Crime Fiction Links of the Week for June 6, 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.
• Criminal Element shares new mysteries and thrillers coming out in June 2026.  
• Hannah Selinger shares five great mysteries set in and around Boston, Massachusetts. 
• Krista Davis shares mysteries that take you on vacation.  
• Rosie A. Point shares four must-read cozy mysteries for summer vacation 
• Erica Hendry shares six twisty suspense novels that go down rabbit holes 
• Christine Carbo shares seven thrillers that mine the depths of confession and revenge 
• Michael Hogan talks about settings, pets and the off-page grittiness of cozy mysteries 
• Darby Bozeman shares six mysteries with a sprinkle of romance…for better or worse 
• Liz Lawson shares five novels that mash up mysteries and romantic comedies. 
• Olivia Worley shares five romantic comedy/thriller pairings for the twisted romantic 
• S.D. Coverly shares five SFF novels about murder on campus  
• Graham Brown talks about Clive Cussler and the art of the thriller 

 

Film and TV:  

• Leslie Felperin calls A Murder Between Friends a fabulously flawed murder mystery
• Natalia Keogan calls Carolina Caroline a charming dive bar Bonnie and Clyde.  
• Phil Hoad calls Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway a motorbike whodunnit anime cranked up to top speed 
• Jack Seale calls The Witness a courageous true crime drama about a murder that rocked Britain
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on This Is Not A Murder Mystery
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on Monsieur Spade
• Paul Hirons shares his thoughts on The Cage
• Kristine Francis shares her thoughts on "Sons and Daughters", the season 23 finale of NCIS.  
• Garrick Webster shares his thoughts on season 4 of the Danish crime drama The Sommerdahl Murders 
• James Hogan interviews David Hine, creator of Spider-Noir.
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1951 suspense thriller Black Widow. 
• Radha Vatsal revisits the 2007 neo-noir movie Eastern Promises.  
• Leah Schnelbach ranks Martin Scorsese's acting roles.   
• Drew Gillis reports that Martin Scorsese is the latest director to come out in favour of generative AI.  
• Actor James Handy, best known for his appearances in Top Gun Maverick, Alias, NYPD Blue, Logan, The Rocketeer and Archnophobia, has bene murdered aged 81.  
• Actress Kelly Curtis, best known for her roles in The Equaliser, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Sentinel, Trading Places, Magic Sticks and The Devil’s Daughter, has died aged 69. 

 

Comments on Cape Fear:

• Rhik Samadder calls Cape Fear a twisty remake of the classic Scorsese thriller 
• Lucy Mangan calls Cape Fear an immaculate update and a wild, wild ride
• Benjamin Rosenstock calls Cape Fear a new flavor of a famously terrifying villain 

 

Tributes to Anthony Stewart Head:

• Actor Anthony Stewart Head, best known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jonathan Creek, Merlin and Ted Lasso, has died aged 72.  
• Adam Whitehead remembers Anthony Stewart Head. 
• Owen Myers remembers Anthony Stewart Head. 
• Jesse Hassenger remembers Anthony Stewart Head.  
• Cheryl Eddy remembers Anthony Stewart Head. 
• Kayleigh Donaldsen remembers Anthony Stewart Head. 

 

Tributes to Marcia Lucas: 

• Matt Zoller Seitz remembers Marcia Lucas,  
• Sian Cain remembers Marcia Lucas.  
• William Hughes remembers Marcia Lucas. 
• Justin Carter remembers Marcia Lucas.  
• Dais Johnston remembers Marcia Lucas.  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Claire Fuller explains how to recreate the techniques of horror films in a novel 
• Beau L'Amour talks about co-writing with his father, Louis L'Amour forty years after his death. 
• Nick Mamatas explains how publishing actually works.  
• Marlaina Cockcroft wonders if LGBTQ+ voices are being pushed out of children's literature. 
• Danika Ellis declares that LGBTQ+ books and authors are at a breaking point due to increasing censorship and suppression.

 

Awards: 

• The winner of the 2026 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Writers of Color Award has been announced.
• The winners of the 2026 Gotham TV Awards have been announced. 

