Books Quote by Rhys Bowen

Oooh I like to read murder mystery. I like to know the killer isn't me.

— Erasure

I read all the Agatha Christies when I was younger and like Sherlock Holmes. Crime fiction has always fascinated me, but I'll read anything…

— Emilia Fox

I love mystery novels... I love seeing the dramas played out in academic departments, particularly English departments. I started reading these when I was…

— Natasha Trethewey

The great thing about detective stories, in particular, the case can always be interesting as well as the characters.

— Shane Black

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

Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very…

— Michael Koryta

I've always really liked murder mysteries and thrillers, and great to be able to be actually part of one.

— Georgina Campbell

“The heroes of urban fantasy come out of the hard-boiled mystery, while the villains, monsters, and antagonists have their own roots in classic horror…

— George R.R. Martin

Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.

— Diana Gabaldon

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

— Lennie James

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

— Olga Tokarczuk

With the crime novels, its delightful to have protagonists I can revisit in book after book. Its like having a fictitious family.

— John Banville