Crime Fiction Links of the Week for April 28, 2018
Crime fiction in general:
- PBS shares a list of America's 100 most loved books. There is also a quiz to see how many you have read.
- Declan Burke shares a round-up of the best new crime fiction.
- Paul French shares an overview of Korean crime fiction.
- Joe Kenney revisits The Book of Bond or Every Man His Own 007 by Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Tanner a.k.a. Kingsley Amis.
- Camestros Felapton shares his personal three laws of reviewbotics for book reviewers.
Film and TV:
- Peter Bradshaw calls the serial killer thriller Beast a masterclass in slow burn chills.
- Sam Wollaston calls the crime comedy Barry a perfect storm of horror and hilarity.
- James Donaghy shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Homeland.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Homeland.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Americans.
- Leslie Gilbert Elman shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Unforgotten.
- Stuart Heritage explains why the Jason Bourne spin-off TV series Treadstone might just work.
- Garrick Webster looks ahead at season 4 of the Scandinavian crime drama The Bridge.
- Lance Charnes shares his appreciation for the Dutch crime drama Riphagen.
- Actor Verne Troyer, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies, has died aged 49.
- Peter Bradshaw remembers Verne Troyer.
- The winners of the 2018 Edgar Awards have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards have been announced.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Max Chi shares seven ways to counteract writer's block.
- Tamara Gane explains what to do when you're not in the mood to write.
- Jake Lyda explains how titles can entice a reader.
- Lesley Kelly talks about incorporating humor into crime fiction.
- Alice Blanchard explains how her crime novel A Breath After Drowning came together.
Interviews:
- Scott Montgomery interviews Joe Lansdale.
- CrimeReads interviews the nominees for the 2018 Agatha Awards.
- CrimeReads also interviews the recipients of the MWA's Special Awards.
- Mark Rubinstein interviews C.J. Box.
- Steph Post interviews Robert Parker.
- John Valeri interviews Adam Mitzner.
Reviews:
- Amber Keller reviews Shattered Mirror by Iris Johansen.
- Publishers Weekly reviews Protectors by Kris Nelscott.
- Craig Sisterson reviews Robicheaux by James Lee Burke.
- Purity Brown reviews Presumed Dead by Mason Cross.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews High White Sun by J. Todd Scott.
- Ben Boulden reviews Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard.
- Sandra Mangan reviews All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson.
- Ariell Cacciola reviews Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan.
- Dave Richards reviews Glimpse by Jonathan Maberry.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews The Dime by Kathleen Kent.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews Take Out by Margaret Maron.
- Betty Webb reviews The Cost of Living by Rachel Ward.
- Danielle Antosz reviews Whispers of the Dead by Spencer Kope.
- Joseph Scarpato Jr. reviews A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders.
- Robin Agnew reviews Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton.
- David Cranmer reviews The Fleur de Sel Murders by Jean-Luc Bannalec.
- Philip Rafferty reviews Noir by Christopher Moore.
- Dave Richards reviews The Oracle Year by Charles Soule.
Con reports:
- Dwyer Murphy reports about Sleuthfest in Boca Raton, Florida.
- Ali Karim reports about the launch party for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in London, UK.
Research:
- Gina Colata and Heather Murphy asks whether genealogy databases should be used to solve unsolves crimes, inspired by the case of the Golden State Killer.
- Wendy Pratt looks at the hand of glory kept in the Whitby Museum and take a look at the legend behind it.
- Joe Palca reports that California is using artificial intelligence to direct earthquake response measures.
- Kirsten V. Brown reports that scientists have discovered a new DNA structure inside human cells.
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