Yet perhaps there was also a more specific meaning that referred to crime fiction.

尽管如此，犯罪小说或许还有更特殊的意义。

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It is that contrast which makes the country house so important to crime fiction. And Pemberley is the ideal country house in every sense.

就是这种强烈的对比，使乡村中的庄园在犯罪小说中占据着非常重要的地位。

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The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.

公开这个“秘密”的人是罗琳的邻居、侦探小说作家伊恩•兰金。 《星期日泰晤士报》援引兰金的话说，这位《哈利•波特》的作者开始“转型”写侦探小说了。

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What is culinary in one generation for example, the devices of crime fiction prior to the work of Dostoyevsky, become absolutely central.

一代人的口味,比如说，陀思妥耶夫斯基前,犯罪小说中常用的表现手法，曾经是绝对主流。

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The evidential value of entomology may come as no surprise to lovers of crime fiction, but the fact that it is scientists at the Natural History Museum - more normally associated with the fossilised remains of long dead plants and animals - who are pushing the boundaries of modern forensic science, comes as something of a revelation.

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No wonder the capital is such a popular setting for crime fiction, from Margery Allingham to Ruth Rendell.

ECONOMIST: The capital as inspiration for novelists

And as for non-commissioned pieces, owning art from a comic book you enjoy is a great way to relive your favorite fiction, especially if your favorite fiction fights crime.

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