Crime Fiction Links of the Week for March 22, 2025

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 3 of Reacher, season 3 of Yellowjackets, Ludwig, The Residence, Happy Face, Misericordia The Alto Knights, Daredevil Born Again, Sherlock Holmes and much more.
 

Crime fiction in general: 

• CrimeReads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week,  
• Alison Flood shares her favourite crime novels and thrillers of the month. 
• Crossexamining Crime shares their favourite mysteries of the 1940s in a two part post.
  
• Bellamy Rose shares seven novels that mix mystery with romance. 
• Rosanne Limoncelli talks about romance in golden age detective fiction.
  
• Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs explain why both real life and fictional crimes often happen on holidays.
• January Gilchrist talks about the role of family secrets in crime novels and thrillers  
• Benjamin Bradley shares four mystery novels that explore legacy
  
• Gigi Pandian shares her favourite crime novels and mysteries featuring secret rooms and hidden staircases.
  
• Jacqueline Friedland shares five novels about government betrayal, corruption and abuses of power  
• Olivia Waits talks about science fiction, locked room mysteries and the joy of literary games 
  
• Andrew Ludington explains why genre matters - but not all the time.   
• Alyson Gerber shares great middle grade mysteries for all ages
  
• Hannah Deitch explains how her work as a tutor for the rich and the famous inspired her latest crime novel.
• Daniel Dern discusses the various comic crossovers between the Shadow and Batman as well as other comic heroes.   
• British YA writer Alex Wheatle has died aged 62.
  

 

Comments on Sherlock Holmes:

• R.P. O'Donnell explains how the conditions to late nineteenth century London gave birth to the character of Sherlock Holmes.
• Olivia Rutigliano discusses Sherlock Holmes' scepticism of the French. 
• The AV Club shares the twelve strangest filmic Sherlock Holmes reimaginings.  
  

 

Film and TV:  

• Paul Hirons calls Towards Zero the sort of opulent, high-society mystery that defines Agatha Christie at her best 
• Graeme Virtue calls season 3 of Gangs of London nerve-shreddingly tense TV.
  
• Kimberly Pierce calls Black Bag a smart spy thriller and rare gem. 
• Lucy Mangan calls Protection a onfident and twisty witness protection thriller 
• Peter Bradshaw calls Santosh a terrifically tense cop movie that digs into sexism and caste prejudice in India 
  
• Jim Vorel calls Borderline a messy and delusional comedy thriller.
• Paul Hirons calls Toxic Town a compelling and important true crime drama, featuring standout performances and a powerful underdog story. 
• Catherine Bray calls Bloody Axe Wound a gorily absurd horror film about a family of serial killers. 
  
• Chris Jenkins shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Astrid: Murder in Paris. 
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the series 1 finale of Virdee.
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
  
• Lara Rosales shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Equalizer.
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on Long Bright River.
• Keith Roysdon shares a brief history of 1970s disaster movies.
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1995 action film Bad Boys.
  
• Paul Hirons revisits the 2003 political thriller State of Play. 
  
• The Pulp Net takes a look at the history of The Shadow in the movies.  
• Olivia Rutigliano and John Buffalo Mailer pair James Bond actors with Martinis.
  
• Danielle Kaye reports that filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch has been charged fro defrauding Netflix for a science fiction series that was never made.
  
• Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney shares her harrowing experiences being detained by ICE at the US border.
• Catherine Shoard reports that Betsy Arakawa, the late wife of the late Gene Hackman, made several phone calls to a medical clinic the day after she supposedly died.

 

 Comments on season 3 of Reacher: 

• Diana Keng shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Reacher.
• Brian Tallerico shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Reacher. 
• Joshua M. Patton shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Reacher.

 

Comments on Ludwig: 

• Tim Lowery calls Ludwig your next favorite oddball detective
• Lacy Baugher Milas calls Ludwig utterly charming and a winning combination of puzzles and crime solving 
  

 

Comments on The Residence:  

• Lucy Mangan calls The Residence a joyful murder mystery and eight hours of gorgeous, gleeful escapism 
• Sarah Shaffi calls The Residence an overcomplicated murder mystery.
  

 Comments on Happy Face:  

• Rachel Aroesti calls Happy Face a true-crime drama that feels like a meta satire of an industry  that milks private pain for entertainment, while being nothing of that sort. 
• Saloni Gajjar calls Happy Face a true crime drama that suffers from an identity crisis. 
• Tara Bennett calls Happy Face a two-hour true crime story stretched over eight long hours  
• Lucy Mangan calls Happy Face a shoddy, half-baked crime drama

 

Comments on Misericordia:  

• Jim Vorel calls Misericordia a queer thriller from France.
• Ignatiy Vishnevetsky declares that Misericordia channels Hitchcock to interweave suspicion and desire.
  

 

Comments on The Alto Knights:

• Peter Bradshaw calls The Alto Knights a laborious true-story mafioso movie 
• Jesse Hassenger notes that Robert De Niro plays an ambitious double role in The Alto Knights, but that there is never any reason given for this.

 

Comments on Daredevil: Born Again:

• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on “Sic Semper Systema”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again. 
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on  “Sic Semper Systema” the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again. 
• Justin Carter shares his thoughts on “Sic Semper Systema”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.  
• Nick Romano interviews Jon Bernthal who plays Fank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe.

 

 Comments on season 3 of Yellowjackets:

• Jen Lennon shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets.
• Sarah Tolf shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets. 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Nicci French talks about writing a character who is experiencing a psychotic breakdown. 
• Alex Reisner reports about the unbelievable scale of books pirated to train AI large language models.
  
