“a masterly performance. Fulsome and vapid, laden with insincere warmth and hidden barbs, his introductory speech had nevertheless left no legitimate grounds for complaint.” — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
“He certainly seemed to have all the qualities of a gentleman, but the interesting kind who knows exactly when to stop behaving like one.” — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
Imagine living in a country where the cops are all people who're cut out for the job. — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
Criminals have the same aspirations as everyone else. That's why they become criminals. — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
“I know I should be reassuring him that everything's all right, that he needn't worry, but I can't. Instead I'm talking to someone I… — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
The mainstream has lost its way. Crime fiction is an objective, realistic genre because it's about the real world, real bodies really being killed… — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
“a masterly performance. Fulsome and vapid, laden with insincere warmth and hidden barbs, his introductory speech had nevertheless left no legitimate grounds for complaint.” — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
What is true for a given person in a given situation is not necessarily true for that person in a different situation, or for… — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
You may forget your childhood, but your childhood does not forget you. — Michael Dibdin Copy Share Image
