Back to: Crime Writing For Beginners with Graham Bartlett (Clone)
Crime fiction is a vast and thrilling world, ranging from classic whodunits to dark psychological thrillers. In this lesson, we’ll explore the major sub-genres—detective fiction, police procedurals, cosy mysteries, legal thrillers, and more—so you can pinpoint where your story fits. You’ll also learn the expectations and tropes of each sub-genre, helping you craft a novel that grips the right audience.
Your assignments & additional learning
- Download course PDF (this contains your assignments)
- Want to work with Graham one-on-one? Join his tutored Writing Crime and Thriller Novels course, which dives beyond the basic principles covered in this course, or sign up to be mentored by Graham.
Course outline
