Soho Crime, Soho Press’s renowned literary international crime imprint, was founded in 1991 with the mandate of bringing culturally rich and atmospheric crime fiction set around the world to English language readers. Almost all of our books are installments in continuing series set in particular countries and/or cultures.

Soho Crime’s first title was Martin Limón’s Jade Lady Burning, a procedural mystery set in the early 1970s in South Korea and featuring a US Army sergeant, George Sueño, as sleuth. Jade Lady launched a tradition of critically acclaimed crime fiction steeped in cultural detail. Soho Crime books and authors have been the recipients of every major crime fiction prize, including the Edgar; the Dilys; the Macavity; the Barry; CWA Silver, Gold, and Diamond Daggers; and the LA Times Book Prize.

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