• Seph Rodney declares that creating art in the age of Donald Trump will become harder, but remains vital.
• Lynne M. Thomas announces that she is stepping down as co-publisher and co-editor-in-chief of Uncanny Magazine and that Michael Damian Thomas will continue to fulfil both roles solo. 
• Lucy Knight reports that the crowdfunding publisher Unbound Books has gone bankrupt and hasn't been paying authors for months, but has now been acquired by the Boundless Publishing Group.

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2025 Lefty Awards have been announced.
• The finalists for the 2025 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.  
• The winner of the 2025 Dove Award has been announced.
  

 

Interviews: 

• Deborah Kalb interviews Tess Gerritsen.
  
• Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan interview Scott Turow.
• Craig Sisterson interviews Ajay Chowdhury. 
• Matthew V. Clemens interviews Lauren Willig 
• Karin Slaughter interviews Connie Briscoe.
  
• Debbi Mack interviews Carter Wilson. 
• Frank Zafiro interviews Claire Booth. 
• Garrick Webster interviews Miles Joyner. 
• James Polchin interviews Elon Green.
  

 

Reviews:

• Seattle Book Mama reviews Hang on St. Christopher, by Adrian McKinty 
• Tzer Island reviews Galway's Edge by Ken Bruen  
• Kittling Books reviews Broken Fields by Marcie R. Rendon 
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Reluctant Sheriff by Chris Offutt
  
• Robin Agnew reviews A Lesson in Dying by Ann Cleeves. 
• Pam Guynn reviews The Vanishing Kind by Alice Henderson
• Mandie Griffiths reviews Vanished by Lynda La Plante
  
• Jen Lucas reviews The Silent House of Sleep by Allan Gaw 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Last Room On The Left by Leah Konen
  
• Ali Karim reviews The Note by Alafair Burke 
  
• Interview Room One reviews The East Ham Golem by Barbara Nadel. 
• Publishers Weekly reviews The Trouble Up North by Travis Mulhauser  
• She Treads Softly reviews If It Isn't One Thing... by Steven F. Havill
• Kevin Tipple reviews Eleven Numbers by Lee Child
• BOLO Books reviews Count My Lies by Sophie Stava 
• Margaret Agnew reviews Everyone is Lying by D.E. White.
  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Burn After Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard 
• Jen Lucas reviews Sick to Death by Chris Bridges
  
• Mary Picken reviews Paperboy by Callum McSorley 
  
• Fully Booked reviews The Lollipop Man by Daniel Sellers 
• Vicki Weisfeld reviews Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
  
• Raven Crime Reads reviews Her Sister's Killer by Mari Hannah. 
• Mary Picken reviews Her Sister’s Killer by Mari Hannah 
• Fully Booked reviews Her Sister’s Killer by Mari Hannah 
  
• Margaret Agnew reviews The Lost Girls by J.M. Cannon.
• Jamie Denison reviews All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman 
• Jen Lucas reviews Son by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger
• Garrick Webster reviews The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
  
• BOLO Books reviews The Butterfly Trap by Clea Simon.
• Kirkus reviews The Ruins by Steve Wick.
  
• Meg Nola reviews Allegro by Ariel Dorfman. 
• John Valeri reviews The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
  
• Marissa Moss reviews The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli, 
• Mike Parker reviews Midnight Streets by Phil Lecomber 
  
• Janet Webb reviews A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough
• Sharon Richardson reviews Dirty Little War by Dietrich Kalteis
  
• Mary Picken reviews The Weekenders by David F. Ross  
  
• Gayle Surrette reviews Murder in Highbury by Vanessa Kelly
  
• Robin Agnew reviews The Socialite’s Guide to Sleuthing and Secrets by S.K. Golden.
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews The Socialite’s Guide to Sleuthing and Secrets by S.K. Golden.
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn 
• Beth Kanell reviews Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn 
  
• Seattle Book Mama reviews Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews She Doesn’t Have A Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Peggy Ehrhart and Liz Ireland and tries a recipe from the book.
  
• Jenny Hamilton reviews Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite 
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
• Bill Capossere reviews Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite 
  
• Tracy Carr reviews Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco by Gary Krist
  

 

Classics reviews:

• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1937 Rocky Allan mystery An Excellent Night For Murder by Virginia Rath 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1948 mystery The Lift and the Drop  by G.V. Galwey.
  
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1950 Mr. Pinkerton mystery Homicide House by David Frome
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1956 Perry Mason legal mystery The Case Of The Gilded Lily by Erle Stanley Gardner  
  
• Crossexamining Crime revisits the 1971 suspense novel Twice So Fair by Nedra Tyre 
• Curtis Evans revisits the 1989 Adam Dalgliesh mystery Devices and Desires by P.D. James.
  
• Robert Mammone revisits the 1995 true crime novel American Tabloid by James Ellroy
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Mike Glyer shares the program for the 2025 LA Vintage Paperback Collectors Show & Sale in Glendale, California. 
• Golden Age Mysteries shares a call for papers for the conference "Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma" at the Florida State University's London Study Centre in London, UK.
  
  

 Research: 

• Adam Kucharski wonders whether we worry too much about misinformation.  
• Kevin Canfield and Joshua Hammer discuss the race to decipher Assyrian writing in the nineteenth century. 
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "A Reckless Man" by Albert Katz in Mystery Tribune.
• "Breakfast at the Windmill Café" by Andrew Monge in Punk Noir Magazine 
  
• "The Power Avengers" by David Hagerty in Punk Noir Magazine
• "Damage Forgotten by G.A. Rivers in Punk Noir Magazine 
• "Paper Cuts" by Brandon Green in Shotgun Honey.

 

Trailers and videos: 

• Watch a trailer for Caught.
• Watch a trailer for Ballerina. 
• Watch a trailer for Shadow Force.