“A sudden, uncontrollable fury rose in him, and he cast around for something to smash. He snatched the whiskey bottle from the… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“His mouth went dry and for a split second he had a metallic taste on the sides of his tongue. He stood,… — Hugo Woolley Copy Share Image
“I’m trying to figure the rules. This isn’t yin and yang, it’s more like yin and yank. The past few days I’ve… — Richard Castle Copy Share Image
“Al Hickey: It's not about anything. Frank Boggs: Yeah, it's about four hundred grand” — Phillip Rock Copy Share Image
There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better. — S. S. Van Dine Copy Share Image
“She has carefully audited her life and found she has no requirement for a husband.” — Helen Smith Copy Share Image
“I stood there alone in the eerily silent streets of Las Vegas and listened to my penis cry.” — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
“Now that we can buy anything we want we seem to read detective stories.” — Elizabeth Savage Copy Share Image
“I couldn’t stop staring. “Sweetheart,” he said, “is my slip showing or something?” — Shelly Reuben Copy Share Image
“He smiled again. I kept staring. Then I said, “My name is Tillary Quilter.” “You called. We have an appointment. I’m a… — Shelly Reuben Copy Share Image
I am talking about the general psychological health of the species, man. He needs the existence of mysteries. Not their solution. — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“Normally, I don't take to drinking so early in the morning, but I bend the rules when I get my ass kicked… — C.J. Fella Copy Share Image
“All that stuff you read about detectives having microphones, guns, and other fancy gadgets in the drawers, is strictly for the cows.… — Saurbh Katyal Copy Share Image
“The trouble with cops is not that they're dumb or crooked or tough, but that they think just being a cop gives… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
A detective novel should contain no long descriptive passages, no literary dallying with side-issues, no subtly worked-out character analyses, no 'atmospheric' preoccupations.… — S. S. Van Dine Copy Share Image
“When a man writes on a wall, his instinct leads him to write above the level of his own eyes.” — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“In the detective story, as in its mirror image, the Quest for the Grail, maps (the ritual of space) and timetables (the… — W.H. Auden Copy Share Image
“A break from the task in hand and a cleared mind usually made him think better.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
