Home›Detective and Crime Fiction›All Detective and Crime FictionBrowse ByAll Detective and Crime FictionReference and ClassificationVerifiedFiction organized around the solving of a crime. Belongs here: the founding works of the detective story form. 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Detective fiction (Wikipedia)Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceQuote, Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceThe detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.