Backgrounds Quote by Lisa Gardner

I've been writing since 1973. I've written nonfiction things of that nature, but I'm probably best known for crime fiction and, to some extent,…

— Joe R. Lansdale

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

— Iris Johansen

I try to write about realistic people doing realistic things. Or as close as I can get, given that I'm trying to write a…

— Nick Petrie

Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I've since written eight suspense novels.

— Hallie Ephron

As for suspense, I like to write books that draw you into the hero's plight from the opening pages, where people put their lives…

— Andrew Gross

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about -- police…

— Michael Connelly

I'm proudly a crime writer, but it would be really inaccurate to call me a mystery writer.

— George Pelecanos

I am comfortable calling myself a writer of suspense, or a writer of thrillers; both terms are sort of interchangeable to me. I think…

— Christopher Rice

You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real…

— Nelson DeMille

I'm most interested in people who've lived life in the extreme, which is what draws me to crime fiction.

— Nick Petrie

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity,…

— Harlan Coben

All I've really ever done is write since I was 17, so I don't know anything about anything. For me to do a novel,…

— Lisa Gardner