Body Quote by Michael Dibdin

The most popular American fiction seems to be about successful people who win, and good crime fiction typically does not explore that world. But…

— George Pelecanos

Crime fiction is a genre for writing stories about people - about conflict, about guilt, about passion, about the human condition.

— Jo Nesbo

I've always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and stories of…

— Nick Petrie

For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local bookstore. For…

— James Patrick Kelly

We tend to think of crime fiction as reading designed for entertainment - not education. It delivers an almost pure kind of readerly pleasure:…

— Sarah Weinman

Crime fiction is the fiction of social history. Societies get the crimes they deserve.

— Denise Mina

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is…

— Karin Slaughter

Crime fiction makes money. It may be harder for writers to get published, but crime is doing better than most of what we like…

— Linwood Barclay

The crime genre's always been regarded very well by the literary end of the book world, whereas horror, although it had that spell in…

— Peter James

Crime makes for great drama and it's interesting because it delves into the darker side of us. Those kind of stories go way back,…

— Mark Bonnar

There's an overlap between social-realist fiction and crime fiction - a sweet spot there.

— Daniel Woodrell

I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that it's generally about one or two people,…

— Anonymous