Crime Quote by John Banville

Crime fiction is a genre for writing stories about people - about conflict, about guilt, about passion, about the human condition.

— Jo Nesbo

In everything I've written, the crime has always just been an occasion to write about other things. I don't have a picture of myself…

— Peter Temple

“I don't write crime fiction. I write romances between fucked up people that happen to be active criminals.”

— Anonymous

I've never been a great fan of crime fiction. I read Agatha Christie in my youth, but that's all.

— Olga Tokarczuk

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'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

Most crime novels offer a curious kind of escape, to places that jag the nerves and worry the mind. Their rides of suspense give…

— Susie Dent

“In most crime novels the violent act, usually the murder, is the engine. Take that away and there is little left to drive the…

— Mo Hayder

We tend to think of crime fiction as reading designed for entertainment - not education. It delivers an almost pure kind of readerly pleasure:…

— Sarah Weinman

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

I don't really consider any of my novels 'crime' novels.

— Megan Abbott

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is…

— Karin Slaughter