#crime novel

[airjemsfandump]

Ah, yes. My favorite genre.

What are your picks? 😊

#danmei #be gay solve crimes #crime fiction #crime novel #gay cops #gay couple #gay husbands #镇魂 guardian #guardian #shen wei #zhao yunlan #zhao yunlan/shen wei #weilan #silent reading #mo du #justice in the dark #fei du #luo wenzhou #zhoudu #killer healer #jiang yuelou #chen yuzhi #cdrama #14th year of chengua #sleuth of the ming dynasty #breaking through the clouds #i was reluctant to add po yun here bc i simoly can't stand yx especially after he basically r@ped jt #but the mystery is actually good #proceed with caution #be sure to check content warnings before proceeding

[hatterpillar-author]

"which character in your book do you relate to the most?" honey they're all literally just different parts of my personality, i have nothing else to go on, i am all of them

#will i? #creative writing #my writing #writeblr #queer #writing community #writers on tumblr #crime novel #ao3 writer #new author #personality #adhd #autism #writing process #writing #writer stuff #author #writer

[xxrrisxx]

Behind every successful fortune, there is a crime.

Mario Puzo

#the godfather #mario puzo #book to movie #movie quotes #classic movies #crime novel #spilled words #words #literature #spilled ink #book quotes #spilled thoughts #spilled writing #lit

[greykolla-art]

“Oh you’re horribly traumatised? Me too! Let’s be friends and solve weird crimes together!”

Department Q is my old favourite book series that I’m revisiting.

Read it if you like high quality Nordic noir and wholesome friendships!👌👌👌

#grey art #fan art #department q #department q series #afdeling q #jussi adler olsen #Carl mørk #Assad #Scandinavian noir #nordic noir #keeper of lost causes #book fanart #crime novel #character design #danish books

[supercalifragipopculturevomit]

The Alienist book cover, TV series tie-in edition.

#the alienist #caleb carr #book cover #laszlo kreizler #daniel brühl #sara howard #dakota fanning #john moore #luke evans #crime novel #tv series

[eldrytchcryptid]

WAS NO ONE GONNA TELL ME THERES A GOTHIC VICTORIAN CRIME NOVEL WITH A TRANS MAN PROTAGONIST???? IM GOING TO DEVOUR THIS SERIES IMMEDIATELY

#trans man #lgbt books #crime novel #victorian gothic #ftm #reading #the house on half moon street #alex reeve #leo stanhope #trans books

[scrybe-scott]

WIP intro time!

Are you so certain of the difference, Mr. Lake? Between dark and the light? The Black and the Bright? You’d best learn fast, for those who gaze too long into the Black may soon find themselves unable to stomach the Bright.

GENRE: Eldritch Noir (detective novel with a touch of cosmic horror!)

AUDIENCE: Adults, I guess? Solid R rating, probably, but it won’t get too bad I don’t think

STATUS: Drafting!

COMPARISONS AND INSPIRATIONS: Alan Wake-esque blurring of reality with all the noir drama of things like The 39 Steps, Marlowe, The Maltese Falcon, etc.

THEMES: The nature of humanity and its place in the universe, humanity vs inhumanity, hope and love in the gaze of the abyss

AESTHETIC: Rain pounding a foggy window, mist and fog obscuring a streetlamp, the clack of shoes in an empty alley, a cigarette being lit in the dark, the buzz of the harsh lights of a diner, thick black smoke swallowing the world around it, the clatter of a metro train overhead, an empty flask, coffee-stained papers haphazardly strewn on a desk

PLAYLIST (in progress!): dark, moody, atmospheric, melancholic, a LOT of jazz.

SYNOPSIS:

Three years after the worst day of his life, Adam Lake is doing better. After all, he’s got a paying (if unstable) job as a private investigator for his best friend, Defense Attorney Cole Parker. Hell, he’s even managed to drink away the memory of Elise Conway, the girl that shattered his heart along with his dreams of becoming an archaeologist. Things are calm. Things are… good.

