Anyone who has ever tried to plot a detective mystery knows that the hardest thing to come up with is motive. — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female. — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
“Hard work is great. It buys you more tickets to the luck lottery.” — Steven David Levine Copy Share Image
“I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever read about, it's… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
“My best advice to myself was to act like I’d been there before. I was in way over my head, and I… — Michael Deeze Copy Share Image
I'm not cut out to be a detective on 'Law & Order' - I laugh too easily. — Becki Newton Copy Share Image
“Kilometa mbili na ushei kidogo kutoka katika sanamu la Yesu Mtoto liitwalo Niñopa, katika Kanisa la Parokia ya Manispaa ya Xochimilco ('Sochimiliko')… — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
“It's a tough job being somebody's personal assistant. You have to anwser their phone, manage their correspondence, run their errands, pay their… — Lee Goldberg Copy Share Image
“In my junior year I discovered books. . . . Devoured [them] the way other kids did candy or sandwiches, spent days… — James Sallis Copy Share Image
“Make no mistake, Elphaba, Goddess Magick was potent in the old days. During the Dark Ages the Catholic Church had their hands… — Abramelin Keldor 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
I've been on a ranch. I've been in outer space. For a short, unhappy period I was a detective. I've also played… — Lorne Greene 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
“The only way Magick ever has power is when its secrets are truly secret. Once too many people know how it works,… — Abramelin Keldor Copy Share Image
“It has often been said that the more unusual the murder the easier it is to solve, but this is a theory… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
That's the trouble with playing a cutting-edge narcotics detective - you've got to wear what's topical at the moment. My kids tease… — Clark Johnson Copy Share Image
“We aren’t angels. Angels couldn’t breathe the air down here. They’d die.” — James Sallis Copy Share Image
“The truth must be quite plain, if one could just clear away the litter.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked. — Robert Winston Copy Share Image
“Elphaba concentrated on the first Oompa-Loompa on the left. “ Iskviesti Zaibo !” A bolt of lightning seemed to come from everywhere… — Abramelin Keldor Copy Share Image
“I didn’t think—” Nick began. “You didn’t think ! That’s your problem, Nick, you just don’t think!” Nick struggled to respond. “You’re… — Abramelin Keldor Copy Share Image
