While most people wouldn't commit the crimes they read about, crime fiction allows readers to get familiar with the private, darker sides of human nature.

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Stephen King called this book "the best crime fiction I've read in 20 years," and now it's being adapted into a movie with an A-list star.

Texas / Syndication Cloud / July 07, 2025 / Wordsmith World Key Takeaways Christian crime novels mirror God’s redemptive story through patterns of creation, ruin, redemption, and restoration. Reading ...

The standout titles of 2025 so far span inter-war espionage, gritty violence in modern Glasgow and the return of a cult writer ...

El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes ...

Kate Flora is the author of 28 books across crime fiction, true crime, memoir and nonfiction.

A novel depicting yakuza gangster life by a Japanese author has won a prestigious British award for crime fiction.

The new crime fiction imprint, led by senior editor Joe Brosnan, will release its first books this fall. It aims to publish 15-18 titles each year by a mix of established authors and new voices.

From chilling thrillers to twisty whodunnits and courtroom dramas, crime fiction spans countless sub-genres. With so much choice, it can be tricky deciding which book to devour next. To help, we ...

I recall Otto Penzler, the owner of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, telling me that mystery, crime fiction, and thrillers were the best-selling genres of books today—and that business ...

2024 wraps up another stellar year for crime fiction. Rich plots, diverse and fully realized characters, and vivid settings punctuated these stories. The landscapes ranged from metropolitan cities ...