In Crime Wave in the Philippine Daily Inquirer Ruel S. De Vera looks at the relatively recent rise of local crime fiction in the Philippines.
Why hasn't it caught on before ? Among the interesting explanations:
Why hasn't it caught on before ? Among the interesting explanations:
Literary critic Isagani R. Cruz says, "Our country's history is full of unsolved crimes, so it's not easy for us to believe stories where crimes are solved." Cruz adds that "Logic, a main ingredient of detective novels, is not exactly the strong point of our novels. Start with Noli and El Filibusterismo, and think of any other novel by a Filipino."