“an odd-job detective agency with fuzzy lines of authority and responsibility.” — Bryan Burrough Copy Share Image
I like detective stories and spy novels, but I also like nonfiction, and of course cookbooks. — Paul Wahlberg Copy Share Image
If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective. — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
“You don't have to have a murdered sister to be a good homicide detective, but it helps.” — Glen Klinkhart Copy Share Image
I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my stepmother's sister was the chief detective in one of the adjoining towns, so she piqued my… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Detective, I don't know where the boyfriend is, really," I said. And it was true, considering tide, current, and the habits of… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
“England, you'll find Detective Inspector Mya Dove. With two years' experience on the force, this six year” — Zuni Blue Copy Share Image
You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
When you're a detective on the midnight shift, you don't have a specialty: you roll on any time they need a detective,… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
A working detective has no hope of understanding what even experts who devote their lives to the study of criminal psychology can't… — Mark Fuhrman Copy Share Image
“The first time we met I told you I was a detective. Get it through your lovely head. I work at it,… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
I think you want a little unofficial help. Three undetected murders in one year won't do, Lestrade. But you handled the Molesey… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“How could I tell Clarence that finding another dead body was anything but dreadful? On the contrary: it was thrilling; it was… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
I think the first thing is don't give up. If you love the craft. If you love being a detective and discovering… — Lin Shaye Copy Share Image
The private detective of fiction is a fantastic creation who acts and speaks like a real man. He can be completely realistic… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“His most characteristic detective stories end with the realization that no rational account of events is possible, and his suspense stories tend… — Francis M. Nevins Copy Share Image
A detective with his murder mystery, a chemist seeking the structure of a new compound, use little of the formal and logical… — Gilbert N. Lewis Copy Share Image
Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“He has considerable gifts himself. He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“The detective embodies, even more than the romantic drifter, rationality; this intriguing and apparent dichotomy pertains to a significant part of Bengali… — Amit Chaudhuri Copy Share Image
“The work of the philosophical policeman," replied the man in blue, "is at once bolder and more subtle than that of the… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“You've been keeping in touch with the reporter?" "He came by the diner the other day. And that reminds me, you told… — Kate Young Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to pinpoint just how much stress comes to bear on detectives involved in an investigation of the scope of… — Ann Rule Copy Share Image
“Charlie slowly crumpled to the floor, Allison soon joining him. “Dinner is served!” Stanley trumpeted, as he reached into the steaming mass… — Abramelin Keldor Copy Share Image
“The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. “I’m Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. I’m… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
“I'm very glad you asked me that, Mrs Rawlinson. The term 'holistic' refers to my conviction that what we are concerned with… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Why did so many teenagers fall for Stanley Horowitz’s tricks?” “These were impressionable teenagers,” Nick explained. “Many of them were devoted fans… — Abramelin Keldor Copy Share Image
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