Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 13, 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 Cape Fear, tributes to Marcia Lucas and Anthony Stewart Head and much
more.
Crime fiction in general:
- CrimeReads shares ten new crime novels coming out this week.
- Molly Odintz shares her favourite psychological thrillers coming out in June 2026
- Paul French shares crime novel set in Cleveland, Ohio
- Kate Khavari explains how setting a mystery abroad can raise its stakes and create unique complication
- Liza Tully talks about using grudges as engines for mysteries.
- Darby Bozeman talks about the allure of toxic female friendships
- Kate Jackson talks about mysteries using oxalic acid poisoning as the murder method.
- Gordon Jacks talks about writing senior sleuths who solve cyber crime
- Sarah Vaughan explains how William Shakespeare's plays shaped her suspense novels.
- Mystery writer Sheila Mitchell a.k.a. Sheila Keating has died aged 100.
Film and TV:
- Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on season 2 of The Chestnut Man.
- Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on Lawmen: Bass Reeves.
- Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on Legends.
- Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on The Witness.
- Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on Believe Me.
- Ah Sweet Mystery shares their favourite filmic detectives.
- Alex Dueben revisits the 1946 noir film Gilda and notes that both male main characters are bisexual.
- Radha Vatsal revisits the 2019 South Korean comedy thriller Parasite.
Awards:
Interviews:
- Deborah Kalb interviews Lee Goldberg.
- Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee interview Ben Giles
- Alex Dueben interviews Lev A.C. Rosen.
- Alafair Burke interviews Camille Perri.
- Garrick Webster interviews William McIntyre
- John Charles interviews Liz Lawson
- Lizzie Sirett interviews Hannah Dennison
- Alan Peterson interviews Steph Nelson.
- Deborah Kalb interviews Christine Carbo.
- Authors on the Air interviews Christine Carbo.
Reviews:
- Mary Picken reviews The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee
- Mary Picken reviews Liar Liar by Luca Veste
- Pippa McAllister reviews The Lake by Jörn Lier Horst.
- Robin Agnew reviews The Cliff’s Edge Murders by Priscilla Masters.
- Mary Picken reviews Vale of Tears by David Mark
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel reviews Solitary Agents by David Goodman
- Marlene Harris reviews The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung
- Jen Lucas reviews The Butler by Clare Mackintosh
- Mary Picken reviews The Living and the Dead by Christoffer Carlsson, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles
- Mary Picken reviews Red Verdict by James Comey
- Mike Parker reviews A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper
- Mary Picken reviews The Death of Shame by Ambrose Parry
- Robin Agnew reviews The Forty-Year Grudge by Liza Tully.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by M. K. Oliver
- Joseph B. Hoyos reviews How to Talk to Your Dog About Murder by Emily Soderberg
Classics reviews:
- Erin Britton revisits the 1948 Kosuke Kindaichi mystery She Walks at Night by Seishi Yokomizo, translated by Jesse Kirkwood.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1970 Dr. Peter Grant mystery Death In The Morning by Margaret Yorke
- Jen Lucas revisits the 2011 David Raker thriller The Dead Tracks by Tim Weaver
- Mandie Griffiths revisits the 2018 DCI Daley mystery The Relentless Tide by Denzil Meyrick
Con and event reports:
- Mary Picken shares the guest list and programming of the 2026 Bloody Scotland Festival in Stirling, Scotland.
- Martin Edwards reports about the 2026 Alibis in the Archive crime fiction festival in Hawarden, UK.
- B.V. Lawson lists upcoming crime fiction conferences.
Research:
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