THIS WEEK: In 1964, Sean Connery began filming scenes for Goldfinger.
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- “I don’t want that to be my life. I want to be something positive.” Amanda Knox talks past traumas and future hopes with Hillary Nelson. | Vulture
- What do you do when you find out a life-long friend is a real-life monster? Rae Alexandra on going deep into true crime to understand the crimes of a former friend. | KQED
- March Madness for the true crime crowd: Kathryn Rubino wants your help to determine, once and for all, the best true crime documentary. | Above the Law
- “As is their custom, these shapeshifters tend to hid in plain sight.” Seth Fried looks at the enduring appeal of literary tricksters, from Jeeves to the Cat in the Hat. | Lit Hub
- Ciara O’Rourke recounts the unsettling tale of a blind man with one foot who robbed a bank in Austin, Texas, just to get health care in prison. | The Atavist
- Vanessa Veselka remembers her terrifying encounter with a serial killer who preyed on women at truck stops, and looks at the long history of truck stop killers. | GQ
- A new series from ITW’s The Thrill Begins looks at the “advocates” supporting the crime fiction community, starting with Janet Rudolph and J. Kingston Pierce. | The Thrill Begins
- True crime books were apparently quite the hot commodity last week at the London Book Fair. | The Guardian
- What’s streaming this March? The Hurt Locker comes to Netflix, Witness comes to Hulu, and more exciting news from the land of easily accessible crime cinema. | CrimeReads
- “Within a month, I would be dethroned, and everything would go to hell.” Gianni Russo, Carlo Rizzi from “The Godfather,” on his stint as a Las Vegas hotel magnate. | CrimeReads
- When sadness and loss seep into the woodwork: Vanessa Savage on haunted houses, memories, and psychological thrillers. | CrimeReads
- From killer couples, to gruesome Swedes, to quiet suspense, we rounded up all the debut crime novels you need to read this month. | CrimeReads
- Woman vs. Nature: Carla Buckley recommends 9 nature thrillers about women, wilderness, storms, and survival. | CrimeReads
- Michelle Adams recommends five thrillers in which unreliable memories are key to unraveling the mystery. | CrimeReads
- Carolyn Kirby takes a closer look at “the enduring nightmare of asylum thrillers,” from The Woman in White to Shutter Island to Wintergirls.| CrimeReads
- The bizarre and tragic true crime story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard heads to the small screen. Catch up on everything you need to know for tonight’s premiere of Hulu’s new show, The Act. | CrimeReads
- “The technique of employing an unlikable narrator didn’t begin with Gone Girl.” Laura Benedict leads us on a tour through classic literature’s darkest hearts, from Dorian Gray to Tom Ripley. | CrimeReads
- Guy Bolton leads a tour through the glitz, glamour, and infamy of Hollywood’s historic hotels, where stars and gangsters rubbed shoulders. | CrimeReads
- The past always returns to haunt us: S.C. Perkins recommends 6 thrillers where past and present crimes are connected. | CrimeReads
- Divided cities, divided loyalties, and brooding crime fiction. Elisabeth Elo looks at 5 great thrillers set in Eastern Europe. | CrimeReads
- Up next on the world tour of crime fiction: Helsinki. Paul French gives us the lowdown on noir in the spy-laden, crime-fighting Finnish capital. | CrimeReads
- Writing about the famous dead: Alma Katsu on how to channel a healthy fascination with the morbid and the macabre into a respectful take on real-life events. | CrimeReads
- What happens to noir when the seedy sites get paved over and graffiti turns into street art? Adam Abramowitz on noir in the era of gentrification. | CrimeReads
