Books Quote by Fiona Barton

I like the idea of playing a historical detective.

— Eva Mendes

As a biographer, I try to uncover the adventures and personalities behind each character I research. Once my character and I have reached an…

— Jean Fritz

If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.

— David Herbert Donald

Forensics I've always found absolutely fascinating. Anything to do with clues. And checking things out and solving.

— Sandra Bullock

Ultimately, bridging the practice of forensic science and the public's need for story may be difficult. We crave narrative, order from chaos, a mystery…

— Sarah Weinman

I've always loved investigations.

— Robert Mueller

When I was a kid, what captivated me about detective fiction were the puzzles more than the detectives or their enemies. And as I've…

— Mark Waid

When I'm reading for my own pleasure, I read things other than history or archival material. I read a lot of fiction. I'm very…

— David McCullough

The thing that most attracts me to historical fiction is taking the factual record as far as it is known, using that as scaffolding,…

— Geraldine Brooks

I like books like 'The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher,' where the investigation of a crime becomes a way into an exploration of the society…

— Tana French

“We can study files for decades, but every so often we are tempted to throw up our hands and declare that history is merely…

— Julian Barnes

“As a historian, I found myself all too often treating my historical subjects like fictional characters, malleable entities that could be made to do…

— Lauren Willig