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.

The moment he opened the door of the taxi and set his foot on the ground, he became aware of the fragrance pervading the air.

From boozy crime and corruption to pirate treasure heists, these crime and mystery books will keep you turning pages all ...

IGN can exclusively reveal Dark Horse and Absurd Ventures' American Caper, a new crime fiction comic series from the mind of ...

Elly Griffiths blends crime fiction with time-travel fantasy in her new novel, "The Frozen People," featuring Detective Ali Dawson. Ali, a 50-year-old single mom, works for the Department of Logistics ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.