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crime fiction noun[ U ] uk /ˈkraɪm ˌfɪk.ʃən/ us /ˈkraɪm ˌfɪk.ʃən/ a type of literature in which the main character is a detective(= someone who solves crimes): This has been an unusually good year for crime fiction. She started out as a romance novelist before turning to crime fiction. The publisher will specialize in crime fiction and fantasy. He writes hard-boiled crime fiction under the pen name Benjamin Black. I wanted to have a woman detective, because I was so put off by the way women in crime fiction are portrayed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Types of film, play, book etc. action thriller adaptation Afrofuturism Aga saga allegorical anime bodice-ripper boy-meets-girl director's cut non-documentary non-literary one-shot paean parodic parody potboiler psychological sequel stream of consciousness tragicomedy |