Crime Quote by Denise Mina

We tend to think of crime fiction as reading designed for entertainment - not education. It delivers an almost pure kind of readerly pleasure:…

— Sarah Weinman

I've never been a great fan of crime fiction. I read Agatha Christie in my youth, but that's all.

— Olga Tokarczuk

Why are murder mysteries so popular? There's a 3-part "formula" (if you want to call it that) for a genre novel: (1) Someone the…

— Lois Duncan

Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know.

— Sophie Hannah

I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there's no mystery emerging in the first few…

— Sophie Hannah

I've always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and stories of…

— Nick Petrie

“It's strange when you think about it. There are hundreds and hundreds of murders in books and television. It would be hard for narrative…

— Anthony Horowitz

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

— Jacques Barzun

For me, crime fiction was an opportunity to sneak up on readers with social issues, something they won't go out of their way to…

— Laura Lippman

My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes.

— Karin Slaughter

I don't really consider any of my novels 'crime' novels.

— Megan Abbott

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is…

— Karin Slaughter