crime novel

collocation in English

meaningsofcrimeandnovel

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crime
noun
uk
/kraɪm/us
/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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novel
adjective
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
new and original, not like anything ...
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(Definition ofcrimeandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Eachcrimenovelor series explores a foreign country or exotic culture.
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Hidden under the surface of thecrimenovelare some observations by the author.
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In 1962, he had an intriguing idea for acrimenovel.
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It is thus not a conventionalcrimenovelbut is all about an event that may or may not be deemed a crime.
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He is often celebrated as the axial figure in the history of thecrimenovel...
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It appeared in a paperbackcrimenovelin 1934.
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His first novel was in that same year and was acrimenovel.
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The story is not a whodunnit although it incorporates various elements of thecrimenovel.
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Although she retired in 1998, in 2005 she published two romance and acrimenovel.
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In light reading, crime novels, thrillers, westerns and romances dominate, as would be expected.
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The approach is illustrated by the analysis of two crime novels.
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Consequently, pulp fiction is often used as a synonym for hardboiled crime fiction or gangster fiction; some would distinguish within it the private-eye story from thecrimenovelitself.
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Penny has published a further seven novels, garnering majorcrimenovelaward nominations for almost every one of her novels and subsequently winning several of those awards.
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He has also written several books, both fiction (crime novels) and non-fiction.
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It is arguably more convincing if police, forensic experts or similar professionals are made the protagonist of a series of crime novels.
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Throughout its 64 years the club issued a total of 2,025 first editions of crime novels and reached a high standard of quality throughout.
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She is best known for her crime novels (whodunits), but has also written a collection of poems and several children's and young adult books.
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She has written several crime novels and audio plays.
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Besides detective stories and non-fiction work about his experiences with animals, he also wrote adventure and crime novels.
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