Crime Fiction Sub-Genres – 3 Distinctions That Are Clear As Mud

by Kassandra Lamb ~ Genre definitions and crime fiction sub-genres can be quite murky and confusing for both writers and readers.

First there is the question of what is crime fiction. Some use it as a broader umbrella that includes any kind of fiction related to crime (including true crime, which isn’t fiction) and view mystery as one of its main sub-genres. Others use the two terms interchangeably (as we do here at misterio press).

If you do a search for mystery sub-genres, you will find ...