Agatha Christie, the Queen of British crime novels No other author has left such an indelible mark on crime fiction as Agatha Christie.Born in England in 1890, she began writing during the First ...

Crime writing pioneers such as Dorothy B ... grisly and forensic depictions of the nature of violence. Today female writers saturate the thriller market, with JK Rowling joining Sophie Hannah ...

Australian Mary Fortune has been credited as one of the first female writers of detective stories, but none of her readers ...

This April, esteemed Irish crime novelist, Liz Nugent is making her way down to the highly anticipated Granard Booktown ...

In January, writer Bridget Lawless launched the ... with surveys putting the female readership of crime fiction at around 60-80%,” says Eades. Pritchard-McLean underlines it: “The audiences ...

Benedict’s latest page-tuner is inspired by true events and follows five legendary female crime writers. This week’s other historical fiction must-read: People of Means by Nancy Johnson.