Hi crime deskers,
I’ve trawled the world of one-line crime in fact and fiction again to bring you a selection of links. As usual, it’s just what has taken my fancy.
TRUE CRIME: It seems ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee researched a dramatic true-life murder case in the early seventies. Now people wonder where the novel is. Was it ever writen? And where are her original notes? The Guardian told the story here:
FICTION ARCHIVE: The New Yorker discusses two forgotten novels by ‘Gangs of New York’ author Herbert Asbury. They sound wild!
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reports on some forgotten queens of crime fiction.
TRUE CRIME: The Liverpool Echo recalls an unsolved case from 60 years ago which saw a staggering 40,000 people interviewed across the country:
TV CRIME: Anthony Horowitz has created a new cop show for the box:
