Crime Fiction Links of the Week for May 12, 2018
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 Newcastle Noir, CrimeCon, international crime fiction, Evil Genius, men's adventure magazines, the "cocky" trademarkt uproar and much more.
Crime fiction in general:
Film and TV:
Comments on the "cocky" trademark uproar:
Awards:
Writing, publishing and promotion:
Interviews:
Reviews:
Con reports:
Research:
Free online fiction:
Odds and ends:
Crime fiction in general:
- Otto Penzler attempts to explain what a crime novel is and shares some notable examples.
- Crime Reads shares nine debut crime novel to discover this spring.
- Emily Devenport shares her five favourite mystery series with awesome detectives.
- Jeremy Megraw shares a guide to the Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson series by Arnaldur Indridason.
- Rebecca Alexander shares ten historical mysteries that balance the history and the mystery.
- Jon Michaud talks about Northern Irish crime fiction.
- Garrick Webster shares five Nigerian crime novels to try.
- Carissa Chesanek remembers eight of the most terrifying mothers in crime fiction.
- Malcolm Mackay celebrates the unforgettable outsiders of crime fiction.
- Jane Sullivan talks about the juvenile deliquent pulp paperbacks of the 1950s and 1960s.
- Joe Kenney revisits The President Has Been Kidnapped, a 1971 novel in the Hot Line men's adventure series by Paul Richards.
- Joe Kenney also revisits Underwater, a 1966 collection of men's adventure stories edited by Phil Hirsch.
- Alison Flood reports that according to a recent study, books by women are priced 45% lower than books by men.
- Jake Kerridge wonders if William Shakespeare would be writing crime novels, if he were alive today.
Film and TV:
- Germain Lussier calls the futuristic thriller Hotel Artemis a throwback to a different era of filmmaking.
- Peter Bradshaw calls the skyjacking drama Entebbe a crashing bore.
- Sam Wollaston shares his thoughts on the crime drama Safe.
- Leslie Gilbert Elman shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Unforgotten.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Americans.
- Lanre Bakare shares his thoughts on the true crime documentary Evil Genius.
- Jake Nevins interviews the creators of the true crime documentary Evil Genius.
- John Valeri looks back on the first season of the true crime documentary series Marcia Clark Investigates the First 48.
- Ayo Onatade looks ahead at Innocent, a new British crime drama.
- Stuart Heritage wonders why the TV seris Lost is undergoing a reappreciation eight years after it finished.
- Anne Billson takes a look at how films like Revenge change the direction of the rape revenge drama subgenre.
- Jackson McHenry reports that actor Clayne Crawford, who plays Martin Riggs in the crime series Lethal Weapon, has been fired following several incidents of toxic behaviour.
- Brian Greene shares his appreciation for Pam Grier and the many prison films, blaxploitation movies and crime films in which the starred.
- German actor Wolfgang Völz, who appeared in many crime dramas and science fiction shows as well as children's TV, died aged 87.
Comments on the "cocky" trademark uproar:
- Alison Flood reports that romance writer Faleena Hopkins has attempted to trademark the word "cocky" and is sending cease and desist letters to other writers with that word in the title.
- Intellectual property attorney Marc Whipple has a detailed overview over the "cocky" uproar.
- Writer Beware weighs in one the "cocky" uproar.
- Diannika Alyse Star weighs in on the "cocky" uproar.
- Diannika Alyse Star interviews writer and lawyer Kevin Kneupper about the "cocky" uproar.
Awards:
- The nominees for the 2018 Anthony Awards have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 Scribe Awards have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 Munsey Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the Arnold Bennett Book Prize have been announced with two mysteries nominated.
- The winners of the 2017 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2017 Bisexual Book Awards have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards have been announced.
- Jan M. Olsen reports that no Nobel Prize for Literature will be awarded in 2018 due to a row inside the Swedish Academy and that both the 2018 and 2019 Prize will be awarded in 2019 instead.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Rebecca Alexander explains how she went from writing fantasy novels to writing mysteries with A Baby's Bones.
