Crime Novels
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalises crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. It has several sub-genres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunnit), legal thriller, courtroom drama and hard-boiled fiction.
Read more about Crime Novels: History of Crime Fictions, Later and Contemporary Contributions To The Whodunit, Film and Literature: The Case of Crime Fiction
Famous quotes containing the words crime and/or novels:
“It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)