Helen Troy
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I`m sure I`m not the lover of crime fiction books here, so I though somebody would like to solve a little mystery with me. I am trying to find out what book can be called the first ever crime fiction literature? Of course, it is not easy to agree upon this, partly because there are so many definitions of "crime fiction". My definition is a story, about a crime, where the investigation and solving of the crime is the main point of the story. Of course, the book can also have other important messages and motives, but they are not more important than the solving of the crime itself.
The oldest crime fiction book I have ever come across, is the Norwegian book "The murder of machine builder Roolfsen" from 1840. That is one year before "The murders in the Rue Morgue", witch is often credited as the first ever crime fiction. I am curious: Does anybody know about any older crime fiction? Any points I am missing? I would like to know your wiews!
The oldest crime fiction book I have ever come across, is the Norwegian book "The murder of machine builder Roolfsen" from 1840. That is one year before "The murders in the Rue Morgue", witch is often credited as the first ever crime fiction. I am curious: Does anybody know about any older crime fiction? Any points I am missing? I would like to know your wiews!