Me Quote by George Pelecanos

I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a high suspense writer.

— Iris Johansen

The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that…

— Tana French

I don't think of myself as a mystery or thriller writer, honestly. I am in awe of mystery writers and don't think I have…

— Celeste Ng

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

— Lisa Lutz

What I do is write, and I try to write as closely as I can into what I call 'the mystery.'

— Nick Flynn

I thought I might write mysteries for the rest of my life.

— Jane Smiley

I would like it to be said that I was a good writer of detective and thriller stories.

— Agatha Christie

I'm unique for a suspense author in that I don't have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be lawyers or…

— Lisa Gardner

Writing mysteries lets me get away with murder. I think 'the mystery' may be the greatest form for social criticism, simply because it is…

— Gregory Mcdonald

If I really knew how to do good storytelling, I would be a writer. Mystery is not a huge part of it. ... It's…

— Scott Cohen

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

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.

— Sue Grafton