Crime Fiction Links of the Week for October 26, 2024

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 season 4 of Only Murders in the Building, Before,  Joker: Folie á Deux, The Penguin and much more:

Crime fiction in general:  

• Crime Reads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.  
• Criminal Element share their most anticipated crime novels for November 2024. 
• Molly Odintz shares her favourite psychological thrillers for October 2024.
  
• Sydney Graves explains why setting is so important for crime fiction to the point that it defines entire subgenres. 
• A.F. Carter explains why they chose to set their latest crime novel in a fictional midwestern city. 
• Alexa Donne shares her favourite wintery And Then There Were None inspired thrillers.
• Paul Finch shares his favourite thrillers about revenge.
  
• Kenneth Wishnia takes a look at The Bible as a crime story. 
• Molly Templeton wishes for more genre mashups.
  
• Mark Aldridge talks about the creation of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
• Stephanie Vasquez talks about combatting stereotypes and writing about the war on drugs in crime fiction 
• Will and Ian Ferguson talk about writing the Miranda Abbott cozy mystery series. 
  
• Leonora Nattrass talks about the inspiration for her historical mystery The Bells of Westminster
• Teresa Solana talks about the inspiration for her crime novel Black Storms.
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel shares their top ten mysteries by Brian Flynn. 
• ErsatzCulture reports that Yao Haijun, editor of the Chinese magazine Science Fiction World, two-time Hugo finalist and co-chair of the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China, is under investigation in China for alleged "serious violations of discipline and law". 
  

  

Film and TV: 

• Leslie Felperin calls Canary Black a gender-flipped version of Taken
  
• Lara Rosales shares her thoughts on the season 5 premiere of The Equalizer.
  
• Lucy Mangan calls Love Cheats a depressing documentary about relationship scammers.
• Rebecca Nicholson calls the documentary Dogs of War a gobsmacking look at a mercenary 
  
• Leila Latif calls Undercover: Exposing the Far Right the bravest documentary of the year so far
  
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1995 crime comedy To Die For and the 2001 ghost story movie The Others. 
• Julia Roth shares her appreciation for the character of Dr. Temperance Brennan from Bones. 
• Brent Lang reports that according to a recent study, teenagers would prefer to see less sex in movies and TV shows.  
• Adam Chitwood and Sharon Waxman report that Disney is about to launch a massive AI initiative focussing on post-production and visual effects. 
  
• Christi Carras reports that the producers of Blade Runner 2049 are sueing Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery over the Tesla Cybercab launch
  
• Mary Kate Carr reports that the lawsuit by actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting about allegedly being forced to perform nude while underage in the 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet has been dismissed again. 
• Actor Ron Ely, star of Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Aquanauts and many others, has died aged 86.

 Comments on season 4 of Only Murders in the Building: 

• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Only Murders in the Building. 
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Only Murders in the Building.  

 

Comments on Before: 

• Joel Golby calls Before a creepy drama that is perfect for Halloween. 
• Lucy Mangan calls Before a brilliant horror film. 
• Saloni Gajjar calls Before a glacially paced psychological thriller and another prestige misfire led by a big Hollywood name 
• Cheryl Eddy calls Before a chilling drama.

 

Comments on Joker: Folie à Deux: 

• Erin Underwood declares that Joker: Folie à Deux could have been brilliant as a film, if it weren’t tied to Joker
  
• Readers of The Guardian share their thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux.
  

 

Comments on The Penguin: 

• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Penguin.
• Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Penguin.
• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Penguin.
• Brent Lang explains why John Turturro who played Carmine Falcone in The Batman did not return for The Penguin.

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books have uncovered a slew of AI written books with AI narrated audiobooks credited to authors who don't exist.
  
• Ella Creamer and Lucy Knight report that children's book authors are frustrated by the rise of children's books (ghost)written by celebrities.

 

Interviews: 

• Olivia Rutigliano interviews Lee Child.
• John Valeri interviews Patricia Cornwell. 
  
