune.
• "880 Feet Per Second" by Mike McHone in Mystery Tribune.
• "No Witnesses" by Al Kanach in Guilty. 
• "Maternal Instinct" by Leigh Ramsay in Shotgun Honey. 
• "The Shit We Had to Put Up With in '95, Man" by Mike Zimmerman in Shotgun Honey. 
• "Easter Spam" by John Weagley in Shotgun Honey.
  
• "And So Here We Are" by P.L.D., translated by B.F. Jones, in Punk Noir Magazine.
• "Every Story is a Ghost Story" by Brian Townsley in The Five-Two.
  

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer.

Odds and ends:

• Crossexamining Crime reviews the mystery themed card game Decktective: The Will Without An Heir.