Crime 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

“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

“People aren't always who they seem, Detective. Am I anything like you thought?" "No," I admitted. You're a million times better than I could…

— Dani Alexander

“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

“She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble.”

— Alistair MacLean

“He leaned back in his chair. “Detective Gillian, what I want to say at this moment would no doubt be considered extremely inappropriate and…

— Diana Rowland

“You were right,” she said softly. “I never could’ve killed them all by myself.” “What did you say?” “I said you were right .…

— Ilona Andrews

“The fact that I had killed a man was really putting a crimp in my love life. Well, okay, to be strictly accurate, I…

— Laura Resnick

“Are you going to be making a point any time soon, or are you holding up the game to brag about your detective skills?”

— Tarryn Fisher

“Fair Fatality, you are the most unusual female I have encountered in all my thirty-eight years!" "You can't think how deeply flattered I am!"…

— Georgette Heyer

“I have rather an unwholesome weakness for policemen.”

— Dorothy L. Sayers