I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
My focus will always be crime, but it might not always be fiction, nor always for adults, nor books entirely in prose.… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
“Its aura distorts hard edges. Shimmering vortices of discoloration boil off, swirling, licking the cold night air with bright spectral fire. Violence… — Michael Allan Scott Copy Share Image
I'm sold as a literary writer in Holland; I'm sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
When I set out to write crime fiction, I didn't think to myself, 'I'm going to model myself on Agatha Christie' or… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“All I knew was, my Father was famous for being a loser, and a loser that wanted nothing to do with me,… — Holly Hood Copy Share Image
And there are rules for crime fiction. Or if not rules, at least expectations and you have to give the audience what… — Tod Goldberg Copy Share Image
Anyone who says, 'Books don't change anything,' or - more commonly - that crime fiction is the wrong genre for promoting social… — Andrew Vachss Copy Share Image
The built-in form is a window frame. You can use this genre [crime fiction] to go where you want to go, and… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Reading Tomato Red-the first Daniel Woodrell novel I came upon-was a transformative experience. It expanded my sense of the possibilities not only… — Megan Abbott Copy Share Image
“Payne sought clarification. “Vertical or horizontal?” “Horizontal, of course.” “Sorry but I can’t help you.” “Will you pipe down for a minute?… — Ed Lynskey Copy Share Image
I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there's no mystery emerging in the… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
You're about to meet a new great dame of crime fiction in Death Was the Other Woman. Linda L. Richards does a… — Linda Fairstein Copy Share Image
“And I would like nothing more than to think I was some criminal mastermind, and was able to fool Marcus, but the… — Ellie Fox Copy Share Image
I grew up reading crime fiction mysteries, true crime - a lot of true crime - and it is traditionally a male… — Megan Abbott Copy Share Image
The mainstream has lost its way. Crime fiction is an objective, realistic genre because it's about the real world, real bodies really… — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
“Because I want to have sex with him--and because that's sinful--I'm blushing and flushing furiously under his scrutinizing scrutiny.” — Jess C. Scott Copy Share Image
So much of contemporary crime fiction is painful to read and obsessed with violence, particularly against women, and I can't read that. — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
“Sneaking out at night. You think you’re so clever, but you’re not. Either you’re a saboteur, Johannes, or you’ve got a mistress.”… — Steen Langstrup Copy Share Image
People are interested in crime fiction when they're quite distanced from crime. People in Darfur are not reading murder mysteries. — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
“For every criminal mastermind, there were ten cretins: the cruel algebra of intelligence applied across the masses.” — John Nardizzi Copy Share Image
“Maybe I'm just gonna kill you," says Mike, peeved at being predictable. "You ever think of that?" "No, Mike. Because if you… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
I'll bet you $10 right now that there are an awful lot of literary writers who started a long time ago and… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
A lot of crime fiction writing is also lazy. Personality is supposed to be shown by the protagonist's taste in music, or… — Peter Temple Copy Share Image
“Her aunt and uncle worked fifteen hours a day in their desperate attempt to keep the corner shop in profit, and their… — P.D. James Copy Share Image
“You spill a lot of beans in historical fiction. Crime fiction is about spilling no beans at all. You spill the least… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
For a long time, I missed being in the courtroom every day. I missed trial work. It was so much a part… — Marcia Clark Copy Share Image
I usually get up not before 9. I have a huge library - I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime fiction -… — Anthony Geary Copy Share Image
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