There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better. — S. S. Van Dine 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
I've always had a great fondness for English detective fiction such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. — Kazuo Ishiguro 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
“She has carefully audited her life and found she has no requirement for a husband.” — Helen Smith Copy Share Image
“Al Hickey: It's not about anything. Frank Boggs: Yeah, it's about four hundred grand” — Phillip Rock Copy Share Image
Britain can claim to lead the world in murder because it was a country that industrialized early. Other countries, going through the… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to… — Patti Smith 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
“The private detective of fiction is a fantastic creation who acts and speaks like a real man. He can be completely realistic… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“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
“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
When I was a kid, what captivated me about detective fiction were the puzzles more than the detectives or their enemies. And… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
“The detective story, as created by Poe, is something as specialised and as intellectual as a chess problem, whereas the best English… — T.S. Eliot 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
“If you don't like the path your life has taken, choose another.” — Robert G. DeMers 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
“A break from the task in hand and a cleared mind usually made him think better.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
Reading my way all the way through Sherlock Holmes gave me a lifelong love for crime and detective fiction. — Stanley Bing 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
Marshall Jevons is the pioneer for integrating economics and detective fiction, and The Mystery of the Invisible Hand is another fine effort… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I think every writer of detective fiction writing today has been influenced by Mr. Parker. I'm of a generation that followed Robert… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
“Injustice, large and small, was like sour, moldy bread. Consumed often enough, it brought on hunger for the meat of revenge.” — B.V. Lawson Copy Share Image
It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
“Al Hickey: [following the final shootout] Nobody came... nobody cares. It's still not about anything. Frank Boggs: Yeah, you told me.” — Phillip Rock Copy Share Image
“[. . .] a super-rat. I nailed it across the eyes once with a lucky shot with the butt of my gun,… — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
“Florence Dempsey, played by Torchy Blane actress Glenda Farrell, goes so far as to memorably declare to her friend Charlotte in The… — Erika Janik Copy Share Image
“You’re not leaving. I told you that.” She worked to keep the calm in her tone to counter his fury. “I’m going… — Richard Castle Copy Share Image
“Ochoa pulled the door and held it open for her. Nikki pivoted around the jamb, squaring her aim up the hall. She… — Richard Castle 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
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
I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its… — Avi Copy Share Image
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