Crime Fiction Links of the Week for October 21, 2023

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 Long Shadow, Bodies, Killers of the Flower Moon, season 2 of Our Flag Means Death, the SAG-AFTRA strike, the debate about AI-generated writing and artwork, tributes to Piper Laurie and much more:

Crime fiction in general:  

• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
• Laura Wilson shares a round-up of the best recent crime novels and thrillers.
  
• Molly Odintz shares the best psychological thrillers coming out in October. 
• Jane Sullivan asks whether the cozy mysteries of Richard Osman are a disaster or a boon to crime fiction.   
• Frances Lasok talks about the true darkness of classic mysteries and how they were more authentic than their grittier and bloodier successors.
• David Nikel shares five cozy mysteries to satisfy your wanderlust.
  
• Riku Mukerji shares five historical mysteries featuring unforgettable, unconventional women
• Satah Davis Goff shares six crime novels about women working together.
• Samara Yew shares eight cozy mysteries featuring women supporting women. 
  
• Nolan Cubero shares thrillers dealing with the existential crisis of home invasions  
• Paula Munier talks about the connections between crime fiction and poetry. 
• Musical lyricist and playwright Heather Hach explains how she became a mystery writer. 
  
• Mandy McHugh explains what Taylor Swift can teach us about genre fiction. 
• David Barnett reports about a campaign to save the birthplace of the Bronte sisters in Thornton, Yorkshire, and turn it into a museum. 
  

 

Film and TV:

• Graeme Virtue calls Dark Winds a brooding and bingeworthy Navajo murder mystery. 
• Lucy Mangan calls The Burning Girls a spooky six-parter replete with witchcraft, exorcism kits, bloodied nighties and arrogant poshos  
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on The Reckoning and wonders why the show was made in the first place.
  
• Phil Hoad calls Night of the Hunted a nihilistic sniper thriller. 
• Adrian Horton declares that the thriller Fair Play unravels the delusion of the "good guy".
  
• Sandra Mangan shares her thoughts on season 2 of Bosch: Legacy. 
• Phuong Le calls René: The Prisoner of Freedom a strange sequel to the 2008 documentary about a Czech career criminal and his stints in and out of prison. 
• Charles Bramesco shares his thoughts on the true crime documentary The Devil on Trial.
  
• Lucy Mangan calls the true crime documentary Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story boring.
  
• Cath Clarke calls  A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express an animated film for kids with a dose of Agatha Christie 
  
• Tonya R. Moore revisits the 1968 spy movie Ice Station Zebra .   
• Bruce Riordan revisits the 1972 heist movie The Getaway.
  
• Scott Tobias revisits the 1973 horror thriller Don't Look Now for its fiftieth anniversary.  
• Michael Kraus revisits the 1978 horror film Halloween. 
• Keith Roysdon shares his appreciation for the works of Walter Hill, director of Streets of Fire, 48 Hours and The Warriors 
• Lara Rosales shares her favourite female detectives from the various CSI shows. 
  
• Tim Lewis, various actors and directors and readers of the Guardian interview director and actor Werner Herzog. 
• Alex Moshakis interviews Robert De Niro, star of Taxi Driver, The Godfather, Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter, Killers of the Flower Moon, The King of Comedy and many others. 
• Actress Suzanne Somers, who appeared in Three's Company, Step by Step, The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky and Hutch, She's the Sheriff, American Graffiti and many others, has died aged 76. 
  
• Actor Burt Young, who appeared in the Rocky series, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Once Upon a Time in America and many others, has died aged 83.
  

 

Comments on The Long Shadow:

• Martin Edwards shares his thoughts on The Long Shadow as well as his personal memories of the killings committed by Peter Sutcliffe, the so-called Yorkshire ripper.
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Long Shadow.

 

Comments on Bodies:

• Joel Golby calls the science fiction crime drama Bodies perfect fall TV. 
• Rebecca Nicholson calls Bodies a thrilling science fiction cop drama that leaves you wanting more and more (and more)
• Michael Hogan ranks the TV roles of Stephen Graham, star of Bodies.

 

Comments on Killers of the Flower Moon:

• Aaron Jones calls Killers of the Flower Moon a powerful, thought-provoking film full of beauty and grief
• Murtada Elfadi calls Killers of the Flower Moon a uniquely American tragedy. 
• Olivia Rutigliano declares that in spite of some pitfalls, Killers of the Flower Moon swells with humanity and heart.
  
• Zach Baron interviews Martin Scorsese, director of Killers of the Flower Moon. 
• Joe Queenan explains what he learned from watching all of Martin Scorsese's movies. 

 

Comments on season 2 of Our Flag Means Death:

• Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Our Flag Means Death.
  
• Linda Codega interviews David Jenkins, showrunner of Our Flag Means Death.

 

Tributes to Piper Laurie:

• Actress Piper Laurie, who appeared in The Hustler, Carrie, Twin Peaks and many others, has died aged 91. 
• Ronald Bergan shares an obituary for Piper Laurie. 
• Greg Whitmore shares photos from Piper Laurie's lengthy career.
  

 

Comments on the SAG-AFTRA strike:

• Dominic Patten reports about the Hollywood studios' view of the breakdown of negotiations with SAG-AFTRA.
• Peter White shares the view of Netflix head Ted Sarandos regarding the breakdown of negotiations with SAG-AFTRA. 
• Anthony D'Alessandro shares SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's response to Ted Sarandos.
• Sabina Graves reports that both SAG-AFTRA and the studios hope to resume negotiations soon.
  
