“His fear-inflamed mind sent the control-signal to his finger-joint to fold back. The trigger sliced back. The blast seemed to lift the… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
“The remaining chain swung down, he wrenched the door out and he was free. The last thing he heard behind him was… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
“The old joke is that psychiatrists are doctors who can't stand the sight of blood. Maybe they can't stand it, but if… — Mike Bartos 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
“Hascomb snatched an ancient weapon out of his glove compartment. Officers have smuggled them home from the last five wars. The Colt.45… — John D. MacDonald Copy Share Image
“When he shows I’ll say: ‘Good day, a bouquet for Mr. Hovgaard.’ Then you shoot him. Understood?” Ingrid aka ‘Alis K’ The… — Steen Langstrup Copy Share Image
“Absolutely nothing should stand in the way of a murder investigation, however lowly the victim.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“The whole thing becomes like this evil enchantment from a fairy tale, but you're made to believe the spell can never be… — Jess C. Scott Copy Share Image
Henri-Georges Clouzot's cool, clammy, twisty 1955 thriller Diabolique is an almost perfect movie about a very nearly perfect murder, a film in… — Terrence Rafferty 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
“All that crap about love and fairness and doing something with your life, Bruno ... Those are luxury problems. The CEO’s wife… — Steen Langstrup Copy Share Image
There's an overlap between social-realist fiction and crime fiction - a sweet spot there. — Daniel Woodrell Copy Share Image
I've never been a great fan of crime fiction. I read Agatha Christie in my youth, but that's all. — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Knots and Crosses,' the first of the Rebus books, not even realising that I was writing crime fiction. — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
“Learning to interpret the constant string of lies and excuses fed to you from kids terrified of failure but careening towards it… — Kendric Neal Copy Share Image
“Everyone should have a kid. They really put things in perspective. I know a guy can get you one cheap.” — Anthony Chapman Copy Share Image
In crime fiction, I just don't write the parts that aren't a thriller and it's exactly the same in my TV reporting… — Hank Phillippi Ryan Copy Share Image
“Carl responding to something Camilla did, "The next time you touch my equipment, I'm going to puncture your silicon boobs and then… — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
“I started out a human being. But pretty much had all the humanity wrung out of me after passing the Bar and… — Jeffrey Rasley Copy Share Image
“God, I swear I’ve never seen a more nervous bunch of people. Like a bunch of rats in a science lab.” — Feather Stone Copy Share Image
“You ever choke a man out with his own shirt?” “What kind of question is that?” “A yes or no one.” — Todd Morr Copy Share Image
“The viewpoint character in each story is usually someone trapped in a living nightmare, but this doesn't guarantee that we and the… — Francis M. Nevins Copy Share Image
The pace of Swedish crime fiction is slower - Stieg Larsson's the exception. And I think we use the environment more. — Camilla Lackberg Copy Share Image
