Literary Hub - CrimeReads Brief: October 12, 2021

A look at this week's best new releases in crime fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, and thrillers. | CrimeReads

Reclaiming the legacy of Nora May French, the pioneering poet made into a femme fatale by mediocre men and California mythology. From Catherine Prendergast's new book, The Gilded Edge. | CrimeReads

Betty Frizzell wrestles with her Missouri family's history of violence and mental illness. From the new book, If Can't Quit Cryin', You Can't Come Here No More. | CrimeReads

Keith Roysdon on the bizarre history of the many, many James Bond imitators of the 1960s and 70s. | CrimeReads

Gus Moreno on the four novels and one television series he turned to following the death of a loved one. | CrimeReads

An American Outrage: James Queally on journalism in Newark, race, and The Clinton Avenue Five. | CrimeReads

Fifty years after the release of The French Connection, Andrew Nette dives into the real-life crimes that inspired the movie. | CrimeReads

Emily Barth Isler on middle grade fiction that can help readers in processing serious grief. | CrimeReads