Draft:Outline of crime fiction

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to crime fiction:

What type of thing is crime fiction?
Crime fiction can be described as all of the following:


 * Fiction – form of narrative which deals with imaginary elements.
 * Genre fiction – Fictional work fitting a specific genre. Also known as popular fiction.
 * Genre – A genre of fiction.

Genres of crime fiction

 * Detective fiction –
 * police procedural –
 * Puzzle mystery –
 * Cozy mystery –
 * Historical whodunit – Also a subgenre of Historical fiction.
 * Legal thriller –
 * Caper story –
 * City mystery –
 * Domestic Noir –
 * Girl detective –

By country

 * Chinese crime fiction
 * Gong'an fiction
 * Kenyan crime fiction

Television

 * List of police television dramas

History of crime fiction
History of crime fiction

Writers

 * List of crime writers
 * List of Asian crime fiction writers
 * List of detective fiction authors