Americans write better contemporary crime (meaning anything set from 1950s onwards - e.g. Ed McBain, Raymond Chandler etc.)
Brits write better historical fiction (e.g. Lindsay Davis, Barbara Cleverly, Ellis Peters etc.).
2006-12-28 07:17:58 · 11 answers · asked by Athene1710 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ed McBain has no peer on this side of the pond, nor does Michael Connolly, but the strange thing is that the British female crime-writers are better than their American counterparts - Sue Grafton excepted, but then she is a one-off
2006-12-28 07:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by artleyb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans don't write much historical crime because we are such a young country. Our history during the days of Sherlock Holmes focuses more on the Gold Rush, Civil War, and Westerns. A crime written during that era is not listed as a crime novel so much as a western. Edgar Allen Poe is considered to be the father of the crime detective.
2006-12-28 13:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I think it's because what we in the US think of as contemporary crime novels are considered by British to be coarse and rude. Even when they are writing novels set in the present day, the language and behavior sometimes seem quaint and old-fashioned to the US reader. Not to mention they don't embrace gun culture as heartily as we do, giving a totally different feel to their fiction.
2006-12-28 07:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by Robin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely agree. James Elroy and Elmore Leonard write the best crime fiction anywhere. In fact I read more US fiction now than anything else; it is almost invariably of a very high standard.
2006-12-28 11:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by Trixie Bordello 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say rubbish. Ever heard of Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendell or P.D. James??
But I'll grant the Brits may well do historical crime fiction better.
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2016-10-06 03:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by vanderbilt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I may love Tami Hoag (US) but you can't beat Ian Rankin - if only the man could write as fast as I read....
how many of each have you read?
2006-12-28 12:03:55 · answer #7 · answered by jomarie357 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you
they are great
smile
good luck
2006-12-28 10:34:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree
2006-12-28 07:20:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree totally.
2006-12-28 07:26:22 · answer #10 · answered by stanno 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