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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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 ...

The creator of detective Erast Fandorin faces a 14-year sentence in absentia for his outspoken criticism of Russia's war and Putin’s leadership ...

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

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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, ...

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 ...