Crime Quote by Donna Leon

I know a lot of crime writers feel very underrated, like they're not taken seriously, and they want to be just thought of as…

— Sophie Hannah

Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.

— Wally Amos

A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.

— Karin Slaughter

Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the…

— Karin Slaughter

In everything I've written, the crime has always just been an occasion to write about other things. I don't have a picture of myself…

— Peter Temple

A crime is like a crack in reality, and it is the author's role to explore those cracks. As a writer, I like to…

— Natsuo Kirino

The crime part is the engine that moves the narrative and allows me to write the other things I want to write about.

— George Pelecanos

Because you're a crime writer you're asked to have a point of view on a lot of things, and I'm uncomfortable having public opinions…

— Asa Larsson

One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to be out…

— Kathy Reichs

I'm always accused of being a crime novelist, but I'm not really.

— Lisa Lutz

There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All…

— John Connolly

There is a very conservative element of crime writers that don't recognise what I do is crime fiction.

— John Connolly