I buried my father, married my sister and sorted the…

“Quinn's Theory of Relativity' The likelihood of the relationship ending in divorce is directly related to the number of arguments during rehearsals,obsessive preparation and…

— Hazel Edwards

“Quinn's Theory of Funeral Secrets; 'At a funeral we acknowledge the life of the person and maybe the many identities,actions and secret lives of…

— Hazel Edwards

“The number of times soul- mates is used in public is in reverse proportion to the number of months the relationship lasts.' Celebrant Quinn's…

— Hazel Edwards

“I didn't cry when they buried my father - I wouldn't let myself. I didn't cry when they buried my sister. On Thursday night,…

— Greg Garber

“Dearest Matthew, We buried your father today. Do you know what his last words were to me? “Damn stubborn woman.”

— Nalini Singh

“I buried my father in my heart. Now he grows in me, my strange son, my little root who won’t drink milk, little pale…

— Li-Young Lee

“I leveled the gun and fired until it was empty.”

— Rachel Brady

“We mothers have to be part sleuth, I realized.”

— Linda Greenlaw

“Across the rectory's east lawn, through a blizzard of flying leaves, something long and thin was flapping in the wind. A ragged figure in…

— Cash Peters

“I began to appreciate that the job of an amateur sleuth was not quite so straightforward as they make out in the whodunits.”

— Bruce Beckham

“Benjamin Munro was his name. She mouthed the syllables silently, Benjamin James Munro, twenty-six years old, late of London. He had no dependents, was…

— Kate Morton

Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth.

— Mac Barnett

“I rested my head on the wall behind me and closed my eyes, wishing my life had a button: Ignore All.”

— Rachel Brady

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

— Diane Mott Davidson

Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth.

— Sharon Kay Penman