List Of Crime Novels Quotes

I Read A Lot Of Thrillers, Especially American Crime Novels.

Ever Since The '70s, Maj Sjowall And Per Wahloo Were The Godfathers Of Scandinavian Crime. They Broke The Crime Novel In Scandinavia From The Kiosks And Into The Serious Bookstores.

I Wasn't That Into Crime Novels At All, But A Friend Introduced Me To The Work Of Jim Thompson - I Loved All His Books.

Many Scandinavian Writers Who Had Made Their Name In Literary Fiction Felt They Wanted To Have A Go At The Crime Novel To Show They Could Compete With The Best. If Salman Rushdie Had Been Norwegian, He Would Definitely Have Written At Least One Thriller.

There's A Real Emphasis On Being Witty In Scotland, Even In Crime Novels.

The Crime Novel Has Always Been My Favourite Genre.

The Most Difficult Part Of Any Crime Novel Is The Plotting. It All Begins Simply Enough, But Soon You're Dealing With A Multitude Of Linked Characters, Strands, Themes And Red Herrings - And You Need To Try To Control These Unruly Elements And Weave Them Into A Pattern.

I'm A Fast Writer, And Crime Novels Are Easy To Do. It's Much Harder To Write A 1,000 Word Article, Where Everything Has To Be 100 Per Cent Correct.

I Abhor Crime Novels In Which The Main Character Can Behave However He Or She Pleases, Or Do Things That Normal People Do Not Do, Without Those Actions Having Social Consequences.

I Am A Master Of Fiction. I Am Also The Greatest Crime Novelist Who Ever Lived. I Am To The Crime Novel In Specific What Tolstoy Is To The Russian Novel And What Beethoven Is To Music.

The Wildest Ride In Modern Crime Novel Exoticum. A Novel So Steeped In Milieu That It Feels As If You've Blasted To Mars In The Grip Of A Demon Who Won't Let You Go. Read This Book, Savor The Language-it's The Last-and The Most Compelling Word In Thrillers.

The Chicago Way Is A Wonderful First Novel. Michael Harvey Has Studied The Masters And Put His Own Unique Touch On The Crime Novel. This Book Harkens The Arrival Of A Major New Voice.