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title: "14 Crime Writers Quotes by 13 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Crime Writers quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Crime Writers sayings and thoughts."
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> [I feel more related to some American crime writers than I do to Stieg Larsson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/i-feel-more-related-to-some-american-crime-writers-than-i-do-to-stieg/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/jo-nesbo-8743_crime_i-feel-more-related-to-some-american-cri_2532009.jpg)

> [Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-unger/alafair-burke-is-one-of-the-finest-young-crime-writers-working-today/)

[Lisa Unger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-unger/)

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> [There is a very conservative element of crime writers that don't recognise what I do is crime fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/there-is-a-very-conservative-element-of-crime-writers-that-don-t/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/john-connolly-1479_conservative_there-is-a-very-conservative-element-of_2276118.png)

> [“Crime writers, I've noticed, can be jumpy. They live in a world where there are murderers on the loose and they haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/crime-writers-i-ve-noticed-can-be-jumpy-they-live-in-a-world-where/)

[Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/sara-sheridan-1032_crime_crime-writers-i-ve-noticed-can-be-jumpy_47897.png)

> [Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camilla-l-ckberg/scandinavian-crime-fiction-has-become-a-great-success-all-across-the/)

[Camilla Lackberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camilla-l-ckberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/camilla-l-ckberg-23751_available_scandinavian-crime-fiction-has-become-a_116560.jpg)

> [The truth is that the writers who most influenced me weren't people categorized as crime writers. I'd say I learned more from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/the-truth-is-that-the-writers-who-most-influenced-me-weren-t-people/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/elmore-leonard-3471_admired_the-truth-is-that-the-writers-who-most-i_3196444.jpg)

> [My influence is probably more from American crime writers than any Europeans. And I hardly read any Scandinavian crime before I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/my-influence-is-probably-more-from-american-crime-writers-than-any/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/jo-nesbo-8743_books_my-influence-is-probably-more-from-ameri_2150623.jpg)

> [I'm always interested in what classic crime writers got into when they stepped away from the genre stuff they were known for.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-m-always-interested-in-what-classic-crime-writers-got-into-when/)

[Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/todd-haynes-2626_always_i-m-always-interested-in-what-classic-cr_475682.jpg)

> [Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, for most crime writers are disappointed romantics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-banville/most-crime-fiction-no-matter-how-hard-boiled-or-bloodily-forensic-is/)

[John Banville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-banville/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/john-banville-2532_crime_most-crime-fiction-no-matter-how-hard-bo_408375.png)

> [I know a lot of crime writers feel very underrated, like they're not taken seriously, and they want to be just thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-hannah/i-know-a-lot-of-crime-writers-feel-very-underrated-like-they-re-not/)

[Sophie Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-hannah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/sophie-hannah-7581_being_i-know-a-lot-of-crime-writers-feel-very_3177529.jpg)

> [TRIGGER CITY secures Sean Chercover's place as one of the best crime writers of his generation. It grabs you hard on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tasha-alexander/trigger-city-secures-sean-chercover-s-place-as-one-of-the-best-crime/)

[Tasha Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tasha-alexander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/tasha-alexander-30121_book_trigger-city-secures-sean-chercover-s-pl_1156630.jpg)

> [A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-rankin/a-lot-of-writers-especially-crime-writers-have-an-image-that-we-think/)

[Ian Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-rankin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/ian-rankin-7748_black_a-lot-of-writers-especially-crime-writer_2041928.jpg)

> [The reason some crime writers have a chip on their shoulder about the label is because their good books are shelved beside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/the-reason-some-crime-writers-have-a-chip-on-their-shoulder-about-the/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/george-pelecanos-3616_book_the-reason-some-crime-writers-have-a-chi_1564612.jpg)

> [Delaying and withholding tactics, red herrings, partial and doubtful outcomes are stock in trade for fiction writers, especially crime writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-disher/delaying-and-withholding-tactics-red-herrings-partial-and-doubtful/)

[Garry Disher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-disher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/garry-disher-31139_crime_delaying-and-withholding-tactics-red-her_571282.jpg)

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