Quote by Jo Nesbø

“No person or events mentioned in this book should be confused with real persons or events. Reality is far to strange for that.”

— Jo Nesbø

“No persons or events mentioned in this book should be confused with real persons or events. Reality is far too strange for that.”

— Jo Nesbø

“This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, rants, facts, contrivances, and incidents are either the product of the author’s questionable imagination…

— Penny Reid

... the main concern of the fiction writer is with mystery as it is incarnated in human life.

— Flannery O'Connor

Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real.

— Sara Sheridan

“This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any…

— Shannon Hale

“Reality is stranger than fiction.”

— Parag Pandit

“Of the true mysteries of the universe . . . the one we may never solve is the mystery of other people. This is…

— Noah Hawley

Judging by the volume of titles published each year, mystery readers are restless in their pursuit of literary escape. They might travel to far-flung…

— Sarah Weinman

“This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and…

— Chanda Hahn

“This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to…

— Lori Copeland

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery…

— Anne Tyler