Chemist Quote by Gilbert N. Lewis

There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a puzzle. Or…

— Christopher Bollen

“The detective thinks he is investigating a murder or a missing girl. But truly he is investigating something else altogether, something he cannot grasp…

— Sara Gran

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

— Diane Mott Davidson

“Too often, the anthropologist takes on the role of police detective, discovering what is "hidden," assembling "evidence" to make a strong "case"... But sometimes…

— Liisa H. Malkki

You find when you're writing a detective story that you're actually not trying to solve anything. You're trying to stop the reader from solving…

— Christopher Bollen

“He has considerable gifts himself. He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power of observation…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

I could imagine actually being a scientist or a detective, but not a detective who puts his hands into gory, bloody things. But more…

— Barbara Sukowa

I think like a detective.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“...for me, being a detective isn’t just about solving a case. It’s about bringing a resolution to all the loose ends, and to do…

— Zechariah Barrett

“Perhaps this is the purpose of detective investigations, real and fictional -- to transform sensation, horror and grief into a puzzle, and then to…

— Kate Summerscale

Anyone who has ever tried to plot a detective mystery knows that the hardest thing to come up with is motive.

— Elif Batuman

'True Detective' is a densely layered work with resonant details and symbology and rich characterization under the guise of one of the forms of…

— Nic Pizzolatto