British readers have become more gripped by crime and thriller novels, with sales up by 19% between 2015 and 2017, new figures suggest.
The rise has been fuelled by the growth of psychological thrillers and the success of big names like Lee Child, James Patterson and Dan Brown.
Last year, 18.7 million crime books were sold – 19% more than in 2015, data company Nielsen Bookscan says.
They overtook sales for general and literary fiction, which were down 16%.
Lee Child
James Patterson
Dan Brown
Shari Lapena
Paula Hawkins
John Grisham
David Baldacci
Martina Cole
Peter James
Michael Connelly
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