Murder Mysteries Quotes

Writing mysteries lets me get away with murder. I think 'the mystery' may be the greatest form for social criticism, simply because it is pedestrian. — Gregory McDonald

It occurred to me then that the man might not be mad; I found this far more disquieting than the alternative. — Neil Gaiman

Murder mysteries are puzzles that are fun to resolve. — Kathy Reichs

He told me he was used to getting what he wanted. — Celia Conrad

I had a publishing history of murder mysteries. — Alan Furst

My goal in life is to get the federal government down to half its present size and under control, and then I can write murder mysteries. — Grover Norquist

People are interested in crime fiction when they're quite distanced from crime. People in Darfur are not reading murder mysteries. — Denise Mina

Then, like a born and bred asshole, he added to the sheriff, He writes murder mysteries. — Josh Lanyon

I like murder mysteries, the Agatha Christie kinds of things where you know that it's all going to be neatly wound up at the end. — Stephen Sondheim

Forgetfulness can sometimes bring freedom of a sort — Neil Gaiman

Perhaps it is true that all that happens is in accordance with Your will, and thus it is good. But sometimes You leave blood on Your instruments. — Neil Gaiman

Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports. — Mason Cooley

People who would never sneer at sci-fi and murder mysteries have no trouble damning the whole romance genre without reading one. — Lauren Willig

San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery. — Alfred Hitchcock

It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it. — Steve McConnell

People named Tinkerbell name their daughters Susan. — Neil Gaiman

All through graduate school, instead of having a television I read murder mysteries: Hammett, Chandler, Ruth Rendell, P. D. James. — Donna Leon