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Publishers Bet Heavily On Demand For Crime Fiction

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First Posted: 07/08/11 08:48 AM ET Updated: 09/07/11 06:12 AM ET

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wsj.com:

Crime often spikes when the economy sputters, but does demand for crime fiction surge as well?

Publishers hope so. This year, as print sales continue to plummet, several publishing houses are launching mystery imprints in hopes of gaining a toehold in the thriving crime-fiction market.

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Crime often spikes when the economy sputters, but does demand for crime fiction surge as well? Publishers hope so. This year, as print sales continue to plummet, several publishing houses are launc...
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02:32 PM on 07/08/2011
Court TV, Nancy Grace, sensationalized trials like Casey Anthony, O.J. etc. why read when you can watch it live? Just saying.
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12:24 PM on 07/08/2011
Personally, ever since reading Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I've become addicted to Scandinavian crime fiction. Mankell, Nesbo, Nesser, Indridassun, Fossum, Theorin, I just can't seem to get enough. They make most American mysteries seem pedestrian by comparison, and I can't really tell you why.
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