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The rise of cosy femicide in novels should alarm us all

  • Posted on July 25, 2026
  • By Financial Times
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  • 1 min read
In brief

Contemporary literature increasingly normalizes violence against women through commercially successful crime and mystery novels, a cultural phenomenon that deserves critical examination. These narratives, often packaged as entertaining page-turners, subtly reinforce harmful stereotypes and desensitize readers to gender-based violence. The mainstream acceptance of 'cosy femicide' reflects broader societal attitudes toward women's safety and raises important questions about the responsibility of authors and publishers in shaping cultural narratives around intimate partner violence and murder.

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The rise of cosy femicide in novels should alarm us all
The rise of cosy femicide in novels should alarm us all

The ubiquity of violence against women in popular fiction has largely gone unnoticed
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