Mystery Series Quotes

“Let the spirits guide you, but never let them take you.”
― E.J. Stevens, Spirit Storm

“Emma was doing something nice for Simon? Hell must be enjoying the snow day.”
― E.J. Stevens, Spirit Storm

“You have the Answer. Just get quiet enough to hear it. ~Pat Obuchowski”
― Laurie Stevens, The Dark Before Dawn

“The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne”
― Laurie Stevens, The Dark Before Dawn

“We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character.”
― John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers

“Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?”
― Beatles, Paperback Writer

“This is the day the Lord has made, suck it up and rejoice.”
― Donna White Glaser, The Enemy We Know

“The real core of this book is about the open secrets that can fester in a community until an outsider raises questions.”
― J. Alexander Greenwood, Pilate's Cross

“She is my friend, and there is nothing you can say or do that can stop me from helping her.”
― Peter G. Nogel

“The love of money can do wicked things to one's soul.”
― Jules Haigler, The Color of Red

“[Charlie] Moon was trying hard to get a handle on this. Maybe he's got a PhD. What with pass-fail replacing conventional grading, Internet diploma mills, and who knows what other academic innovations that has been driving the dumbing-down in American education, you couldn't tell who might have a sheepskin tucked away in his hip pocket.”
― James D. Doss, Three Sisters

“I really enjoyed hearing the likesand dislikesof my readers at book clubs as well as meeting new fans at the book signing at The Bookworm in Omaha " he said. "The book clubs have overwhelmingly asked me to hurry up on writing the sequel.”
― J. Alexander Greenwood, Pilate's Cross

“The professor’s motive was in the grand scheme of things terribly petty ” Greenwood said. “"Pilate’s Cross" is inspired by the questions this terrible crime created but as a work of fiction it is set in a different place and time and has a more complex motive for the murders.”
― J. Alexander Greenwood, Pilate's Cross

“A traditional family? No. But family all the same. They were her sisters of the heart. Her gift from God to ease her ache of loneliness.?”
― Kim Vogel Sawer

“It’s better to beat a dead horse than to worry about whether or not it might recover.”
― John Casey, Devolution

“Once again Erica takes her readers deep into the larger-than-life opera milieu she loves and knows so well. Prepare yourself to be drawn inexorably into her engrossing account of deadly deeds behind the big gold curtain in the City by the Bay.”
― Kip Cranna

“Death is the only law free of discrimination. Everyone dies. Most don’t get to choose when.”
― Caleb Wygal, Death on the Boardwalk

“Sometimes the brain gets left out of the equation when a person builds up a belief in something so much that they believe it with their heart and soul. They want to hold onto their convictions when confronted with truths contrary to their views of reality.”
― Caleb Wygal, Death on the Boardwalk

“Strive for excellence, follow your conscience and heart, and welcome feedback with open arms. Relentlessly pursue your craft.”
― Millicent Eidson, Anthracis: A Microbial Mystery

“The doorbell was shrill, splitting your ears the same way as a scream.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

“Hello Pippa, it read. I've just seen the missing posters around town. I don't remember seeing Jamie Reynolds that evening, but I've had a quick look through my photographs from the memorial, and I've found him. You might want to take a look at this photo.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead

“His pale eyes staring right out into hers, holding her there as a cold shiver crept down the back of her neck.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead

“He’d learned to rely on God’s prompting Spirit over the years. More than once, it had saved his life.”
― Crystal Caudill, Counterfeit Love

“We're partners in crime after all. That means partners no matter what.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

“Policework is like having ringside seats to the greatest show on Earth! (Ringling Bro's ref.)”
― Jim Kelly, The Temptation of Paradise

“There's a period in every case when I feel really confused. It's usually from right after I'm hired until I find out who did it.”
― Carol Lea Benjamin, This Dog for Hire

“L.A. was still hot. The Devil Winds were blowing. Bad things happen on nights like this.”
― Ingraffia Sam

“More than anything in my life, I wanted to find out who killed my wife. What Gomez just gave me was a spark.

When we got back, I’d take that spark and light Myrtle Beach on fire if I had to.”
― Caleb Wygal, Death on the Causeway

“He had conquered the most difficult and dangerous part of his plan, but there was something he couldn’t have planned for.
Me.”
― Caleb Wygal, Death on the Causeway

“Instead of dwelling on the factory of sadness that was the aftermath of Autumn’s death, I cut to the chase. “After that, I threw myself into my business and then helped my parents settle into their new house here. Anything to keep my mind off not having her with me. I was numb for a long time, trying to move on as she would have wanted me to do. It was so hard.”
I paused, thinking about those dark moments that involved way too much bourbon.
“I was like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, doing the same thing over and over each day with no purpose in life. Stuck in a rut. Big time. Then one morning, I came across the body of my friend Paige Whitaker behind my bookstore, and something possessed me to figure out who did it.”
― Caleb Wygal, Death on the Causeway