Crime Fiction Links of the Week for February 10, 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, Criminal Record, Mr. and Mrs Smith, Argylle, season 25 of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Law and Order in general, Gassed Up, the firing of Miloš Biković from The White Lotus, tributes to Carl Weathers and much more:

Crime fiction in general:  

• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
• Jeff Myerson shares his favourite crime books of 2023.
  
• Paul French talks about crime fiction set in Chennai, India. 
• Tracy Sierra talks about writing a feminist home invasion thriller. 
• Allison Brennan explains how researching homelessness for her new thriller changed her way of thinking.
  
• Ajay Close explains how the murders of Peter Sutcliffe a.k.a. the Yorkshire Ripper and the atmosphere of fear he created in Northern England influenced her latest thriller.
  
• Megan Nolan takes a look at crime books as a way of understanding complexity. 
• Nick Petrie shares boundary pushing books in long-running mystery and crime series.
  
• Neil Nyren shares his appreciation for the Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King  
• S.A. Cosby shars his appreciation for the works of Chester Himes. 
• Curtis Evans shares his appreciation for the works of Hake Talbot a.k.a. Henning Cunningham Nelms

Film and TV:

• Paul Levinson declares that season 2 of Reacher is even better than season 1.
  
• Luke Buckmaster calls Force of Nature: The Dry 2 a solid thriller 
  
• Leslie Felperin calls Marmalade a pop spin on a classic noir thriller that is full of fizzy chemistry
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Trigger Point. 
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Death and Other Details.
  
• Phuong Lee calls Dogwatch an oddly homoerotic documentary about seagoing mercenaries taking on pirates 
• Daniel Dylon Wray interviews actor Bruce Jones, who plays Les Battersby in Coronation Street and who found one of the victims of Peter Sutcliffe a.k.a. the Yorkshire Ripper.
  
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1972 suspense thriller A Reflection of Fear.
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1986 mystery comedy Ping Pong.
• Actor Don Murray, star of Bus Stop, Deadly Hero, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Peggy Sue Got Married, Knots Landing and many others, has died aged 94. 

 

Comments on True Detective: Night Country: 

•  Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the first three episodes of True Detective: Night Country.
• Christina Izzo shares her thoughts on the latest episode of True Detective: Night Country.
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the latest episode of True Detective: Night Country.
  
• Saloni Gajjar interviews Kali Reis who plays Navarro in True Detective: Night Country. 
• Nick Kolakowski explains how True Detective is evolving into something new with Night Country.
  
• Cindy White shares all the connections between True Detective: Night Country and season 1 of True Detective. 
  

 

Comments on Criminal Record: 

• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Criminal Record.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Criminal Record.
  

 

 Comments on Argylle (spoilers):

• Rachel Leishman calls Argylle an action-packed ride full of mystery
  
• Arturo Serrano declares that Argylle is every cliché it thinks it's mocking 
• Cindy White discusses the final twist of Argylle.
  
• Rachel Leishman explains the ending of Argylle.
  
• Rachel Leishman discusses the post-credits scene of Argylle.

 

Comments on Mr. and Mrs. Smith: 

• Rachel Leishman calls Mr. and Mrs. Smith a perfect reimagining.
• Justin Hairston shares his thoughts on Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
  
• Lacey Rose interviews Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, stars of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
  

 

Comments on season 25 of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Law and Order in general: 

• Lara Rosales shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
  
• Rosy Cordero reports that Sam Waterston will be leaving Law and Order after thirty years and more than four hundred episodes.
  

 

Comments on Gassed Up:

• Peter Bradshaw calls Gassed Up a high-energy thriller
• Nadia Khomani interviews George Amponsah, director of Gassed Up.
  

 

Comments on the firing of Miloš Biković from The White Lotus:

• The Guardian reports that Serbian actor Miloš Biković has been dropped from The White Lotus for having made positive statements about Russia.
• Stuart Heritage notes that Miloš Biković is the latest in a series of actors fired for their personal political views. 
  

 

Tributes to Carl Weathers:

• Actor, director and American football player Carl Weathers, best known for his roles in the Rocky movies, Predator, The Mandalorian, Action Jackson and many others, has died aged 76. 
  
• Anthony Lund shares tributes to Carl Weathers from friends and co-stars.
• Melody McCune remembers Carl Weathers. 
• Rachel Leishman remembers Carl Weathers.
  
• SFCrowsNest remembers Carl Weathers' contributions to science fiction, fantasy and horror.
  
• The Guardian shares photos from Carl Weathers' lengthy career.

 

Awards:

• The finalists for the 2024 Agatha Awards have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2024 Saturn Awards have been announced.
• The nominations for the 2023 International Film Music Critics Association Awards have been announced.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Ethan Sabatella talks about using dreams as writing prompts. 
• Karen Outen declares that killing your characters is traumatic and should be.
  
