Crime Quote by Sarah Weinman

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is…

— Karin Slaughter

I've always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and stories of…

— Nick Petrie

I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there's no mystery emerging in the first few…

— Sophie Hannah

Most crime novels offer a curious kind of escape, to places that jag the nerves and worry the mind. Their rides of suspense give…

— Susie Dent

Crime fiction makes money. It may be harder for writers to get published, but crime is doing better than most of what we like…

— Linwood Barclay

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

— Alastair Reynolds

In everything I've written, the crime has always just been an occasion to write about other things. I don't have a picture of myself…

— Peter Temple

Crime makes for great drama and it's interesting because it delves into the darker side of us. Those kind of stories go way back,…

— Mark Bonnar

Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the…

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Olga Tokarczuk

Crime fiction is a genre for writing stories about people - about conflict, about guilt, about passion, about the human condition.

— Jo Nesbo

When a novel is based on an actual crime, it should do much more than loosely fictionalize it. The novel must stand alone as…

— Sarah Weinman