A young man is released from prison and finds work in a cemetery. A family embarks on a beach holiday in New Zealand. In each ...

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Five reviewers of crime fiction recap dominant trends in 2021, including a profusion of diverse narratives, genre crossovers and, of course, true crime.

WATCHING THE DETECTIVES: Academics have long snooped into the foggy world of detective stories and crime fiction. In 1976, for example, the popular-culture studies pioneer John G. Cawelti made the ...

Galloway, the author of the 2021 crime novel “Just Thieves,” as well as two earlier YA novels, says he still hears that voice ...

Cosby is riding the crest of a current wave of truly great rural crime books, and the authors whose work is more than worth reading include the aforementioned Kelly J. Ford — Cosby called her “the ...

“Crime fiction is my first and best love,” she said in a recent conversation. Though she covers crime fiction in her column, she’s a bit of a true crime pundit in real life, she said.

In Hall’s crime fiction series, the down-to-earth Norton is a Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective who uncovers mysteries in Los Angeles while battling her own struggles.

A means of escape One of crime fiction’s biggest appeals is its escape factor. For most readers, the events in each story are intriguing and far away from their everyday reality.

Today, the New York Times best-selling author is considered one of the finest crime fiction writers. "This great career in the law gave me books," she said. Best-selling crime writer Linda Fairstein.

And so crime fiction is ultimately a metaphor for the kind of life most of us live." There is an intellectual rigor to Cameron's Portland, where his novels take place.

“Some crime-fiction writers resort to a stereotype,” said Smith. Author Danny Gardner, who’s novel “Ace Boon Coon” is set to be released this September. – Original Credit: Prometheus Jones ...