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Weekly Newsletter – January 15, 2018 Why Is Crime Fiction Popular?

Crime fiction is the best-selling genre worldwide. No doubt about it. More than one-third of all books purchased are crime fictions.

Why?

Google that question and you’ll find page after page of articles presuming to answer it. Sorry, folks. No one can answer that question with a couple hundred words. America’s Best Crime Writer wouldn’t even attempt to do it.

Don’t get me wrong, every article makes valid points. But you need...