The Buzz 1: “The book is better” – you hear often when it comes to adaptations of books for the screen…plenty of TV adaptations are as good as the books they’re based on, and some are even better…Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid’s Tale and beyond. (www.stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels and other published works…books, comic books, and graphic novels in development as TV or streaming series have the potential to become the next big Certified Fresh thing…Alex Cross, All The King’s Men… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010) based on the Inspector Frost series by R. D. Wingfield. Above Suspicion (2009–2012) based on the Anna Travis Mystery series by Lynda La Plante. DCI Banks (2010–2016) based on the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We’ll ask Dale T. Phillips, Joanna Schaffhausen, Connie Johnson Hambley and Clea Simon for their take on The Future of Crime Novels: Must-See TV Adaptation Required?