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Edgar Allen Poe creates the first notable Crime Fiction.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyal creates the detective Sherlock Holmes
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The Golden Age of Crime Fiction begins
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Agatha Christie becomes a very popular crime writer.
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The Hard-Bioled sub-genre was born.
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End of the Golden Age
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Women start to aquire more leading roles in Crime Fiction sparking the beginning of the Contemporary Age of Crime Fiction