Crime Fiction Links of the Week for December 16, 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 best crime novels of 2017, The Punisher, Peaky Blinders, Longmire, I, Tonya and much more.

Crime fiction in general:

• Vicki Weisfeld shares ger top five books from 2017.
• Purity Brown shares her top five books from 2017.
• Criminal Element shares a list of new cozy mysteries released in January 2018.
• Alex Berenson reviews several recent thrillers.
• Declan Burke traces the history of Irish spy fiction and also explains why there is comparatively little of it.
  

Film and TV:

• Brian Greene shares his appreciation for Jean-Pierre Melville's classic 1967 crime movie Le Samourai.
• Ellen E. Jones shares her thoughts about the French TV thriller Vanished by the Lake. 
• Graham Fuller praises Frances McDormand's performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. 
• David Cranmer shares his thoughts on episode 7 and episode 8 and episode 9 of season 6 of Longmire.
• Oline H. Cogdill suggest some gripping British crime dramas to watch.
  
• Paul Weimer shares his appreciation for the British spy TV show The Prisoner on its 50th anniversary.
• David K.M. Klaus views the Canadian TV series The Murdoch Mysteries through a science fictional lens.
• Crime Fiction Lover shares their appreciation for the Mexican crime drama Mr. Avila.
• Chris Harvey profiles TV writer Neil Cross, creator of Luther and Hard Sun.
  

Comments on Peaky Blinders:

• Sarah Hughes shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Peaky Blinders.
• Ellen E. Jones also shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Peaky Blinders.
  

Comments on The Punisher:

• Nicole Sobon reports that The Punisher has been renewed for a second season.
• Dave Richards reviews the final three episodes of season 1 of The Punisher.

Comments on I, Tonya:

• Graham Fuller calls I, Tonya a rehabilitation of figure skater Tonya Harding.
• Andrew Lapin calls I, Tonya a cheeky and sharp bio-pic.
  

Awards:

• The nominees for the 2018 Golden Globes have been announced.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Terri Windling talks about the making of a writer.
• Blake Powell talks about losing his love for writing and how he got it back.
• Steven Smith talks about the challenges of writing a first draft. 
• Kameron Hurley talks about bitter midlisters and how to avoid becoming one.
• K.C. Alexander talks about stories that neither show nor tell.
• Abi Curtis talks about writing from the perspective of an animal. 
• Marie Brennan explains how to fight in a Victorian dress and what the pitfalls are.
• D.P. Woolliscroft explains how Donald Trump made him start writing.
• Nate Hoffelder shares the 36 best blogs on the business of writing.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about career sustainability for writers.
• Damien Walter calls for a bill of rights for creators.

Interviews:

• From First Page to Last interviews C.J. Carver.
• Victoria Goldman interviews Ian Patrick. 
• Victoria Goldman also interviews Keshini Naidoo.
  

Reviews:

• Kristin Centorcelli reviews Killman Creek by Rachel Caine.
• Ardi Alspach reviews The Ninth Grave by Stefan Arnhem.
• Betty Webb reviews Double Wide by Leo W. Banks. 
• Dave Richards reviews One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning by David Moody. 
• Crime Book Junkie reviews Know Me Now by C.J. Carver.
• Crime Fiction Lover reviews Shame On You by Amy Heydenrych.
• Crime Fiction Lover reviews Burn the Evidence by Keith Nixon.
• Stephanie Tran reviews Bonfire by Krysten Ritter. 
• Alyson Baker reviews Iceland by Dominic Hoey. 
• Sharon Magee reviews A Place in the Wind by Suzanne Chazin.
• Ben Boulden reviews Black Teeth by Zane Lovitt.
• Mal McEwan reviews Front Page Murder by Peter Bartram.
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson and tries a recipe from the book.
• Sara Ruzza reviews Literary Executions: Capital Punishment and American Culture 1820-1925 by John Cyril Barton.
  

Crowdfunding:

• Elementary school teacher Ms. Mebane from Birmingham, Alabama, is looking for funding to buy Kindle Fire tablets for her students from troubled backgrounds.
  
• Krypton Radio explains the recent changes to Patreon's fee structure.
• Alexander Kashev shares an open letter to Patreon.
• Patreon CEO Jack Conte apologises and promises that the planned changes will not be rolled out.
• Mike Glyer shares some reactions to the Patreon announcement.
  

  Con reports:

• Aida Bardales reports about the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• Angela Natividad reports that Finnish Railways has created an "escape room" type mystery experience aboard a speeding train as a tie-in to the movie Murder on the Orient Express.

Research:

• Nadia Elysse talks about the dangers of dating a sociopath or psychopath.

Free online fiction:

• "A Body Appears" by Douglas Cole at Akashic Books.
• "The Soring" by Mark A. Nobles in Crimson Streets.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for season 2 of Jessica Jones.
• Watch a trailer for Altered Carbon.