 

Interviews: 

• Mattea Roach interviews Patricia Cornwell.
• Killer Women interviews Danielle Postel-Vinay a.k.a. Danielle Trussoni. 
• Killer Women interviews Lori Rader-Day. 
• House of Mystery interviews Karen Odden, 
• Frank Zafiro interviews Aaron Philip Clark. 
• Shane Whaley intervews Rory Cormac. 

 

Reviews:

• Kevin Tipple reviews The Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson 
• Ayo Onatade reviews The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee  
• Kevin Tipple reviews Mist and Malice by Rachel Howzell Hall
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Adrift by Will Dean 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Hurricane Room by Kim Sherwood
• Jeff Ayers reviews Storm Warning by James Byrne 
• Kevin Tipple reviews Blaze Orange by Paul Doiron.  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Dead First by Johnny Compton 
• Marlene Harris reviews The Monk by Tim Sullivan
• Sandra Mangan reviews Body of Lies by Jo Callaghan 
• Jen Lucas reviews Liar Liar by Luca Veste 
• Ali Karim reviews One Of Us Is Guilty by Steve Cavanagh 
• Judith Sullivan reviews Never Found by Remigiusz Mroz  
• Jen Lucas reviews Stop Dead by Katrín Júlíusdóttir, translated by Larissa Kyzer 
• Kevin Tipple reviews Reverse by Steven F. Havill 
• Erin Britton reviews Make Thick My Blood by Toni Viola 
• Joe Morgan reviews Stench: The Axe in The Head Murder by G. M. Barden  
• Jen Lucas reviews A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper 
• Jen Lucas reviews Red Verdict by James Comey  
• Steven Powell reviews Red Sheet by James Ellroy   
• Marlene Harris reviews  The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy
• Mandie Griffiths reviews The Waterfall by Gareth Rubin 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Murder at Haddonford Manor by Irina McGrath
• Robin Agnew reviews The Forty-Year Grudge by Liza Tully.
• Erin Britton reviews A Plot to Die For by Ardal O’Hanlon 
• Mandie Griffiths reviews A Plot to Die For by Ardal O’Hanlon  
• Erin Britton reviews A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz 
• Carla Schantz reviews The Chowder House Murder by Lee Hollis.
• Dave Bradley reviews Murder Most Delicious by Danielle Postel-Vinay
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Murder in a Lavender Daze by Daryl Wood Gerber and tries a recipe from the book,  

 

Classics reviews: 

• Kate Jackson revisits the 1935 Sir Henry Merrivale mystery The Unicorn Murders by Carter Dickson  
• In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1935 Sir Henry Merrivale mystery The Unicorn Murders by Carter Dickson 
• Happiness is a Book revisits the 1940 Perry Mason legal mystery The Case of the Baited Hook by Erle Stanley Gardner   
• In Search of the Classics Mystery Novel revisits the 1954 Cotterill mystery Dishonoured Bones by John Trench  
• Kate Jackson revisits the 1962 mystery Villainous Saltpetre by Clifford Witting 
• Martin Edwards revisits the 1969 crime novel Death is My Bridegroom by Dominic Devine 
• Lesa Holstine revisits the 2015 Hugo Marston mystery The Reluctant Matador by Mark Pryor
• Mandie Griffiths revisits the 2017 Kim Stone mystery Dead Souls by Angela Marsons 

 

Con and event reports:

• Garrick Webster announces that the program for the 2026 Marina Café Noir festival in Cagliari, Sardinia, has been announced.

 

Research: 

• Matthew Campbell talks about the theft of artefacts from the Khmer empire in Cambodia. 
• CBS News reports that scientists have found yeast in the guts on "Oetzi", a mummified frozen body found in the South Tyrolean Alps, and have used it to make sourdough bread.   
• Thomas Ling explains why cats love sitting on laptops. 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Friends Like These" by Peter Bertlessen in Punk Noir Magazine.  
• “Golden Rule” by Monica Byrne in Future Tense Fiction. 
• "ICE solves the line delay dilemma at major airports" by Robert Cooperman in The Five-Two.  

 

Trailers and videos: 

• Watch a trailer for Enola Holmes 3.  
• Watch a trailer for How to Rob a Bank. 
• Watch a trailer for Citizen Vigilante. 
• Watch a trailer for Lucky.