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.

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Martin Cruz Smith, who transported readers behind the Iron Curtain in his multifaceted crime novel “Gorky Park,” a Soviet-era blockbuster that topped bestseller lists and kicked off a long-running ...

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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 ...

The standout titles of 2025 so far span inter-war espionage, gritty violence in modern Glasgow and the return of a cult writer ...

We’re only halfway through 2025, but there have already been plenty of standout books published this year. There’s been ...

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

There are a number of buzz-worthy TV releases coming your way in July, adding even more potential candidates for the coveted ...

"The Night of Baba Yaga," a novel about Japan's yakuza underworld, has won the UK's 2025 Dagger prize for crime fiction in ...