Books Quote by Michael Connelly

I particular enjoy the crime writer, Walter Ellis Mosley. He does a series of Chandler-esque detective stories.

— Lennie James

[Raymond] Chandler, I reread him, and there's a lot of bad writing there. I don't think he knew much about people.

— James Ellroy

I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I…

— Robert Crais

I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his…

— Jo Nesbo

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

— Olga Tokarczuk

My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series I did…

— Sue Grafton

I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its author made…

— Avi

When I was a teenager, I was a voracious reader of crime fiction, but only contemporary books.

— Michael Connelly

I absolutely adore classic crime and read a huge amount as a teen - Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Sherlock Holmes, Josephine Tey, and…

— Ruth Ware

I learned to write crime novels by reading people I hoped to emulate: people like James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, Joseph Wambaugh, and Sue…

— Michael Connelly

The first time I read a crime novel - I think it may have been an Elmore Leonard book - it took some time…

— Alastair Reynolds

I'm a voracious reader. I also have a ton of favorite TV shows I'm addicted to.

— Zara Cox