Books Quote by Evan Hunter

There were a bunch of things we really liked right off the bat about a police precinct. We loved how instantly relatable it was.…

— Daniel J. Goor

Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, for most crime writers are disappointed romantics.

— John Banville

I'm a big fan of Elmore Leonard, and I've read Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre and so on. But I'd never read a crime novel…

— John Gordon Sinclair

“The heroes of urban fantasy come out of the hard-boiled mystery, while the villains, monsters, and antagonists have their own roots in classic horror…

— George R.R. Martin

I think about some of the novels I love - The Stranger, Disgrace, Quicksand and Passing, Giovanni's Room, The Talented Mr. Ripley. I think…

— Danzy Senna

I think suspense should be like any other color on a writers palette. I suppose Im in the minority but I think its crazy…

— Jess Walter

I like the yin-yang of a cop's life, where he's part fascist and part saint. That's where the good dramas are.

— Clark Johnson

So much of contemporary crime fiction is painful to read and obsessed with violence, particularly against women, and I can't read that.

— Donna Leon

A police procedural novel can be even funnier if the police include Trolls and Dwarves and things like that. You start looking at the…

— Terry Pratchett

I just have that cop gene going on. I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a…

— Ally Walker

I think suspense should be like any other color on a writer's palette. I suppose I'm in the minority but I think it's crazy…

— Jess Walter

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

— Olga Tokarczuk