THIS WEEK: In 1920, The Godfather author Mario Puzo was born in New York City.
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- Michael Connelly guides us on a tour of Bosch’s LA haunts, and reflects on a changing city. | Los Angeles Times
- A report from the set of Dublin Murders, the new series based on Tana French’s work, and one of the most anticipated new crime series in recent memory. | The Irish Times
- “We have no idea how many people have been wrongfully convicted with bogus science.” John Grisham reflects on his legal career, the impact of junk science, and his new, Florida-set novel. | Nashville Scene
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J. Kingston Pierce looks at 9 crime novels wherein man-made chaos is compounded by extreme natural disasters. | CrimeReads
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Stieg Larsson’s lost files, Lee Child’s writing process, and Elvis’ life in crime: here are all the best crime nonfiction books to check out this October. | CrimeReads
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From John Dies at the End to Habeas Corpus, Max Booth III recommends 10 novels that prove comedy and supernatural fiction go together like peas and carrots.| CrimeReads
- Joyce Carol Oates talks crime writing, character, and twitter with Thomas Pluck (and also cats). | CrimeReads
- Why do we think of Brighton as such a seedy town? Lynne Truss tracks the history of Brighton in literature, from Jane Austen to Graham Greene. | CrimeReads
- When cat and mouse isn’t all fun and games: Susan Isaacs talks to CrimeReads about how to get things done when writing a crime novel. | CrimeReads
- What’s so funny about murder and mayhem? Tim Maleeny on the art of blending comedy and crime. | CrimeReads
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“I wanted to write a book about how you don’t always get to choose whether to be political or to pay attention.” Steph Cha talks with Lisa Levy about family, race, and the aftermath in 1990’s L.A. | CrimeReads
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John Connolly takes on one of the great debates in the mystery genre: does there have to be a rational explanation for strange phenomena? | CrimeReads
- Paul Abbott tells a tragicomic tale of stolen set-ups, threatened lawsuits, bruised egos, stalled adaptations, and besieged productions—Ed McBain v. Hill Street Blues. | CrimeReads
- Twenty-two years after Lord of the Flies, William Golding elaborated on the exclusion of little girls from his deserted island. Author Kim Liggett responds. | CrimeReads
- “There are no monsters, just human beings with monstrous ideas.” Author Jake Hinkson talks with Scott Adlerberg about film noir and the origins of evil. | Criminal Element
