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.

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.

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BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Kate Flora is the author of 28 books across crime fiction, true crime, memoir and nonfiction. She has two new stand-alone books: a domestic suspense in “Teach Her a Lesson ...

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 ...

Crime fiction asks, “who is guilty?”, and in this way, the author forms a contract with the reader: the crime will be resolved, every red herring will be explained, ...

T he thrilling, morally dubious world of crime fiction and the emotionally charged realm of romance novels may at first glance seem incompatible. But the blending of these two popular genres makes ...

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

One of Waitt’s favorite crime fiction authors is Richard Russo, whom he met at a book signing fundraiser at Graves Memorial Library in Kennebunkport. “I told him I wanted to be him when I grew ...