The Year's Best Crime Writer: Charles Den Tex Discusses Crime Writing in The Netherlands

In that corporate world, fraud, misappropriation of funds, hidden agendas, secret projects, and use and misuse of power are often par for the course. About six or seven years ago a number of Dutch female authors broke the spell and reached bestseller status. [...] the sale of crime fiction seems to...

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Published in:	World literature today 2010-09, Vol.84 (5), p.9-11
Main Author:	DAVIS, J. MADISON
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1900-1999 American literature Art and life Baldacci, David Bookstores Clinton, Bill Cornwell, Patricia Crime fiction Crime in schools Crime novels Den Tex, Charles Dutch language Dutch literature Fiction Grisham, John INTERNATIONAL Crime & Mystery Kepler, Lars (pseud) Larsson, Stieg (1954-2004) Literary criticism Literature Mysteries Netherlandic literature Novelists Novella Novels Slaughter, John Swedish literature Tex, Charles den Thrillers World literature Writers Writing
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Summary:	In that corporate world, fraud, misappropriation of funds, hidden agendas, secret projects, and use and misuse of power are often par for the course. About six or seven years ago a number of Dutch female authors broke the spell and reached bestseller status. [...] the sale of crime fiction seems to have exploded.
ISSN:	0196-3570 1945-8134 1945-8134