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She tried to focus on the element of riddle or at least puzzle contained in the letter and ignore the sense of doom that — Sara Sheridan, British Bulldog
What was she doing here? Private detectives were for insecure housewives, parents of troubled teens, bent old ladies who — Laura Oliva, Season Of The Witch
Get a load of this, Frank.” Gerald Peyton’s pause set off his pronouncement. “She is expecting to get a wedding ring.”“T — Ed Lynskey, After the Big Noise
A diamond wedding ring, you say?”I studied his face. Was he putting me on? He looked earnest. “As any guy would expect, — Ed Lynskey, After the Big Noise
If there was one thing which Sloan had learned over the years it was that you should never underestimate the element of — Catherine Aird
If you're good at this job, and I am, then every step in a murder case moves you in one direction: towards order. We get — Tana French, Broken Harbour
Persistence is often a detective's greatest ally. — Lara Adrian, Taken by Midnight
No, this was Philly. Drunks here boo Santa and get in more trouble than a dog with an Easter basket, and like the dog, t — Kym Grosso, Kade's Dark Embrace
I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with this case, as I choose to be only associated w — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
Everything can be summed up into an equation. — Alexei Maxim Russell, Trueman Bradley - Aspie Detective
Blood always excites me. — Jonathan Latimer, Solomon's Vineyard
The dentist swiveled on his heels and disappeared, leaving me there to massage my jaw back into feeling after its brief, — Jonathan Lethem, Gun, With Occasional Music
It's been a while since I've had sex. I figured it was just like riding a bike, the only difference is that after a whil — Beatrice Stark Girl Detective
He told me he was used to getting what he wanted. — Celia Conrad, A Model Murder
Look to the past to see what the future holds. — Celia Conrad, Wilful Murder
Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Red Headed League
A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week. — Evan Hunter