Novels that are Crime Fiction are about crimes that didn't actually happen that are made up. Fiction is a form of storytelling and Crime Fiction is storytelling about crime stories.
Someone who loves to read crime novels can be called a "mystery enthusiast" or a "crime fiction aficionado."
Detective or crime fiction.
Robert Galbraith.
He is is known best for children's novels.
Fiction is far more broad than novels.
Five Science Fiction Novels was created in 1952.
Dick Francis writes crime fiction novels, set in and around the world of horse racing.
Five Science Fiction Novels has 282 pages.
crime fiction = Kriminalliteratur crime fiction = Krimis (plural)
Barry Award - for crime novels - was created in 1997.
In French, "crime fiction" is translated as "roman policier".
John le Carre wrote fiction espionage novels. Espionage novels are novels which focus on a spy's life or spying in general. His most famous work is The Spy That Came In from the Cold.