CrimeReads Brief: Week of December 8, 2018
THIS WEEK: In 2001, Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 premieres.
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- On the long-suppressed story of Patricia Douglas, who sued MGM studios after being raped at a studio party in 1937, only to be silenced by the powerful corporation. | Vanity Fair
- Time to find out who made the list for the best reviewed crime, mystery, and thriller releases from 2018. | Book Marks
- “Suicidal intentions could play a role in more than a third of all police shootings.” What happens when a police officer encounters a suicidal subject and doesn’t shoot? | Pro Publica
- 20 rare crime books that we think would make pretty great gifts this holiday season, plus some guidance on which of your family and friends you should give these gems to. | CrimeReads
- Wondering what to watch this weekend? We rounded up all the best (or, you know, most entertaining) crime and mystery films now streaming in December 2018. | CrimeReads
- “Nowhere is discredited science more alive than in crime fiction.” Andrew Case on how crime fiction helps perpetuate a belief in junk science. | CrimeReads
- Mary Jordan is reminded of a murder she wrote about in the 1980s, one that involved the Defense Department, the mob, and an investigation that left plenty of questions unanswered. | The Washington Post
- Ezekiel Boone recommends five classic thrillers that feed our already quite reasonable fears of technology gone haywire, from Frankenstein to Jurassic Park. | CrimeReads
- LS Hawker with a look at five modern crime films with truly memorable soundtracks, from Zodiac to Ocean’s 11. | Criminal Element
- Mette Ivie Harrison on what it means to write a Mormon mystery for a national audience without sacrificing the complexities of community. | CrimeReads
- Meghan Scott Molin looks at the enduring appeal of flawed, yet powerful heroes in crime fiction and in comics. | CrimeReads
- Val McDermid on serendipity, a buried motorbike, and staying open to inspiration after writing 32 novels. | CrimeReads
- Authors, critics, editors, and booksellers from around the crime community share their favorite books of 2018. | CrimeReads
- “Do the arrival of these parodies signify a turning point for the true crime genre?” On the parody podcasts skewering true crime’s tropes. | Ozy
- The CrimeReads editors recommend the very best new crime and mystery fiction for December, with a few special gifts from Scotland. | CrimeReads
- With no spoilers whatsoever—seriously—Molly Odintz manages to rank and critique the 10 best endings in crime and mystery fiction from 2018. | CrimeReads
- Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad series is headed to premium cable with a new series in the works from Starz, slated for a 2019 debut. | Starz
- From the judging books by their covers department, our editors choose the 20 best book covers from the crime and mystery world in 2018. | CrimeReads
- Christopher Sandford takes a look at the many inspirations for Sherlock Holmes, from keen observationist Dr. Joseph Bell to Conan Doyle himself. | CrimeReads
- When Men Write Women and Women Write Men: Jonathan Lethem and Jane Ciabattari look at five books with first-person narrators written across genders. | Book Marks
- Comedy requires a moral viewpoint, so humor and tragedy go together very well in crime novels.” Christopher Fowler on the tricky business of balancing comedy and mystery. | CrimeReads
- Bryan Gruley on falling in love with small towns as a reporter, and the challenges posed by writing about small towns in crime fiction. | CrimeReads
- Karen Berger on publishing Anthony Bourdain’s final novel, and Bourdain’s lifelong passion for dark comics, “the bastard child of publishing.” | CrimeReads
- Dawn Ius looks at trends in the world of military thrillers, and how authors are keeping up with new technologies and new attitudes toward war. | The Big Thrill
- Crime novels make the best travel guides. Peter Gadol rounds up 7 books that take the reader on a journey and show “the city from another, often troubling perspective.” | CrimeReads
- CrimeReads podcast columnist Emily Rose Stein breaks down all the best new crime podcasts of 2018. | CrimeReads
- Time to put on your thickest socks, pour some hot chocolate, and dig into that pile of cozies perfect for the long winter nights to come. | Bustle
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best of 2018
Book Marks
Dawn Ius
Emily Stein
Ezekiel Boone
Jonathan Lethem
Karen Berger
LS Hawker
Meghan Scott Molin
Mette Ivie Harrison
MGM studios
Ozy
Patricia Douglas
Pro Publica
suicide by cop
Tana French
