Crime Fiction Links of the Week for March 14, 2026

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 Scarpetta, Gone, The Capture, tributes to Lauren Milne Henderson and much more.
 

Crime fiction in general: 

• CrimeReads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
• Molly Odintz lists new crime paperbacks coming out in March 2026. 
• Several crime fiction writers share their favourite dangerous female characters. 
• Paul French shares crime novels set in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
• Sujata Massey discusses the popularity of crime fiction set in India. 
• Lea O'Harra shares an overview of Japanese crime fiction. 
• Lenore Nash talks about writing international, character-driven detective stories
• Erin Britton shares her favourite cosy crime novels set around Mother's Day. 
• Nadine Matheson explains why motive matters even more than truth in crime fiction 
• Noelle W. Ihli explains how suspense fiction can help readers quell their all-too-real anxieties  
• Tiffany Crum talks about translating the unique intimacy of podcasts into crime fiction
• Ani Katz talks about technofascism in thrillers
• Rob Phillips talks about the inspiration for his mystery Stakeouts and Strollers
• Crime fiction writer Lauren Milne Henderson a.k.a. Rebecca Chance has died aged 59.
• J. Kingston Pierce remembers Lauren Milne Henderson. 

 

Film and TV:  

• Olivia Rutigliano lists new crime TV series to watch this weekend. 
• Xan Brooks explains why One Battle After Another should win the best picture Oscar 
• Peter Bradshaw calls How to Make a Killing one remake too far and an update of Kind Hearts and Coronets that is a mere pretender to the original’s throne 
• Tim Lowery calls Sunny Nights an Australian spray-tan crime comedy 
• Leila Latif calls Imperfect Women in a thoughtful drama 
• Brian Tallerico shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Dark Winds. 
• Chris Jenkins shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Astrid: Murder in Paris. 
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of season 2 of Ellis. 
• Garrick Webster shares his thoughts on the Dutch crime show Sphinx. 
• Rachel Aroesti calls Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns a moving documentary about brave parents who made the UK safer 
• Andy Welch interviews Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, as well as stars Barry Keoghan and Cillian Murphy  
• Leah Schnelbach shares a brief survey of concerns expressed by the films of 2025  
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1953 spy movie The Man Between.
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1984 suspense movie Czech Mate. 
• David Smith revisits the 1996 noir movie Fargo and interviews cast and crew.
• Paul Hirons revisits the 2018 crime drama Kiri. 
• Scott Neitlich explains how the Vietnam War influenced US pop culture.  
• Actress Jennifer Runyon, best known for her appearances in Ghostbusters, A Very Brady Christmas, Another World, Magnum PI, Quantum Leap and many others, has died aged 65. 

 

Comments on Scarpetta: 

• Hannah J. Davies calls Scarpetta a dire mess  
• Saloni Gajjar calls Scarpetta a shoddy police procedural that falls flat. 
• Paul Hirons calls Scarpetta is an absolute hot mess, which is particularly surprising given the sheer level of talent involved. 

 

Comments on Gone: 

• Sarah Dempster calls Gone the most engrossing drama we’ll see this year  
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the first episode of Gone.
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the second episode of Gone.

 

Comments on The Capture:

• Jack Seale calls season 3 of The Capture a juicy return for the deepfake conspiracy thriller that is full of truly outrageous twists
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the first episode of season 3 of The Capture. 

  

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Nick Petrie talks about the joys and challenges of writing a long-running series
• J.D. Brinkworth shares tips for cowriting with your partner. 
• Dan Milmo reports that thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. 

 

Awards: 

• The finalists for the 2026 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Audie Awards have been announced.  
• The finalists for the 2026 British Book Awards have been announced.  
• The winner of the 2026 Dove Awards has been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Saturn Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 British Film Designers Guild Awards have been announced. 

 

Interviews: 

• Alex Dueben interviews Olivia Waite.
• The Poisoned Pen Podcast interviews Dana Stabenow. 
• Garrick Webster interviews A.M. Belsey. 
• Tim Shipman interviews James Wolff. 
• Frank Zafiro interviews Dan Bronson. 
• Debbi Mack interviews Joy Ann Ribar. 
• Carol Westron interviews Dot Marshall-Gent
• Marshal Zeringue interviews Lyla Lane.

 

Reviews:

• Mary Picken reviews Witch Trial by Harriet Tyce
• Mary Picken reviews The Shadow Carver by Nadine Matheson 
• Jen Lucas reviews The Dark Heart by Neil Lancaster 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Seven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong Jeong, translated by Chi-Young Kim 
• Jen Lucas reviews The Murder Pool by Stella Blómkvist, translated by Quentin Bates 
• The Quick and the Read reviews Missing by E.A. Jackson 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Jigsaw by Jonathan Kellerman 
• Marlene Harris reviews The Patient by Tim Sullivan 
• Kevin Tipple reviews The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews How To Get Away With Murder by Rebecca Philipson 
• Jen Lucas reviews Six Strikes by Antonia Grave 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Exes by Leodora Darlington 
• Sonja van der Westhuizen reviews Greedy by Callie Kazumi 
• Catherine Taylor reviews Hooked by Asako Yuzuki  
• Erin Britton reviews The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery 
• Robin Agnew reviews A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn. 
• Cathy Akers-Jordan reviews A Day Of Judgement by Charles Todd.
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Gather the Anarchists by Tilly Wallace
• Robin Agnew reviews Murder by Moonrise by Patrice McDonough.
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Murder Like Clockwork by Nicola Whyte 
• Robin Agnew reviews The Gardener’s Club by Marnie Riches.
• Margaret Agnew reviews The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney.
• Joseph B. Hoyos reviews Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews
• Marion Deeds reviews The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch 
• Marlene Harris reviews Nobody’s Baby by Olivia Waite

 

Classics reviews: 

• Martin Edwards revisits the 1932 mystery Death in a Domino by John Hastings Turner and Rolant Pertwee. 
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1938 suspense novel Hasty Wedding by Mignon G. Eberhart 
• Kate Jackson revisits the 1939 mystery Trial by Fury by Elizabeth Ferrars 
• Kate Jackson revisits the 1957 humorous crime novel Suspicious Circumstances by Patrick Quentin   
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1963 Parker crime novel The Mourner by Richard Stark  
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1967 Detective Charmian Daniels police procedural A Different Kind of Summer by Jennie Melville.  
• Raven Crime Reads revisits the 2006 crime novel Tombstoning by Doug Johnstone.
• Mandie Griffiths revisits the 2015 DCI Jim Daley mystery Dark Suits and Sad Songs by Denzil Meyrick
  
  

 

Con and event reports:

• J. Kingston Pierce reports about the 2026 Left Coast Crime convention in San Francisco, California. 
• Emma Loffhagen shares the guest list for the 2026 Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. 
• Mark Fisher reports about a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment in Doncaster, UK.

 

Research: 

• Geoffrey Kelly talks about the heist at the Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1990.
• Linda Stasi talks about the so-called "Mountain Mafia" of Colorado during the Prohibition era. 
• Amy Littlefield discusses how the erosion of abortion rights in the US keeps killing more and more women. 
• Karen E. Olson explains why people are still fascinated by Anne Boleyn. 
• Teklemariam Bekit reports that Eritrean cartoonist Biniam Solomon has been released after spending fifteen years in prison without charge.  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "The Lights Go Out In South Boston" by Jerry Cronin in Mystery Tribune.
• "Scored Zero" by Wil A. Emerson in Punk Noir Magazine. 
  
  

Trailers and videos: 

• Watch a trailer for In the Grey. 
• Watch a trailer for season 3 of The Teacher.
• Watch a trailer for Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen