1.   In recent years mystery with history has become a fairly popular sub-genre of crime fiction.

2.   Why is Miami such a ripe setting for crime fiction?

3.   Although McCrumb has won all five major awards in crime fiction, she does not like to be called a mystery writer.

4.   An experienced magazine editor but self-described novice at crime fiction, she has an unpretentious attitude toward her work.

5.   As the modern world has become more perilous, its crime fiction has grown accordingly bleaker, its protagonists more damaged and bereft.

6.   Aside from making money, crime fiction, he says, allows him to explore the social issues he cares about.

7.   At the suggestion of fellow writer Rick DeMarinis, he turned to crime fiction for his next novel.

8.   Burke, says Poverman, became his mentor in the world of crime fiction.

9.   But he was best known for his steady stream of rather unconventional crime fiction.

10.   Chandler and Hammett apart, these volumes well represent the broad range of American crime fiction during three decades.