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Discover LudwigThe phrase "crime novel" is correct and perfectly usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about a novel that focuses on a criminal act, mystery, or suspense. For example: "I'm currently reading a gripping crime novel about a missing heiress."
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A crime novel.
It's a European crime novel, a krimi.
I hadn't written a crime novel before.
But what, exactly, is a "crime novel"?
Has Nick never read a crime novel?
"Obviously, the crime novel is a mystery.
This was fertile ground for the crime novel.
Extra!' and trail the murders in a new crime novel.
Peter James is a master of the crime novel.
The next crime novel I am about to start.
Robert Edric's new crime novel is Siren Song (Doubleday).
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