• Stuart Heritage reports that the crew of the latest Mission Impossible movie, production of which has been halted due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, is now shooting a music video for Rick Astley.

 

Awards:

• The winner of the 2023 Winner of Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize has been announced 
• The shortlist for the 2023 An Post Irish Book Awards has been announced.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Kellie M. Parker talks about the challenge of writing for teenagers about the issues that affect teenagers,
  
• Victoria Strauss warns authors about pay to play interviews.
  
• Stephen Rubin, the publishing executive who discovered John Grisham and Dan Brown amongst others, has died aged 81.
  

 

Comments on the AI controversary:

• Ella Creamer reports that the European Writers’ Council, the Federation of European Publishers and the European and International Booksellers Federation have urged EU legilators to take action on generative AI 
  
• Bruce Haring reports that the BBC will block ChatGPT from scraping its content.

 

Interviews: 

• Jake Kerridge interviews Val McDermid.
  
• Scott Edelman interviews Lauren Beukes. 
• The BBC interviews Michael Chabon. 
• The Red Hot Chilli Writers interview Nev March. 
• Paul Burke interviews Leonora Nattrass. 
• Crime Time interviews Victoria Dowd.
  
• Criminal Element interviews Emily Critchley.
• Dr. Jacky Collins interviews G.W. Shaw.
  
• It Was a Dark and Stormy Book Club interviews Desmond P. Ryan. 
• Tod Goldberg interviews David L. Ulin. 
• The Real Book Spy interviews Simon Gervais.
  
• Matthew Binder interviews James Reich. 
• Lisa Haselton interviews Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey
  

Reviews:

• Mary Picken reviews Past Lying by Val McDermid
• Doreen Sheridan reviews I’m Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto
  
• BOLO Books reviews  Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead.
  
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews Leave the Lights On by Liv Andersson
• Grab This Book reviews Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz 
• Mary Picken reviews White As Snow by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates.
• Jen Lucas reviews White As Snow by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates.
• Sarah Weinman reviews Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen. 
  
• Paperback Warrior reviews Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. 
• Paul Burke reviews Nowhere to Hide by Max Luther 
  
• Mandie Griffiths reviews The Wilderness Retreat by Jennifer Moore 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Hike by Lucy Clarke
  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The New Mother by Nora Murphy
• Kevin Tipple reviews Guilt Strikes At Granger’s Store by Terry Shames
  
• Joy Kluver reviews Geneva by Richard Armitage. 
• Mary Picken reviews The North Light by Hideo Yokoyama, translated by Louise Heal Kawai 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Dark Edge Of Night by Mark Pryor
  
• Mandie Griffiths reviews The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley
• Mary Picken reviews The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Murder at Queen’s Landing by Andrea Penrose
• Warner Holme reviews The King Arthur Case by Jean-Luc Banalec.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Home at Night by Paula Munier
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Board To Death by C. J. Connor 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Mugshots of Manhattan by Christin Brecher
  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Carol J. Perry and Liz Ireland and tries a recipe from the book.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Paws to Remember by Sofie Kelly
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Mistletoe and Murder by Connie Berry
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Seasonal Mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards 
• Anthony Cummins reviews The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman
  
  

Classics reviews:

• Martin Edwards revisits the 1932 mystery The Westwood Mystery by A. Fielding.
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1933 mystery The Album by Mary Roberts Rinehart
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1942 Bill Lennox detective novel Say Yes to Murder by W.T. Ballard.
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1957 Inspector Cheviot Burmann mystery Poisoner’s Base by Belton Cobb. 
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1959 Sir Abercrombie Lewker mystery Swing Away, Climber by Glyn Carr. 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1980 anthology The Edgar Winners, edited by Bill Pronzini.
  
• Garrick Webster revisits the 2005 neo-western No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
  

Crowdfunding:

• The 2023 WMG Holiday Spectacular is looking for funding.

 

Con and event reports:

• Martin Walker reports about the 2023 PulpFest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
• Ayo Onatade announces the line-up for the 2023 Crime and Nourishment event in Cambridge, UK. 
  
• Martin Edwards reports about the Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick, UK. 
• Ella Creamer reports about the Black British Book Festival in London, UK. 
  
• Ella Creamer reports that Malaysia and the UAE have withdrawn from the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frakfurt, Germany, in protest against the Book Fair expressing their solidarity with Israel in the current Israel-Hamas war. 
  

 

Research: 

• Daniel Dylan Wray interviews Graeme Armstrong who was a member of a teen gang in Glasgow, Scotland.
• Laurah Norton explains how cold case investigators identify bodies when DNA testing is not possible. 
• Stuart A. Reid reports about the assassination of Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba in 1960.
• Anbara Salam attempts to explain why spiritualism was so popular in the 1920s. 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "The Competition" by Kathryn Prater Bomey in Shotgun Honey.
• "The Referee" by C.W. Blackwell in Shotgun Honey. 
• "Trophy Wife" by Casey Stegman in Shotgun Honey.
  
• "The Perfect Patsy" by Bern Sy Moss in Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.
• "The Cello in the Cell" by David Janisch in Nightmare Magazine.  
• "Trick or Treat" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.