5 Most Popular Crime Fiction Novels
There is nothing more comfortable than curling up with your favorite novel and a cup of hot chocolate or coffee. Add some nuts and something to munch and it is one of the best experiences that will also help you relax in a holiday or after a tiring day of work. Of all the genres in novel writing, crime fiction novels are the most fast paced and most entertaining. You follow the crime with as much fervor as the protagonist in the novel and you get engrossed with the plot and the many twists and turns. A good crime novel is one which makes you not put it down till the last page.
1. The millennium series by Stieg Larsson
The Girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who kicked the hornet’s nest and The girl who played with fire are the free books by Larsson which are filled with suspense and has an uncharacteristic protagonist who along with the journalist helps solve crimes with her unconventional computer skills.
2. The Bourne series
The trilogy by Robert Ludlum that has also been made into movies. This is a thriller that takes you into the world of spies, murder and espionage at a large scale. The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Supremacy sure keep you engrossed throughout and the sheer magnitude of the plot is amazing.
3. The Kay Scarpetta Series by Patricia Cornwell
A highly talented medical examiner goes around solving crimes with the help of a police detective, a psycho analyst and a computer genius/off and on law enforcement official niece. The series follows her various personal and professional trails in solving crimes.