- Erin Kelly recalls how difficult it was for her to watch actual sexual assault trials, while researching her crime novel He Said/She Said.
- Christopher Fowler talks about the joy of writing his Bryant and May mystery series.
- D.B. John talks about the challenges of writing a crime thriller set in North Korea.
- Charles Harris talks about writing a crime novel about the fake news phenomenon.
- William Shaw discusses how the suddenly increased border security and crackdown on legal and illegal immigrants influences crime fiction.
- Cynthia Joyce Clay shares some theories regarding creativity.
- Melissa Hartfiel shares five tips for undertaking a daily creativity challenge.
- Cat Rambo explains that ideas are to be found everywhere.
- C.M. Barrett explains how they outwit writer's block with four simple questions.
- Gargi Mehra shares some tips regarding what to write about when you don't feel like writing.
- Now Novel shares five simple methods for finding story topics when stuck.
- Amanda Patterson shares ten cliffhangers that will make readers keep turning the pages.
- Robert Repino explains what Mister Rogers taught him about storytelling.
- Daniel Palmer shares five things his father taught him about writing.
Interviews:
- John Valeri interviews Alex Segura.
- Alex Segura and Joe Clifford interview each other.
- Catherine Turnbull interviews Isabelle Grey.
- Rob Hart interviews Owen Laukkanen.
- Steph Post interviews Jeffery Hess.
Reviews:
- Danielle Antosz reviews What You Want To See by Kristen Lepionka.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews The Way I Die by Derek Haas.
- Sharon Magee reviews If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin.
- Marina Sofia reviews It Begins in Betrayal by Iona Whishaw.
- Kristin Centorcelli reviews A Handful of Ashes by Rob McCarthy.
- Garrick Webster reviews Pressure by Betsy Reavley.
- Oline H. Cogdill reviews The Weight of an Infinite Sky by Carrie La Seur.
- Debbie Meldrum reviews Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall.
- Sharon Magee reviews After Anna by Lisa Scottoline.
- Matthew Fowler reviews Dominic by Mark Pryor.
- Erica Ruth Neubauer reviews Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver.
- Joseph Scarpato Jr. reviews Last Stop in Brooklyn by Lawrence H. Levy.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews No Cure for the Dead by Christine Trent.
- Sandra Mangan reviews Whistle in the Dark by Emma Healey.
- Janet Webb reviews Down the Aisle with Murder by Auralee Wallace.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Wedding Cake Crumble by Jenn McKinley and tries a recipe from the book.
- Sarah Prindle reviews The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews.
- Sandra Mangan reviews The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder by Sarah J. Harris.
- Camestros Felapton reviews Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty.
Con reports:
- G.B. Williams shares her experiences at Llandeilo Litfest in Llandeilo, Wales, and shares some photos.
- G.B. Williams also shares her experiences at the Newcastle Noir crime festival in Newcastle, UK, and shares some photos.
- Sarah Ward shares her experiences at Newcastle Noir and shares some photos.
- David Whetstone reports about Newcastle Noir and shares some photos.
- Blaine L. Pardoe reports about CrimeCon in Nashville, Tennessee, and shares some photos.
- Evonne Wareham reports about the Crime and Coffee event in Cardiff, Wales.
- Oline H. Cogdill reports that Ace Atkins will be the guest of honour at the 5th Annual Mystery Fest Key West in Key West, Florida.
Research:
- The Northern Echo reports that after a series of crimes involving crossbows in the UK, politicians are calling for background checks and licenses for crossbows.
- Gina Tron wonders why the so-called Golden State Killer stopped killing.
Free online fiction:
- "Somewhere, New Mexico" by Henry Brock in Shotgun Honey.
- "No Way Out" by Hershel Cozine in Flash Bang Mysteries.
- "Death Pin" by Bruce Harris in Crimson Streets.
Odds and ends:
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