Detectives Quote by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

“You seem to have quite a taste for discussing these horrible subjects," she said, rather scornfully; "you ought to have been a detective police…

— Mary Elizabeth Braddon

“(She’d always wondered, or even daydreamed, what it was like to actually work with great detectives, rather than just read about them. It was…

— Genevieve Cogman

“I told them you almost certainly were not a serial killer, and that they were being horribly sexist by assuming that of the two…

— Seanan McGuire

“Ever think of becoming a cop?" "I did, but at the time there wasn't much opportunity for women. Lady cops were confined to typing,…

— Marcia Muller

“She was in a coma, and had been unresponsive for years. Every Tuesday I’d visit her and read to her, and as I’d leave…

— Jarod Kintz

“He thought I was a cop and deliberately didn't call me "officer" or "detective." I let it go. If I really had a professional…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

I found out that detectives are really good dressers. I'm not even exaggerating. The woman I interviewed had these fantastic fuschia suede heels on…

— Kristin Lehman

“The first time we met I told you I was a detective. Get it through your lovely head. I work at it, lady. I…

— Raymond Chandler

“As I made my way out of the apartment and got in my patrol car I realized that it wasn't too late to stop…

— Randy Sutton

“The next time some police officer or government agent asks you whether you would be willing to answer a few questions about where you…

— James Duane

“Some day I would like to write a textbook on how to be a female detective in a man's world. Rule Number One: try…

— Frances Brody

“A policewoman comes up and tells us to move along. “Nothing to see here,” she says. “Not even that stuff you’re looking at.”

— Lincoln Michel