Crime Fiction Links of the Week for April 11, 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 Thrash, Daredevil: Born Again, and much more.
 

Crime fiction in general: 

• CrimeReads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
• CrimeReads shares crime novel coming out in paperback in April 2026. 
• Molly Odintz shares her favourite psychological thrillers coming out in April 2026. 
• CrimeReads shares fifteen LGBTQIA+ crime novels to check out this spring 
• Kate Jackson shares her fifty favourite crime novels and mysteries from the 1950s.
• Rebecca Sharpe shares five crime novels featuring women fighting for survival. 
• Ava Roberts talks about the character flaws that drive the most compelling domestic thrillers 
• Connor Martin talks about writing spy thrillers grounded in real-world foreign policy 
• Molly Templeton talks about the specific experience of being stuck on a book 
• Arundhati Hazra shares seven places around the world where Agatha Christie found inspiration for murder 
• Emma Loffhagen reports that the pseudonymous crime fiction writer Freida McFadden has revealed that her true name is Sara Cohen. 

 

Film and TV:  

• Radha Vatsal shares new and returning crime shows and movies to watch. 
• Paul Hirons calls the Dutch crime drama Sphinx way more disturbing than your average crime thriller 
• Martin Edwards calls Sharp Corner a slow-burning suspense film, but never boring 
• Paul Hirons declares that The Cleaning Lady ultimately feels like a crime series that confuses length with depth. 
• Zoe Williams declares that the BBC drama Mint takes the plot of Romeo & Juliet and creates something unique 
• Jacob Oller calls Faces Of Death a so-so slasher too wrapped up in its metafiction  
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Capture. 
• Ben Travis interviews Hugh Jackman, star of Sheep Detectives. 
• Tam Phan revisits the 1971 blaxploitation thriller Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song  
• Paul Hirons revisits the 1976 crime series Charlie's Angels. 
• James McClellan rewatches the 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark.  
• Paul Hirons revisits the 2011 crime drama Vera. 
• Actor and dancer Keith Hodiak, best known for his appearances in Revenge of the Pink Panther, Doctor Who, Full Metal Jacket and An American Werewolf in London, has died aged 74. 
• Actor John Nolan, best known for his appearances in Doomwatch, Person of Interest and several Batman films, has died aged 87. 

 

Comments on Thrash: 

• Benjamin Lee calls Thrash a cursed shark thriller that sinks like a stone on Netflix 
• Simon Abrams declares that misplaced self-respect keeps Thrash from the joys of Sharknado 

 

Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again:

• Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on “Gloves Off”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on “Gloves Off”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.
• Watch a trailer for The Punisher: One Last Kill. 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Hillel Italie reports that PEN America has launched a US safety program for authors facing harassment 
• Mariella Moon reports that Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles. 
• Jenny Gross and Aimee Ortiz report that Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a new deal on deliveries after a year of talks  
• Jim Milliot reports that the Trump administration has withdrawn an appeal to the judgment in favour of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, but has also withdrawn their funding.

 

Awards: 

• The finalists for the 2026 Derringer Awards have been announced, 
• The finalists for the 2026 Romantic Novel of the Year Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2026 Astra Book Awards have been announced. 
• The recipients of the 2026 Big Screen Achievement Awards have been announced.  
• Nadia Khomani reports that the BAFTA organisation has finally apologised for the events surrounding John Davidson’s Tourette’s outburst at the 2026 BAFTA Award ceremony.

 

Interviews: 

• D.P. Lyle and Kathleen Antrim interview Craig Johnson 
• Debbi Mack interviews Liz Lazarus. 
• Paul Burke interviews Antonia Senior. 
• Matthew Hurst interviews Michael Dylan 
• David Woo and Margalit Shinar interview each other. 
• The Self-Publishing Review interviews Anthony Lee. 

 

Reviews:

• Jen Lucas reviews The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke. 
• Sharon Richardson reviews Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan  
• Jen Lucas reviews Dog Rose Dirt by Jen Williams 
• Jen Lucas reviews Black Lake Manor by Guy Morpuss 
• Jen Lucas reviews Play With Fire by T. M Payne  
• Vicki Weisfeld reviews The End of the Sahara by Saïd Khatabi, translated by Alexander E. Elinson. 
• Chris Connor reviews Red Star Down by D.B. John 
• Jen Lucas reviews Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister  
• Kevin Tipple reviews The Patient by Tim Sullivan
• Kevin Tipple reviews Diversion by Cindy Goyette
• Kate Jackson reviews Vivian Dies Again by C. E. Hulse 
• Brian Greene reviews Vanessa’s Men by Jason Starr 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Revenge Prey by John Sandford
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews The Spirit Guide by Bridget Walsh 
• Janet Webb reviews White River Crossing by Ian McGuire  
• Ali Karim reviews Operation Berlin by Michael Ridpath  
• Chris Connor reviews Appointment in Paris by Jane Thynne 
• John Valeri reviews A Novel Crime by Deborah Levison 
• Kate Jackson reviews How to Kill a Crime Writer by Sarah Lotz
• Janet Webb reviews My Grandfather, the Master Detective by Masateru Konishi 
• Erin Britton reviews The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by J.D. Brinkworth 

 

Classics reviews: 

• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1929 mystery The Octagon Crystal by Pearl Foley 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1929 mystery The Silent Murders by Neil Gordon.  
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1932 Anthony Bathurst mystery The Padded Door by Brian Flynn 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1933 Albert Campion mystery Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham. 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1938 mystery The Port of London Murders by Josephine Bell. 
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1940 Inspector McKee mystery The Dead Can Tell by Helen Reilly  
• Erin Britton revisits the 1943 historical crime novel Airing in a Closed Carriage by Joseph Shearing 
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1944 mystery Four-Ply Yarn by Miles Burton 
• B.V. Lawson revisits the 1946 Inspector Cockrill mystery Suddenly at His Residence by Christianna Brand
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1956 Perry Mason legal mystery The Case Of The Demure Defendant by Erle Stanley Gardner
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1980 mystery The Pew Group by Anthony Oliver 
• Mandie Griffiths revisits the 2016 DCI Daley mystery The Rat Stone Serenade by Denzil Meyrick

 

Con and event reports:

• Rebecca McDonnell shares the program for the 2026 Capital Crime festival in London, UK. 
• Promoting Crime Fiction shares the guests for the 2026 Whitby Lit Festival in Whitby, UK. 
• Alex Beam reports about the Cat Museum in Salem, Massachussetts. 

 

Research: 

• John Carreyrou attempts to unmask the creator of Bitcoin.  
• Suhauna Hussain reports that one million US-dollar worth of stolen LEGO sets have been recovered in California. 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Easter Haunting" by Margaret Mendel in Kings River Life. 
• "In Your Easter Bonnet" by Gail Farrelly in Kings River Life. 
• "Never Miss a Chick" by Madeline McEwen in Kings River Life. 
• "Right" by Craig Kirchner in The Five-Two.

 

Trailers and videos: 

• Watch a trailer for season 2 of The Chestnut Man. 
• Watch a trailer for season 2 of Your Friends and Neighbours.
• Watch a trailer for Legends.