Crime Fiction Links of the Week for May 27, 2017

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 the new Twin Peaks, The Keepers, CrimeFest 2017, tributes to Roger Moore and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Margot Kinberg discusses how family histories can add an extra dimension to mysteries and crime novels. 
• Margot Kinberg also discusses the history of spy fiction.
• Rio Youers discusses the appeal of the unlikely hero.
• Thomas Diehl shares the secret to series immortality. 
• Brian Greene shares his appreciation for the 1946 noir thriller Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham and 1948 film adaptation. 
• The Londonist visits the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London and shares several photos.
  

Film and TV: 

• Gwylim Mumford declares that the second season of Top of the Lake is still gloriously weird.
• Jane Mulkerrins profiles Noah Hawley, creator of the TV show Fargo. 
• Emma Vestrheim discusses what will happen in the fourth and final season of the Swedish crime drama The Bridge.
• John Grant shares his appreciation for the 2002 noir thriller Wrong Number. 
• Naman Ramachandran takes a look at the global success of India's regional film industry.
• Julia Raeside calls The Keepers a brave true crime documentary.
• Ardi Alspach reviews the true crime documentary The Keepers.
  

Comments on the new Twin Peaks: 

• Cheryl Eddy declares that Twin Peaks has evolved, but is still as surreal, ominous and wonderful as ever. 
• Cheryl Eddy also has a whole lot of questions about the new Twin Peaks.
• Mark Lawson declares that the new Twin Peaks will baffle and irk even hardcore fans. 
• Stuart Heritage calls the new Twin Peaks deliberately and punishingly tedious, which is what makes it so beguiling.
• Stuart Jeffries declares that Twin Peaks has become much weirder with the revival. 
• David Cranmer shares his thoughts on the new Twin Peaks.
• Theresa DeLucci declares that David Lynch still remembers what made Twin Peaks so compelling the first time around.
• Theresa DeLucci offers a reading list for Twin Peaks fans.
  

Tributes to Roger Moore:

• Actor Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond and Simon Templar, has died aged 89.
• Peter Bradshaw shares his tribute to Roger Moore.
• A.O. Scott explains why Roger Moore was his favourite James Bond.
• Cora Buhlert remembers Roger Moore.
• James Whitbrook shares his appreciation for the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, starring Roger Moore.
• Steve Green takes a look at Roger Moore's SFF roles.

Awards: 

• The longlist for the 2017 Dagger Awards has been announced. 
• The longlist for the 2017 CWA Internation Dagger Awards has also been announced.
• The winners of the 2017 CrimeFest Awards have been announced.
• The nominees for the 2017 Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award have been announced.
• The nominees for the fifth annual Bisexual Book Awards have been announced.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Joseph Malik talks about voice and point of view. 
• Rayne Hall shares some tips for writing night scenes. 
• L.F. Robertson discusses the uneasy relationship between her day job as a defence attorney and writing legal thrillers.
• Debra Purdy Kong talks about the differences between mystery and fantasy story arcs. 
• Claire Evans shares the top five things she learned about crime fiction from working in TV.
• Dimitra Fimi declares that attractive covers are also important for academic works.
• Martin Cavanaugh shares a comprehensive guide about how to copyright a book.
  

Reviews:

• Crime Fiction Lover reviews The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridadon, translated by Victoria Cribb.
• Kristin Centorcelli reviews Two Lost Boys by L.F. Robertson.
• Catherine Turnbull reviews No Middle Name by Lee Child. 
• Sarah Hardy reviews The Toybreaker by Roy Chester.
• Ariell Cacciola reviews Blue Light Yokohama by Nicolas Obregon.  
• Dave Richards reviews City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino.
• Sandra Danby reviews Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor.  
• Ewa Sherman reviews The Mine by Atti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston.
• Cleo Bannister reviews The Escape by C.L. Taylor.
• Cleo Bannister reviews The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell. 
• Charlotte Heathcote reviews The Wages of Sin by Kaite Welsh. 
• Bolo Books reviews The Long Drop by Denise Mina.
• Always Trust in Books reviews The Lies Within by Jane Isaac.  
• Kevin Burton Smith reviews Catalina Eddy by Daniel Pyne.
• Angie Barry reviews Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love by James Runcie.
• The Qwillery reviews Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Silence of the Jams by Gayle Leeson and cooks a recipe from the book.
• Sarah Hughes reviews The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich. 
• Breathing Through Pages also reviews The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich and interviews the author.

Interviews:

• Joeanna Rebello Fernandez interviews Paula Hawkins. 
• Elena Avanza Álvarez also interviews Paula Hawkins. 
• T.O. Munro interviews Bernard Cornwell.
• Mark Rubinstein interviews Steve Hamilton.
• Crime Fiction Lover interviews Bill Beverly.
• Abby Slater-Fairbrother interviews George Roberts.
• Abby Slater-Fairbrother also interviews Peter Laws.
• Jane Temson interviews Louise Walters.
• John B. Valeri interviews Karin Salvalaggio.
  

Crowdfunding:

• Actor Tom Hardy is raising funds for the Manchester Emergency Fund to support the victims of the Manchester bombing and their families.
• Sara Benincasa persuaded Neil Gaiman to read the Cheesecake Factory menu out loud, if fans raise 500000 US-dollars for refugees.

Con reports:

• Victoria Goldman shares her experiences at as well as several photos of CrimeFest 2017 in Bristol, UK. 
• Katharina Hall shares her experiences as well as several photos of CrimeFest 2017 in Bristol.
• J. Kingston Pierce also shares his experiences as well as several photos of CrimeFest 2017 in Bristol. 
• Tom Bromley reports about CrimeFest 2017 in Bristol.
• Elle Croft shares ten things she learned at CrimeFest 2017 in Bristol.
• Graham Dinton shares seven lessons he learned at CrimeFest 2017 in Bristol.
• Susan B. Barnes reports about the Hay Festival of Literature in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
• Sophie E. Tallis reports about an event of the Society of Authors on how to make a living as a writer at the Arnolfini in Bristol, UK.
  

Research:

• Forensic scientists in Ireland have detected 27 new recreational drugs.
  

Free online fiction:

• "A Guid Soldier" by Charles Todd in Strand Magazine.
• "Blood Lines" by Dennis Palumbo in Strand Magazine.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for Cardboard Gangsters.