Crime Fiction Links of the Week for January 13, 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 True Detective: Night Country, After the Flood, Criminal Record, The Beekeper, Echo, the problem of Nazis on Substack, the debate about AI-generated writing and art and much more:

Crime fiction in general:  

• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week. 
• Alison Flood shares her favourite crime novels and thrillers of January 2024.
• Criminal Element share their most anticipated crime fiction for January 2024. 
• Stig Abell explains why the isolated British countryside is such a great setting for mysteries and crime novels. 
• Paula Charles talks about mysteries set in the Pacific Northwest of the US.
  
• Paul French talks about crime fiction set in Kinshasa and the Democratic Republic of Kongo. 
• Tara Lush celebrates reporters in cozy mysteries. 
• Amber and Danielle Brown share five thrillers that also deliver social commentary.
  
• Katia Lief shares her appreciation for the work of Patricia Highsmith.
  
• J. Kingston Pierce celebrates the 170th anniversary of Sherlock Holmes.
• Elly Griffiths shares her appreciation for the works of Wilkie Collins for his two hundredth birthday. 
• CBC Radio profiles Wilkie Collins.
  
• Max Chapnick explains how he identified a previously unknown pen name of Louisa May Alcott.  
• Jonathan Santlofer explains how his interest in art theft inspired his latest thriller. 
• Simon Dinsdale explains how he went from homicide detective to crime fiction writer. 
• James Grippando looks back on thirty years of writing legal thrillers set in Florida.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares some strategies for taming an unruly TBR list.
  
• Lincoln Michel analyses the results of the latest reading survey, 
• Camestros Felapton also weighs in on the survey of US reading habits. 
  
• Molly Templeton talks about reading traditions.
  
• Jim Milliot reports that women dominate the bestseller lists of 2023. 
• Crime fiction writer Jack O'Connell died aged 64.

Film and TV:

• John DeVore praises Clive Owen's performance as Sam Spade in Monsieur Spade. 
• Saloni Gajjar calls Death And Other Details a frothy murder mystery
  
• Mary Kate Carr calls Wild Cards a predictable crime show and certified laundy folding TV. 
• The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy calls Bodies a fun time travel mystery.  
• Benjamin Lee calls Role Play a competent but boringly unoriginal action comedy that wastes the talent of Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo
  
• Tom Philip shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Fargo. 
• Manuel Betancourt shares his thoughts on the season 1 finale of The Curse. 
  
• Jack Seale calls Tell Me Lies a ludicrous erotic thriller.
  
• Kevin Bui revisits the 1998 erotic thriller Wild Things.
  
• Mark Kermode interviews Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone, stars of Killers of the Flower Moon.
• Stuart Heritage chronicles strange problems, deaths and disasters that have befallen TV shows.  
  
• Matthew Rodiguez reports that Faux Library Studio Props, who specialise in supplying furniture and books for movie and TV productions, are in financial trouble.  
  
• Elsa Keslassy reports that French actor Samuel Theis, one of the stars of Anatomy of a Fall, has been accused of rape. 
• Gloria Oladipo reports that actor Vincent Gallo has been accused by several women of inappropriate behaviour during auditions. 
• Catherine Shoard reports that Bong Joon-ho, director of Snow Piercer and Parasite, has called for an investigation into the death of Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun, who committed suicide after being questioned by the police and subjected to blackmail.
• British actress Georgina Hale, star of Ladykillers, T-Bag, The Devils and others, has died aged 80. 
  

 

Comments on True Detective: Night Country: 

• Garrick Webster looks ahead at True Detective: Night Country.
• Christina Izzo interviews Issa Lopez, showrunner of True Detective: Night Country.

 

Comments on After the Flood:

•  Lucy Mangan calls After the Flood an unexpectedly riveting disaster drama turned murder mystery. 
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the first episode of After the Flood.
  

 

Comments on Criminal Record: 

• Sarah Shaffi praises Criminal Record. 
• Lucy Mangan praises the performances of Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo in Criminal Record. 
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of Criminal Record.
  

 

Comments on The Beekeeper:

• Manuel Betancourt calls The Beekeeper a predictable Jason Statham action film. 
• Benjamin Lee calls The Beekeeper a silly but enjoyable action film.
  

 

Comments on Echo:

• Sam Barsanti calls Echo a brutal and heartfelt mini-series. 
• Leila Latif calls Echo the bloodiest Disney Plus series yet and says that it proves that there is still life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  
• Germain Lussier lists everything to remember before watching Echo.

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2023 Strand Magazine Critics Awards have been announced. 
• The Mystery Writers of America have announced the recipients of the 2024 Grand Master and Ellery Queen Awards.
  
• The winners of the 2023 Creative Art Emmys have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2023 Golden Globes have been announced with almost no love for crime films and TV and lots of wins for dull movies and TV.
• The nominations for the 2024 SAG Awards have been announced.   
• The nominations for the 2024 DGA Awards have been announced.
  
• The finalists for the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2024 Astra TV Awards have been announced with some love for crime TV. 
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Gareth L. Powell explains where he gets his ideas. 
• Tiago Forte explains how to think creatively on command.
  
• Caz Frear talks about using multiple points of view in mysteries and thrillers. 
• Ian Hamilton talks about the joys and sorrows of finishing a series.
  
• David Barnett reports that the British Library suffered a massive cyberattack and that authors cannot be paid royalties for library lending as a result.
  

