Detective Quote by Matthew Cody

I wanted to be a police detective. In my work, particularly in documentaries, I am obsessed with finding things out, seeking ever-new facts and…

— James Marsh

“I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me. He was a marvellous little fellow. He…

— Agatha Christie

I hate that people are trying to detective work into my past, it bothers me... But it's, whatever, I haven't got anything to hide.

— Angus Cloud

The best crime novels are not about how a detective works on a case; they are about how a case works on a detective.

— Michael Connelly

“Detective work is ninety-nine percent boring and one percent the kind of excitement no one should ever experience.”

— Marshall Thornton

[Townies] was a huge cast. It was a bit ungainly, I think with 12 regular characters they had to keep writing for.

— Eric McCormack

“Julia was a tall, ungainly girl, much taller than Gordon, with a thin face and a neck just a little too long - one…

— George Orwell

“Why do fathers look ungainly in their daughter's bedrooms? Like mythical beasts wandered in from the forest of another world?”

— Mira Jacob

“Ugly and ungainly. The least dependable creature you ever met. Just when you think you understand her, she changes. If only I had a…

— Mette Ivie Harrison

I'm quite ungainly.

— Ellie Taylor

Those who are compelled to paint by force, without being in the necessary mood, can produce only ungainly works, because this profession requires an…

— Titian

Your novels show only the tiniest fraction of detective work, the brilliant crime, the tantalizing clues, the dramatic chase, the final battle atop a…

— Stefan Petrucha