First-sentence Quote by Richard Ford

“Here's what I know. There are usually two reasons people commit premeditated murder. Love and money.”

— Julie Ann Walker

“Next time we commit crime, we'll make sure to include him.”

— Rachel Caine

“Parents are the mystified criminals, blinking in the docks, making it all the worse for themselves with every word they utter.”

— Michael Cunningham

“I should fancy, however, that murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.”

— Oscar Wilde

“You’re not a serial murderer yet. You’ve murdered just four.”

— S. A. David

“Robbery not a likely motive. 2. Sexual assault also not likely. 3. She was stabbed. A lot. 4. The amount of blood at the…

— Shannon Hill

“I don't know if I killed my dad or not.”

— Jeanne Willis

“Like a good detective story myself. Lots of nonsense written, though. Criminal discovered in last Chapter. Everyone dumbfounded. Real crime - you'd know at…

— Agatha Christie

“They murdered him.”

— Robert Cormier

“The boy loved his parents more than anything on this Earth. And so he had to kill them.”

— Mark Hill

“Oh, your mom is going to kill me. What was I thinking getting you practically murdered and on a school night too.”

— Sophie Littlefield

“Mom and dad probably told you I've been arrested. I'm innocent. I want you to know that.”

— Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote