I am currently compiling bibliographies of the fiction
British 'library' publishers. As part of this I would like to
categorise the fiction - by the categories we use in the
library here - crime, adventure, romance etc. To do this I
need to get something clear in my mind and hope that someone
can help me do so. Is there some definite boundary between
crime and adventure. Adventure novels can involve crimes, but
what makes it an adventure rather than a crime novel. And
where does a thriller fit in this? This is important as I
doubt I am not going to be able to see many of the titles I
am listing (many titles published by library publishers went
to libraries and have long since been pulped etc,). If a book
is descibed as a thriller, is there any rule of thumb I can
apply? Are they usually crime or adventure? or would be a
case of 'tossing a coin'? I was thinking of adding thriller
as a category, but decided not to as it could confuse things
even more. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Duane for your help on my LOC query. It solves my
question pretty well.
Regards John
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