 

Comments on the issues with Substack:

• Catherynne Valente talks about recent developments at Substack and how she feels about them.
• Cass Morris discusses the issues with Substack. 
• Brian Keene discusses the issues with Substack. 
• Casey Newton reports that Substack has promised to remove some far right accounts from its platform. 
• Robin Ann Reid points out that Substack will only remove some far right accounts, not all of them.
  

 

Comments on the AI controversy:

• Chuck Wendig implores people to jsut say no to using AI in their creative pursuits.
  
• SFWA has issued a statement on the unauthorised use of published works to train AI systems.
  

 

Interviews: 

• Wes Browne interviews Chris McGinley. 
• G.M. Malliet interviews Louise Penny.
  
• Paul Burke interviews Maxim Jakubowski.
• Debbi Mack interviews Kim Hays.
• Paul Semel interviews Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo.
   

Reviews:

• Dave Bradley reviews Far Out by Khaled Talib
  
• Marlene Harris reviews The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz
• Publishers Weekly reviews Northwoods by Amy Pease.
• Sandra Mangan reviews Blizzard by Marie Vingtras, translated by Stephanie Smee.
  
• The Quick and the Read reviews The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La Plante. 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Cover the Bones by Chris Hammer  
• Kevin Tipple reviews Obey All Laws by Cindy Goyette
  
• Mary Picken reviews The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini    
• Mandie Griffiths reviews Left for Dead by Joy Kluver
  
• Tony R. Cox reviews In Her Shadow by Emma Christie  
• Mary Picken reviews One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall  
• Mandie Griffiths reviews One by Eve Smith. 
• Jane Simon Ammeson reviews First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray.
  
• Oline H. Cogdill reviews The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer. 
• The Civilian Reader reviews California Bear by Duane Swierczynski
  
• Tony R. Cox reviews To The Dogs by Louise Welsh  
• Keiran Goddard reviews Wild Houses by Colin Barrett 
  
• Mary Picken reviews The Dancer by Óskar Guðmundsson, translated by Quentin Bates  
• Jen Lucas reviews The Dancer by Óskar Guðmundsson, translated by Quentin Bates  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Dancer by Óskar Guðmundsson, translated by Quentin Bates   
• Noelle Holten reviews The Mother-in-Law's Secret by Melanie Price.
  
• Mary Picken reviews The Guests by Agnes Ravatn, translated by Rosie Hedger
  
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan
• Doreen Sheridan reviews What Waits In The Woods by Terri Parlato
  
• Gwen Moffat reviews Helle & Death by Oskar Jensen
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Helle & Death by Oskar Jensen
  
• Marlene Harris reviews The Twilight Queen by Jeri Westerson 
• Aubrey Nye Hamilton reviews The Twilight Queen by Jeri Westerson 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
  
• Sue Lord reviews  Miss Austen Investigates by Jessica Bull  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Murder Crossed Her Mind by Stephen Spotswood 
• Aunt Agatha's reviews The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes. 
• Mysteries Ahoy! reviews Murder in the Family by James Ronald 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
  
• Jen Lucas reviews Holmes, Margaret and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts 
• Marlene Harris reviews Holmes, Margaret and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts 
• Ayo Onatade reviews Holmes, Margaret and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts 
  
• Bill Capossere reviews The Reinvented Detective, edited by Cat Rambo and Jennifer Brozek 
  
• Crossexamining Crime reviews Agatha Christie: Plots, Clues and Misdirections – Thirty-Three Ways the Queen of Crime Deceives Us by Sally and Tony Hope 
  

 

Classics reviews:

• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1935 Dr. Hugh Westlake mystery The Dogs Do Bark a.k.a. Murder Gone To Earth by Jonathan Stagge a.k.a. Hugh Wheeler and Richard Webb
• Rian Johnson revisits the 1939 Gideon Fell mystery The Problem of the Wire Cage by John Dickson Carr
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1940 mystery Death in the Submarine Zone a.k.a. Nine – And Death Makes Ten by Carter Dickson a.k.a. John Dickson Carr.
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1940 mystery Death in the Submarine Zone a.k.a. Nine – And Death Makes Ten by Carter Dickson a.k.a. John Dickson Carr.
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1974 The Lone Wolf men's adventure novel Chicago Slaughter by Mike Barry a.k.a. Barry Malzberg.
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1975 suspense novel The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin. 
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1991 Millson and Scobie mystery Without a Trace by Malcolm Forsythe
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1991 Lloyd and Judy Hill mystery The Murders of Mrs Austin and Mrs Beale by Jill McGown.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Vanessa Thorpe reports that several local theatres in the UK are facing massive funding cuts.

 

Research: 

• Lorenzo Tondo reports that Italy refuses to extradite a priest accused of murder, torture and crimes against humanity during the Argentinian military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s.
• Tom Philips reports about the escalating violence and soaring murder rate in Ecuador.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "City of Light" by Josh Pachter in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast
  
• "The New Girl" by Margaret Karmazin in Mystery Tribune.
• "Cry" by Michael Bracken in Mystery Tribune. 
• "Sorry Sorry" by Twist Phelan in Mystery Tribune. 
• "Deja vu" by Terna Abu in Mystery Tribune. 
• "The Deal" by Mark Godfrey in Mystery Tribune.
• "Victims" by Shane Joaquin Jimenez in Shotgun Honey.
  

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
  
• Watch a trailer for Lover, Stalker, Killer.
• Watch a trailer for A Bloody Lucky Day.