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> [“With the rum bottle empty, Marsh had moved on to the Guinness in the kitchen cupboard. After a bottle and a half, he’d decided that action was required.the most satisfying sort of action he could think of was ending the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/with-the-rum-bottle-empty-marsh-had-moved-on-to-the-guinness-in-the/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

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> [“Few would have seen Solomon and realised they were looking at one of wartime London’s top gangsters. With his receding hairline, thick-lenses spectacles, sober tie and dark two-piece suit, he resembled a local bank manager, accountant or shop owner.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/few-would-have-seen-solomon-and-realised-they-were-looking-at-one-of/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

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## Other authors on Atrocities

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atrocities/noam-chomsky/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-voltaire-94063.jpg) Voltaire 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atrocities/voltaire/)

## More by Mark Ellis

> [“Thinking about the weather was one way of shutting out of his mind the appalling bloody human mess sprawled out over the bed of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/thinking-about-the-weather-was-one-way-of-shutting-out-of-his-mind/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-clock-when-the-three-soldiers/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“It’s all about the company you keep, isn’t it, Chief Inspector? Now Mr Trenton, who I know wouldn’t hurt a fly, has certain…preferences, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/it-s-all-about-the-company-you-keep-isn-t-it-chief-inspector-now-mr/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Cairo. An inter-services game of cricket was in progress in the lush grounds behind him as Powell made his way through the grand portal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/cairo-an-inter-services-game-of-cricket-was-in-progress-in-the-lush/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“I hope to God there are no wars for him or anyone to fight in after this one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/i-hope-to-god-there-are-no-wars-for-him-or-anyone-to-fight-in-after/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“What could I do in the country, Frank? You want me to be a milkmaid or something. No, I’ll take my chances here, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/what-could-i-do-in-the-country-frank-you-want-me-to-be-a-milkmaid-or/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Absolutely nothing should stand in the way of a murder investigation, however lowly the victim.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/absolutely-nothing-should-stand-in-the-way-of-a-murder-investigation/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“With the rum bottle empty, Marsh had moved on to the Guinness in the kitchen cupboard. After a bottle and a half, he’d decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/with-the-rum-bottle-empty-marsh-had-moved-on-to-the-guinness-in-the/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“A break from the task in hand and a cleared mind usually made him think better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/a-break-from-the-task-in-hand-and-a-cleared-mind-usually-made-him/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was not used to feeling intimidated. It was rather his job in life to intimidate others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/lavrentiy-pavlovich-beria-was-not-used-to-feeling-intimidated-it-was/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Merlin stood up. For once, late as it was, he was pleased to see the Assistant Commissioner because he had been trying unsuccessfully to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/merlin-stood-up-for-once-late-as-it-was-he-was-pleased-to-see-the/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Colonel Aubertin and his two colleagues sat on a park bench in the private garden of Dorset Square. Rougemont sat between his two superiors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/colonel-aubertin-and-his-two-colleagues-sat-on-a-park-bench-in-the/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Few would have seen Solomon and realised they were looking at one of wartime London’s top gangsters. With his receding hairline, thick-lenses spectacles, sober…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/few-would-have-seen-solomon-and-realised-they-were-looking-at-one-of/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

> [“Wigmore turned towards the window. A column of armoured vehicles was making its way down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace. As he watched, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/wigmore-turned-towards-the-window-a-column-of-armoured-vehicles-was/)

[Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/)

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