The #HeistClub On Uncovering Crime Fiction (Part 1 of 3)
Bookbed’s #HeistClub Feature 1 of 3
by KB Meniado
Before I sat down to write this article, I tried out a little experiment. I asked some of my friends to recommend to me their favorite crime novels written by Filipinos. I wasn’t surprised that our exchanges were peppered with the recurring “Pero teka, crime fic ba ‘yun?”
Coming from that, I would say it’s a safe bet that crime fiction is not a popular genre among Filipino readers. Think crime rates, history textbooks, “TV Patrol,” telenovelas and animes. I wouldn’t exactly call out anyone who asks, “But do we really need more of those???”
So in effect, there is not much of it on shelf, and that’s probably why a lot of us are not entirely sure which books fall under this category and where we can find them. Thankfully, #HeistClub is out to solve this mystery.
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