CrimeReads Brief: Week of February 9, 2019
THIS WEEK: In 1995, Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland.
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- Sophie Gilbert looks at the bizarre true crime story behind the Netflix documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, and wonders at why such a complex tale would end up as a 90-minute film. | The Atlantic
- Jo Spain talks with Declan Burke about crime writing, growing up in Ireland, and the sociopathic nature of childhood. | The Irish Times
- Sarah Shaffi on how Dan Mallory’s meteoric rise and inglorious fall are symptoms of a larger issue—how publishing treats women. | Stylist
- Is Jonathan Lethem’s The Feral Detective brilliant or just meh? Time to compare the reviews and make up our minds for ourselves on the matter… | BookMarks
- Val McDermid on how her relationship with the Scottish landscape has shaped her writing. | The Bookseller
- On the untimely and suspicious demise of Denis Voronenkov, “who moved fluidly between the worlds of intelligence, crime and politics.” | New York Times Magazine
- Jean Sergent on the new film documenting Anne Perry’s journey from teenage criminal to the quiet life of a crime writer. | The Spinoff
- “Long before he wrote fiction professionally, Mallory was experimenting with gothic personal fictions.” On the deceptions of Dan Mallory, aka A. J. Finn. | New Yorker
- Lisa Levy on the quiet brilliance of Justified, an overlooked gem in the evolution of prestige crime television. | CrimeReads
- “I feel that there’s something enormously redemptive about women banding together to show strength.” Christobel Kent talks with Lily Meyer about feminism and crime writing. | CrimeReads
- Your guide to the secrets and silences at the heart of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s intimate mysteries. From Camille LeBlanc. | CrimeReads
- Tom Hunt recommends 10 thrillers featuring ordinary characters in extraordinary situations, because we’re all just one twist away from living in a thriller. | CrimeReads
- Sarah Weinman on the life and work of Nedra Tyre, whose subtle Southern mysteries were fixated on manners and kindness, while murder was just beneath the surface. | CrimeReads
- Megan Collins on the incidental detective—contemporary crime fiction’s most compelling uncertified sleuths. | CrimeReads
- A look ahead at the best new and returning crime podcasts to listen to in 2019, from CrimeReads podcast columnist, Emily Stein. | CrimeReads
- “There’s something about the idea of a child who is not what he or she seems that is particularly terrifying.” C. J. Tudor on 6 mysteries featuring changelings. | CrimeReads
- From a history of opium to a cabal of magicians, we’re rounding up the best new non-fiction crime books of February. | CrimeReads
- Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time continues with an up-close look at The Ipcress Files (1965), standing in stark opposition to the the era’s Bond thrillers. | CrimeReads
- Lisa Levy rounds up the best new psychological thrillers coming out in February. | CrimeReads
- Crime in the City looks at the long history of crime novels set in Chinatowns around the world, from Victorian London to 1970s New York City and beyond. | CrimeReads
- Joseph Finder recommends five classic cat-and-mouse thrillers that make us question who is the predator and who is the prey. | CrimeReads
- Michelle Frances looks at 8 thrillers featuring dangerous workplaces, obsessed coworkers, and plenty of conduct unbecoming of a professional setting. | CrimeReads
- Jessica Strawser guides us through the rich tradition of thrillers powered by innocent bystanders and accidental witnesses. | CrimeReads
- Katrin Schumann on how to write crime fiction about violence and its aftermath with empathy and respect. | CrimeReads
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