Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. [1]

2024年9月30日 · From detective novels to cosy crime series, discover our edit of the best new crime fiction of 2024, a look back at 2023 and 2022, and the best of all time.

2024年12月10日 · Without further ado, here are the 10 best crime books of 2024. In near-future South Africa, a woman must come to terms with her mother’s favoritism and her brother’s Apartheid-era crimes when skeletons are uncovered from beneath her childhood home.

All the books on the list "The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time" from Crime Writers' Association. The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time is a list published in book form in 1990 by the British-based Crime Writers' Association.

2020年10月16日 · We asked you to tell us what you think are the best crime and thriller books ever, from iconic classic mysteries to contemporary bestsellers. There’s nothing like a good crime novel – but with brand new thrillers publishing every week, it …

2019年11月20日 · Crime fiction is growing and evolving all the time, and we’re constantly discovering new veins of the literature to read, new authors to appreciate. Over the coming days, we’ll also be looking at the best crime fiction series of …

2015年10月2日 · This list is for fiction, especially novels, in which the commission, detection or punishment of a crime is a central element of the plot. There are plenty of lists for sub-genres -- professional or amateur detectives, male or female detectives, British, Swedish or some other nationality detectives.