Enter Evelyn Montclaire, ex-actress and model, current movie producer, and dangerously charming client. Something’s off on her new set, and she wants Adam to find a book that’s gone missing from her office. He’s inclined to say no, but it turns out Cole talked to a young assistant on that very production who’s being accused of murder! Can Adam navigate silver screen politics and the wicked world of the fabulously wealthy? If he wants any chance at making rent, he’ll have to.

CHARACTERS:

Adam Lake: The detective. Ex-archaeology student and police department washout (insubordination, of course), Adam was picked up by Cole Parker as a private investigator for his new solo law venture. Hates corruption, hates rich people. Simple as.

Cole Parker: The lawyer. Cole is a defense attorney whose father was imprisoned and executed for a crime he didn’t commit. Shares and respects Adam’s contempt for the corrupt police force of Strand City. Loves jazz music and poetry.

Elise Conway: The scholar. An ex-classmate and ex-lover of Adam, Elise has been called upon by Evelyn Montclaire to help her study and decipher a strange book that has come into her possession. Jumped at the chance. Loves history, language, and men with their shit together.

Judy Love: The starlet. Found dead in her dressing room at Panessa Studios under incredibly mysterious circumstances. Filming for her new movie, Concrete Midnights, has been halted.

Evelyn Montclaire: The producer. A lot of history in the movies, currently trying to revive Strand City’s dying film industry. Cold, calculating, and deadly charming.

Annie Hartwell: The assistant. Accused of jealous murder, Annie is desperately seeking the help of Cole. She seems like a scared newcomer to the city, but is it just an act?

Cliff Calloway: The co-star. An older man doing his last movie as a favor to Evelyn. Used to be a huge name in the movies, has been aging out of the leading roles that won him his fame.

Ethan Bennett: Adam’s old partner on the force. Cares a lot about Adam, but firmly believes he can change the system from the inside. Still, has been known to slip Adam classified info as a favor, though it takes some convincing.

Disclaimer!!!!!

If you’ve read this far, you’re probably wondering about the setting of this book. Concrete Midnights takes place in a fictionalized city in the American Pacific Northwest during the 1930s. I feel like I should take the opportunity to mention this book takes place in an alternative history, and will do its absolute best to steer away from the topics of racism and sexism! Nobody wants to deal with that stuff, least of all me, a white man! That’s gross!

As always, thanks for reading, and I’ll see you around!

#callahanscorner #concrete midnights #my wip #wip intro #my writing #writeblr #writblr #creative writing #crime novel #crime noir #eldritch horror

[wofalee]

my precious fei du

#Mo du #art #fanart #digital art #digital drawing #silent reading #fei du #crime novel #danmei #chinese novel #bl novel

[american-tabloid]

#pulp cover #noir #vintage paperbacks #crime novel #jack webb #robert maguire

[rapha-reads]

Allô, y a t'il des lecteurs de Fred Vargas dans le coin ?

Hello, anybody reading Fred Vargas?

Non parce que je viens de finir d'une traite le tout nouveau Adamsberg, Sur La Dalle, et j'ai vraiment envie de parler de notre commissaire, de Louis, Violette, toute la bande, de cette nouvelle enquête tarabiscotée et brillante...

No, cuz, I just finished binge-reading the whole new Adamsberg, and I really want to talk about our police chief, Louis, Violette, and the whole Brigade, and this new convoluted and brilliant investigation...

Et aussi demander à la populace pourquoi il n'y a pas plus de fic Adamsberg/Veyrenc. Je suis sérieuse, 2 fics seulement sur AO3, j'ai recherché sur le web et rien d'autre, alors que le potentiel de ce ship, s'il-vous-plaît !

And also wanna ask the crowd why there's not more Adamsberg/Veyrenc works! Seriously, only 2 fics on AO3, and I went searching on the web, nothing more, even though this ship has so much potential!

