Detective stories Quote by Anne Frank

Bolkenstein, a Minister, was speaking on the Dutch programme from London, and he said that they ought to make a collection of diaries and…

— Anne Frank

I think, in a lot of ways, if you really strip down some of the most compelling novels, in a lot of ways, they're…

— Laura van den Berg

I couldn't ever write a straight crime novel: there'd be an intrusion of weirdness at some point.

— Alastair Reynolds

“I'd like to give these detective story writers a course of routine work. They'd soon learn how most things are untraceable and nobody ever…

— Agatha Christie

I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn't really done something like that.

— Catherine Hardwicke

The great thing about detective stories, in particular, the case can always be interesting as well as the characters.

— Shane Black

Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous.

— Gustave Courbet

At one point it occurred to me that the title could make a more significant contribution to the storytelling process. It could act as…

— Saul Bass

I don’t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to be a detective and…

— Mary Lavin

It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

— Andrew Scott

It is important for me to discover the ideal title, for without this title the story or novel isn't quite in focus.

— Joyce Carol Oates

Detective stories keep alive a view of the world which ought to be true. Of course people read them for fun ... But underneath…

— Dorothy L. Sayers