Quotes about Detective fiction

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In the detective story, as in its mirror image, the Quest for the Grail, maps (the ritual of space) and timetables (the — W.H. Auden
A check girl in peach-bloom Chinese pajamas came over to take my hat and disapprove of my clothes. She had eyes like str — Raymond Chandler, The High Window
Eventually everyone dies, but death, in various forms and ways, still comes as a shock. Then they throw dirt in your fac — Mahendra Jakhar
I can’t believe it.’ I whispered.‘You can’t let him lure you back in, Felicia. He’s wrong. He’s wrong!’ Vanian pleaded, — Charlotte Munro, Requiem City: The Butcher
I love introverts. They don't waste words. Excessive extroverts can be very wasteful. I don't trust them in any kind of — Alexei Maxim Russell, Trueman Bradley - The Next Great Detective
Digital Age Cozy: Cozy mystery can be more than knitting grannies, cats, and cookbooks! — A.E.H. Veenman, Dial QR for Murder
He began as a minor imitator of Fitzgerald, wrote a novel in the late twenties which won a prize, became dissatisfied wi — Barry N. Malzberg, The Fantastic Stories of Cornell Woolrich
If you don't like the path your life has taken, choose another. — Robert G. DeMers, The Iceman
Evil should not be, Detective Vera. Truly never can be. But in defining it as such, an inherent human bond with negativi — John Claude Smith, Autumn in the Abyss
Normally, I don't take to drinking so early in the morning, but I bend the rules when I get my ass kicked before sunrise — C.J. Fella, Rise of the Black Hand: The Case Files of Thomas Morelli
Sometimes a girl's gotta be bad to be good.Murder in the Dog Park — Jill Yesko
To catch the bad guys, you've got to think like a bad guy - and that's why all the best detectives have a dark side... — David Videcette, The Theseus Paradox
Moriston House is really quite beautiful. No wonder everyone wants to be murdered here.--Roberta "Bobbie" Aldridge — Jennifer A. Girardin, The Monday Criminologist
I hate unbreakable alibis--they are usually the first to crack. --Hugo Anstead — Jennifer A. Girardin, The Uncertainty Principle
It was always the same for her when she arrived to meet the body. After she unbuckled her seat belt, after she pulled a — Richard Castle
You’re not leaving. I told you that.” She worked to keep the calm in her tone to counter his fury. “I’m going to shoot.” — Richard Castle, Heat Wave