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 ...

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.

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 Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival, presented by Harrogate International Festivals, celebrates some of the biggest names in the genre.

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 ...

Chinese women face fines and jail for publishing homoerotic fiction online. Crackdown targets LGBTQ+ expression and feminism ...

Bestselling novelist Elly Griffiths will be honoured with the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of her remarkable crime fiction writing career and ‘unwavering ...

The book is set in fictional Magnolia Beach, South Carolina. Elderly Samuel Fulton, on his way to visit his aging wife in a ...

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

Fox News host Trey Gowdy announced his thrilling fiction debut on Tuesday, the psychological crime novel "The Color of Death." It hits retailers in August.

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Sleek tech, perfect hair, and crimes solved in a day — fictional crime-fighting shows are full of lies. We know it. We still ...