CrimeReads Brief: Week of October 26th
THIS WEEK:
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Author Angie Kim on loving mysteries and taking a master class in novel-writing by studying Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River. | Vulture
- Neely Tucker has the fascinating story of how James M. Cain’s masterpiece went from being titled “BAR-B-QUE” to “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” | Library of Congress
- “Florida has always been a carny state and, to a degree, a con man state.” Author Randy Wayne White and Art Levy talk Florida, baseball, and getting stabbed for an article. | Florida Trend
- Line Vaaben takes us inside a Danish homicide investigation. Warning: article contains graphic descriptions and images. | Information
- Larry E. Wood on bigamy, bloodshed, and the intricate and sensational court case that shocked Missouri in 1885. | CrimeReads
- Six amateur sleuths for grownups who miss Nancy Drew but aren’t about to go read Nancy Drew, from Karen White. | CrimeReads
- “No amount of splenetic wind-baggery can make the slightest dent in crime fiction’s hard-earned self-esteem.” Read a passionate defense of the genre from Bert Wright. | Irish Times
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In 1954, at the height of his literary fame, Richard Wright published a thriller. The literary world did not approve. Michael Gonzales has the story. | CrimeReads
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<“I’m a sucker for a good revenge plot.” Kate Kessler recommends 6 crime books driven by a woman’s quest for vengeance. | CrimeReads
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Authors Sherry Thomas and Bella Ellis discuss the art of the writing historicals, the peculiar nature of pastiche, and the joys of crafting badass heroines.| CrimeReads
- Argentinian noir, Swedish folk horror, and Australian misadventures: all the international crime books you need to read this October. | CrimeReads
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“Bright lights cast the darkest shadows.” Erica Wright searches for the most glamorous women characters in crime fiction, and questions the meaning of the femme fatale.| CrimeReads
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Jan Stocklassa takes us into the world of Stieg Larsson on the day of Olof Palme’s assassination, a catalyzing event for the future crime novelist. | CrimeReads
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Deborah Crombie explores the modern evolution of the English village mystery, from cozies to traditional whodunnits to pitch-black noirs. | CrimeReads
- For his new “Crime and the City” column, Paul French visits one of the world capitals of crime fiction: Berlin. | CrimeReads
- A closer look at six classic thrillers that explore the most human of monsters, from Steven L. Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann. | CrimeReads
- Noah Berlatsky on presidential scandals, All the President’s Men, and the writing of a mystery classic. | CrimeReads
- David Abulafia on how advances in sea power and changes in climate led to widespread piracy at the edge of the Roman Empire. | CrimeReads
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