• Teresa Dovelpage talks about writing in a second language.
• Bernadine Evaristo defends the UK Royal Society of Literature against criticism.
  
• Mark Sweeney reports that Spotify has reported a massive loss but more subscribers since adding audiobooks to the platform. 
• Lamorna Ash reports about the ongoing cyberattack on the British Library.

 

Interviews: 

• Tony R. Cox interviews Louise Welsh.
• Paul Burke interviews Louise Welsh.
• The Red Hot Chilli Writers interview Matthew Blake and Guy Kennaway.
• Paul Burke interviews David McCloskey.
• Paul Burke interviews R.L. Graham.
• Paul Burke interviews Jessica Bull. 
• E.B. Davis interviews Heather Weidner.
  
• Emily Schultz and Marianne Rendón interview each other.
  
• Ivar Leon Menger And Thomas Scholz interview each other.
   

Reviews:

• The Quick and the Read reviews The Last Word by Elly Griffiths 
• Sandra Mangan reviews The Last Word by Elly Griffiths
• The Quick and the Read reviews Blunt Force by Lynda La Plante  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar
  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Night Of The Storm by Nishita Parekh
  
• Mary Picken reviews Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan 
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews At Any Cost by Jeffrey Siger  
• Jen Lucas reviews Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra  
  
• Mary Picken reviews Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Last Night by Luanne Rice 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Wander In The Dark by Jumata Emill
  
• Jen Lucas reviews A Deadly Promise by Rachel Amphlett
  
• Aunt Agatha's reviews One Wrong Word by Hank Philippi Ryan.
• Erin Britton reviews Blood on the Broadcast by SDW Hamilton
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store by Terry Shames 
• Jen Lucas reviews Original Sins by Erin Young
  
• Jen Lucas reviews Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza
  
• BOLO Books reviews Hurt For Me by Heather Levy. 
• Michelle Carpenter reviews The Mayors of New York by S. J. Rozan
• Paul Burke reviews The Pike Boys by Danny Cherry Jr
  
• Raven Crime Reads reviews The Guests by Agnes Ravatn, translated by Rosie Hedger 
• Paul Burke reviews The Lover of no Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, translated by Gregory Dowling 
  
• Crossexamining Crime reviews Sepulchre Street by Martin Edwards 
  
• Marlene Harris reviews  A Body at the Seance by Marty Wingate
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook
  
• BOLO Books reviews Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
• Aunt Agatha's reviews Murder at the Blarney Bash by Darci Hannah.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Knitmare on Beech Street by Peggy Ehrhart and tries a recipe from the book.
• Crossexamining Crime reviews  Who Was That Lady? Craig Rice: The Queen of Screwball Mystery by Jeffrey Marks
  

 

Classics reviews:

• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1935 mystery Keep It Quiet by Richard Hull
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1960 heist novel Come Easy - Go Easy by James Hadley Chase.
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1961 Carolus Deene mystery Die All, Die Merrily by Leo Bruce.
  
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1975 The Butcher men's adventure novel Blood Vengeance by Stuart Jason a.k.a. James Dockery. 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1992 Bill Slider mystery Death Watch by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Promoting Crime Fiction shares the guests for the 2024 Mystery Fest in Portsmouth, UK. 
  
• J. Kingston Pierce reports about an uproar involving the 2024 Bouchercon in Nashville, Tennessee, inviting bookseller, critic and editor Otto Penzler in spite of Penzler having been involved in many controversies over the years. 
• John King Tarpinian reports about the Rare Books LA antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California.
  

 

Research: 

• Harriet Brewis reports that the mystery of D.B. Cooper, the hijacker who vanished in 1971 with four hundred thousand US dollars worth of random money, could see be solved.
  
• Anna Motz talks about the myth and reality of female violence. 
• Michael Woolraich talks about organised crime in New York City in the early 1930s.
  
• Dana Rubinstein reports that the Knightscope K5 robot who patrolled the New York subway has been retired after only a brief time in service. 
• The Guardian reports that a dying man in Japan informed police on his death bed that he was one of the country's most wanted fugitives and had been on the run for fifty years.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "My Best Shot" by Liv Strom in Guilty.
  
• "A Man of His Words" by Paul Kindlon in Mystery Tribune.
•  "His Final Act" by Evan Sharp in Mystery Tribune. 
•  "Doing The Right Thing" by Michael Brodin in Mystery Tribune. 
•  "What She Was Feeding Him" by Dominic Turnea in Mystery Tribune. 
•  "My Sweet Rose" by Byron Eflock in Mystery Tribune.
• "Jackie and Loftus Do a Job" by Richard Cass in Shotgun Honey.
  
• "Rendering" by Sophia Lynch in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast 
  

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin