Books Quote by Jeannie Walker

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

Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very…

— Michael Koryta

I read a lot of true crime growing up - 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule about Ted Bundy.

— Karin Slaughter

The first time I read a crime novel - I think it may have been an Elmore Leonard book - it took some time…

— Alastair Reynolds

I read a lot of true-crime books, but sometimes they can put you in a bad mood.

— Steve Schirripa

I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time reading bad…

— Maj Sjowall

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

— Sara Paretsky

The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put…

— Alafair Burke

My preferred genre of reading is crime thrillers - books by Harlan Coben, Jo Nesbo, David Baldacci, James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi and a few…

— Ravi Subramanian

Doing crime films...maybe it's to some extent a matter of taste. Certainly my first novel had a criminal element and was about the similarity…

— William Monahan

When I was a teenager, I was a voracious reader of crime fiction, but only contemporary books.

— Michael Connelly

I've always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and stories of…

— Nick Petrie