• Alan Petersen interviews Jeffrey Archer.
  
• Alex Clarke interviews Nick Harkaway. 
• Kevin Canfield interviews Nick Harkaway.
  
• Nancie Clare interviews Danielle Trussoni. 
• Criminal Element interviews R.W. Green.
  
• Debbi Mack interviews Leonard Krystalka 
• Frank Zafiro interviews Bill Powers.
  

 

Reviews:

• Mandie Griffiths reviews The Last Dance by Mark Billingham 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Black River by Nilanjana Roy 
• Sandra Mangan reviews Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
  
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews Sleep Tight by J.H. Markert
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Dark as Night by Lilja Sigurðóttir, translated by Lorenza Garcia   
• Jen Lucas reviews Dark as Night by Lilja Sigurðóttir, translated by Lorenza Garcia  
  
• Aunt Agatha's reviews The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny.
• Mary Picken reviews The Waiting by Michael Connelly 
• BOLO Books reviews The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak. 
• Anthony Cummins reviews Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway  
• Steven Poole reviews Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway  
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Arizona Triangle by Sydney Graves 
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
• Doreen Sheridan reviews And He Shall Appear by Kate van der Borgh
  
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling
• BOLO Books reviews The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives by Tim Major
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Murder’s Snare by Paul Doherty
  
• Aunt Agatha's reviews Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge.
• Raven Crime Reads reviews The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston   
• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston   
• Vicki Weisfeld reviews Sunscreen Shower by J.P. Rieger 
  
• Aunt Agatha's reviews Blue Christmas Bones by Carolyn Haines.
• Jen Lucas reviews Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 
  
• Tony R. Cox reviews A St Ives Christmas Mystery by Deborah Fowler   
• Lesa Holstine reviews Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly 
• Jen Lucas reviews Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency by Josie Lloyd
  
• Aunt Agatha's reviews Fondue or Die by Korina Moss.  
• Crossexamining Crime reviews A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennett.
  
• Aunt Agatha's reviews The Man in Black by Elly Griffiths. 
• Martin Edwards reviews The Lady in the Lake by Jeremy Craddock 
  

 

Classics reviews:

• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1944 thriller Intrigue for Empire by Kathleen Moore Knight 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1948 Desmond Merrion mystery Death in Shallow Water by Miles Burton.
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1951 Anthony Bathurst mystery And Cauldron Bubble by Brian Flynn
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1960 Abercrombie Lewker mystery Holiday With Murder by Glyn Carr
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1983 Henry Tibbett mystery A Six-Letter Word for Death by Patricia Moyes
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Victoria Selman reports about a live event featuring Lisa Jewell and Mark Edwards at the Waterstone's Tottenham Court Road store in London, UK.
• Laura Barton talks about the issues facing British literary festivals after sponsor Baillie-Gifford pulled out of several festivals, following protests by actvist groups. 
  

 

Research: 

•  Kate Carlisle shares some of the most brazen cases of stealing packages from porches and doorsteps in the US.
• Pieter Arntz reports that several robotic vacuum cleaners in the US have been hacked to spy on and insult their owners. 
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Alma’s Triumph" by Linda P. Rose in Mystery Tribune.
• "The Homecoming" by Billie Bilton in Punk Noir Magazine  
• "Vagaries at the Feet of the Moon by Offer Kuban in Punk Noir Magazine.
  
• "Foggy Rock Bottom" by Bonnar Spring in Punk Noir Magazine  
• "Something Crossed with Something Else" by Craig Terlson in Punk Noir Magazine 
  
• "Unnatural" by Jeff Marsick in Punk Noir Magazine  
• "Reuben and the Mouse" by Andrew Monge in Shotgun Honey.
  

 

Trailers and videos: 

• Watch a trailer for Interior Chinatown. 
• Watch a trailer for season 6 of Cobra Kai.
  
• Watch a trailer for Say Nothing. 
• Watch a trailer for season 2 of Based on a True Story.