Et d'ailleurs pour ceux qui ont lu Sur la dalle [I don't think it has been translated in English yet, so I'm not translating this part, but if you're interested in my thoughts on Adamsberg/Veyrenc, send me an ask] , on en parle, de l'immense naturel de Jean-Baptiste pour admirer paisiblement ses collègues hommes ? Comme dans chaque bouquin depuis son arrivée, pas mal de passages sur la beauté de Veyrenc (Jean-Bapt ton crush is showing), et là, le nombre de réflexions qu'il se fait sur le commissaire Matthieu... De l'autre côté, le Matthieu en question est en pâmoison devant Adamsberg aussi, faut le dire. C'était fascinant.

Et dans ce dernier volume, pas de spoilers, mais le seul perso qui soit systématiquement sur la même longueur d'ondes que Adamsberg est Veyrenc. Il n'y a pas un seul moment où il est dubitatif, ou critique, non, au contraire. Ils n'ont définitivement pas assez de "scènes" rien qu'eux deux, mais chacune de leurs conversations en solo ou de leurs interactions devant le reste des personnages les présentent comme étant totalement synchronisés et évoquent leur très longue histoire commune. J'aurais tellement aimé que Vargas nous donne plus d'interactions entre eux deux. Il y a deux passages en particulier qui m'ont rendu folle, le passage du taureau et le passage du "film d'Adamsberg", ceux qui ont lu le livre sauront de quoi je parle.

Bref. Six ans d'attente avant le prochain tome de nouveau ? Je sens que je vais craquer et finir par écrire mes propres "chapitres manquants"... Alleeeez les gars, qu'on remplisse ce tag un peu, à vos stylos et vos claviers ! Je suis sûre que beaucoup d'entre vous peuvent être inspirés.

Anyway. Six more years before the next book again? I feel like I'm going to snap and end up writing my own missing scenes... C'mon guys, let's fill up that tag! I'm sure so many of you could be super inspired.

#fred vargas #jean baptiste adamsberg #commissaire adamsberg #louis veyrenc #littérature #livres #literature #books #roman policier #crime novel #detective novels #french literature #littérature française #adamsberg x veyrenc #adamsberg/veyrenc #rapha talks #rapha reads #oui je suis très attachée à mon vraiment très trop beaucoup trop presque inexistant ship #je vais convertir tous les lecteurs de fred vargas que je rencontre jusqu'à ce qu'il y ait enfin des fics sur ao3 #i'm going to make you all ship it until we have actual fics on ao3 #ceci est un post bilingue / this is a bilingual post #venez on parle du nouveau tome et de toute la série ! / come on let's talk about the new book and all the others !

[hatterpillar-author]

hi, yes, motivation to write? could you please hit when im in front of my laptop for once instead of while im on a work outing, please and thank you xoxo

#creative writing #will i? #my writing #writeblr #queer #writers on tumblr #writing community #crime novel #ao3 writer #writers #writer things #adhd is adhding #adhd writer #adhd brain #adhd

[xxrrisxx]

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement.

Mario Puzo

#crime novel #book to movie #movie quotes #mario puzo #spilled words #literature #spilled ink #book quotes #spilled thoughts #words #lit #spilled writing

[greykolla-art]

Another books vs movie.

#grey art #fan art #department q series #department q #afdeling q #jussi adler olsen #nordic noir #book recs #book recommendations #crime novel #book vs movie #the movies are really doing their own thing #*holds the book version so softly in my hand and kisses it*

[la-pheacienne]

"The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a little".

(partir c'est mourir un peu)

Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, 1953.

#bastards (affectionate) #it's an american private detective talking here and he swears a lot that's his style so don't come at me #raymond chandler #the long goodbye #randomly remembered that book #crime novel #philip marlowe

[flokileroux]

My laptop crashed last week and a huge part of my writing for the second part of Inspector Taylors Cases is lost.... but that's actually not a bad thing at all because now I am forced to rewrite everything and I wanted to change a few things around anyway...

Still sucks though....

#remember to make back ups kids #and to save your games regularily #this has been your psa of the week #creative wrting #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writing #floki leroux #independent writer #inspector taylors curious cases #the island of floating whales #crime novel #mystery #writebrl #writeblogging

[ninked420]

I may have a problem. These are so good.

#books #kosuke kindaichi #murder mystery #locked room #mystery #crime novel #reading #read in 2023 #pushkin press #japanese novel