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Meanings of crime novel in English

Russian
криминальный роман
Portuguese
romance policial
Spanish
novelas policiacas
Catalan
novel·la policíaca
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Literary genre.

Related terms
криминальный роман

A novel in which a crime is committed and the focus of the characters is on solving the mystery of the crime.

Synonyms
Examples for "crime story"
Examples for "crime story"
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It's loosely based on a true crime story of the late 1950s.
The new yorker
2
James began reading every true- crime story he could get his hands on.
Wired
3
Black Sheep investigates a true crime story that scandalised New Zealand in 1963.
Radio NZ
4
Devi Sankaree Govender will take a deeper look into this chilling true crime story.
The South African
5
The show plays out a single true- crime story over the course of a season.
Wired
1
Netflix scored a hit in India with Mumbai-based crime thriller Sacred Games.
Reuters
2
The result is a jukebox musical crime thriller unlike anything else.
The Guardian
3
Sound like a fast-paced, breezy crime thriller meant for any summer reading list?
Reuters
4
All for a crime thriller posing as a superhero movie?
Wired
5
Abrams is also shopping a crime thriller with "Inception" director Christopher Nolan.
Reuters
Usage of crime novel in English
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I had no idea that the crime novel, the genre, even existed.
The Irish Times
2
Catherine Sampson's crime novel, The Pool of Unease, is set in Beijing
The Guardian
3
Paul's take on Tom's mad crime novel is destined for another shore.
The Irish Times
4
My route to writing a crime novel was, to say the least, unusual.
The Irish Times
5
Grieve traveled to Crete on Sunday to write a crime novel.
The South African
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It was the first British crime novel with a lesbian detective.
The Guardian
7
They might even -gasp -buy themselves a crime novel.
The Irish Times
8
The result is No Ordinary Killing, a cracking thriller crime novel.
The South African
9
I had no idea I was writing a crime novel.
The Irish Times
10
His crime novel, Even Flow, is published on September 28.
The Guardian
11
So she's not the average narrator and Sharp Objects isn't an average crime novel.
The Guardian
12
The setting of a crime novel is often a useful tool to help suspend disbelief.
The Guardian
13
A crime novel allows access to these different worlds.
The Guardian
14
The Missing Ones, my debut crime novel featuring Lottie Parker, was published on March 16th.
The Irish Times
15
Katherine Howell's latest crime novel Web of Deceit is short-listed for the Ned Kelly Prize.
News.com.au
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Robot, Homecoming), based on the Edgar-winning crime novel by Ross Thomas.
The South African