1. La Diversidad del Género Criminal.
Los lectores y autores exploran la vasta gama de subgéneros dentro de la ficción criminal, que a menudo se mezcla con elementos de fantasía, ciencia ficción, romance y ficción histórica, demostrando su flexibilidad y amplio atractivo.
- Yes! cosy crime? fantasy? sci-fi? neo-victorian? thriller? comic fiction? it’s got it all.
- I like to read quality literary fiction but i also indulge in crime fiction.
- All mysteries are crime fiction but not all crime fiction is a mystery? some are thrillers, some are suspense. A mystery, as we define it in our library, is a whodunit.
- : the confessions of frannie langton (2019) blends crime fiction with historical fiction, gothic literature, and psychological thriller.
2. Autores y Recomendaciones Populares.
La comunidad comparte activamente sus autores y novelas preferidas, abarcando desde los maestros clásicos del género hard-boiled como Hammett y Chandler hasta voces contemporáneas como Val McDermid y Colson Whitehead.
- I love hammett, chandler and jim thompson. I haven't read new crime fiction in a while (strictly speaking), but recently finished creation lake by rachel kushner and old king by maxim loskutoff.
- "i'm looking for crime fiction like ian rankin, chevy stevens, patricia cornwell, and lee child." .
- Seriously, go read harlem shuffle and crook manifesto, especially if you like crime fiction.
- For modern procedural crime, val macdermid is great, my favourites of hers are the karen pirie series. I’ve really loved janice hallett’s novels as modern epistolary crime fiction - gripping stories and structurally innovative.
3. El Atractivo del Misterio y el Noir.
Se discute la fascinación por los misterios y el subgénero noir, destacando su capacidad para ofrecer escapismo a través de la resolución de acertijos y su función como un cuento de hadas donde el orden es restaurado por un detective inteligente.
- Me: has a novel to write also me: discovers 1970s crime fiction and falls down the mustiest rabbit hole imaginable it started with one john d. Mcdonald.
- The game-playing aspects of detective fiction came into prominence only after the first world war, as a symptom of people’s reaction to carnage and bereavement; there was a hunger for escapism, and readers relished having the chance to solve a puzzle set in a detective story.
- Murder mystery & crime fiction is fantasy; the notion that a clever person can unveil truth, "solve a crime" and restore order is an indispensable fairy tale.
- My current project is noir fiction, which is very fun, i've never done it before, but i'm doing a lot of random research and i'm telling you, as problematic as it can be at times, nothing will make you acab faster than true crime.
4. Ficción Criminal como Reflejo Social.
Varios participantes subrayan el valor de la ficción criminal como un espejo de la sociedad, capaz de documentar cambios sociales en tiempo real y explorar las estructuras de poder y justicia a través de la lente del crimen.
- I think crime fiction is one of the best ways you can see society changing in real time. Loads of things in my early books are dated now.
- Crime fiction is the fiction of social history. Societies get the crimes they deserve - denise mina the best crime novels use the processes & impact of crime & justice to get under the skin of society, and mina is one of the best.
- “by looking at the underworld you see how mainstream society works,” martin cruz smith told the guardian, discussing his love of crime fiction.
- Detective fiction is time honored vehicle for social commentary because the detective is in position to see all of society.
5. El Proceso de Escritura.
Autores y entusiastas comparten consejos y reflexiones sobre el arte de escribir ficción criminal, desde la creación de tensión y el desarrollo de personajes hasta la importancia de la estructura y la introducción de la historia de fondo.
- Detective fiction is a really good genre for pantsing because as you, the author, figure out details about the story/plot, you can just have the detective figure those things out too.
- Writing crime fiction: really useful links by lucy o’callaghan june is national crime reading month so a perfect opportunity to discuss writing crime. A good crime story is one with pace and tension.
- 5 tips on how to introduce backstory to crime fiction – by louise harnby… backstory helps readers understand why characters act the way they do and what their motivations are.
- “he builds the case like it happened. She brings the detective to life.” we’re r.c. Bridgestock — ex-police, now bestselling crime writers. 50 years of experience. 13 books. Real crime. Real fiction.