CrimeReads Brief: Week of March 30, 2019
THIS WEEK: In 1930, Steve McQueen was born in Beech Grove, Indiana, in a Ford Mustang, wearing a shoulder holster (partly true).
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- Alexandra Schwartz profiles Miriam Toews, author of the powerful new novel of crimes and vengeance, Women Talking. | The New Yorker
- Submissions are now open for the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award, awarded yearly by Sisters in Crime to an emerging writer of color working in the crime fiction field. | Chicago Crusader
- Leah Carroll’s moving essay about becoming friends with the daughter of the man who killed her father. | Refinery 29
- Criminal Element’s series revisiting past Edgar winners continues with a look at John le Carré’s espionage classic, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. | Criminal Element
- Continuing the countdown of the greatest crime films ever made with a look at Charade, the 1963 comedic thriller starring Hepburn and Grant. | CrimeReads
- Author Vivien Chien on searching for representation and finding a voice for mixed-race characters in mystery fiction. | CrimeReads
- Bone experts have inspired crime fiction for years. Laura Griffin on researching forensic anthropologists, visiting the Body Ranch, and her favorite forensic fiction. | CrimeReads
- In this month’s advice column, Tori Telfer looks at the perils of being a true crime expert, then breaks down the distinguishing features of the notorious Zodiac killer. | CrimeReads
- From manicured flora to bloody silhouettes, we’re celebrating the month’s most visually stunning crime book covers. | CrimeReads
- Cara Robertson, author of The Trial of Lizzie Borden, talks with Molly Odintz about the murders that have captivated us since 1893. | CrimeReads
- Neil Nyren examines the life, times, and essential works of South African crime writer James McClure. | CrimeReads
- Author and lawyer Bonnie Kistler examines four fictional trials where the truth was subverted, from Anatomy of a Murder to “Witness for the Prosecution.” | CrimeReads
- How America’s most notorious spy got his start: Eric O’Neill on the early days of Robert Hanssen, the FBI’s man who sold out to the Soviets. | CrimeReads
- Carol Goodman on the gothic fiction that paved the way for today’s psychological thrillers, and the many books linking the literary eras. | CrimeReads
- Channeling the spellbinding power of soap operas: J.D. Griffo on the surprising inspiration behind his cozy mystery series. | CrimeReads
- “When I write I do so from the heart.” Jacqueline Winspear on respecting the dead, historical research, and the evolution of the Maisie Dobbs series. | CrimeReads
- After decades of hardline dictatorship, a new era of Romanian crime fiction is emerging. Crime and the City visits Bucharest. | CrimeReads
- Why do we avoid anxiety in real life, but crave it in our fiction? Psychologist and author R.J. Jacobs on the pleasures of suspense. | CrimeReads
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