Crime Fiction

Crime fiction style novels where being written throughout the 1800’s however it first started being recognised as a genre around 1900. Its popularity was boosted by the increase in production of fiction magazines. In the 1920’s Carroll John Daly invented a new style called Hard Boiled crime which is described as having “an unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex”. Hardboiled fiction was featured in and closely associated with Pulp-Magazines, particularly "Black Mask".