The detective story itself is in a dilemma. It is a vein which is in danger of being worked out, the demand… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
“If you don't like the path your life has taken, choose another.” — Robert G. DeMers 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
“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
“Evil should not be, Detective Vera. Truly never can be. But in defining it as such, an inherent human bond with negativity… — John Claude Smith Copy Share Image
“It was always the same for her when she arrived to meet the body. After she unbuckled her seat belt, after she… — 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
“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
“[. . .] 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
“He began as a minor imitator of Fitzgerald, wrote a novel in the late twenties which won a prize, became dissatisfied with… — Barry N. Malzberg 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
“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
Reading my way all the way through Sherlock Holmes gave me a lifelong love for crime and detective fiction. — Stanley Bing Copy Share Image
