Crime fiction on tour: 5 cities that make killer destinations

It used to be safe to say that most of us don’t go looking for crime on our vacations, but that’s not true anymore. Crime fiction travel, a juicier version of the well-worn literary pilgrimage, is a popular way for people to see the world.

“A lot of people read crime fiction in advance of visiting a new city. Once there, I think it’s natural to see how the real place aligns with the one on the page,” says best-selling crime novelist Laura Lippman, whose main character Tess Monaghan is a reporter turned private investigator living and working in Baltimore.