A Body of Water Quotes

“Because I’ve met Mrs Thorley. And I’ve come across the name before when I worked in the Met. The DI I worked for was a curmudgeonly cove. When he didn’t want to be disturbed, he put a notice on the door. F.O.Y.N.W.’
‘What does it stand for?’
‘Fuck off, you’re not welcome.’
Next to him, Rhys let out a loud guffaw.
‘No red carpet, then, sir,’ Catrin said.”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“Despite its love affair with the Sunday supplements as a destination town and one of Wales’s most desirable places to live, Llandeilo was an angina town: in desperate need of a bypass.”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“smiles. ‘Good. Anything useful”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“There are demons in this world, only they don’t have red eyes and horns. They are men and women. Mainly men, admittedly. But they all have something in them. Something that lets them look at the world differently. Look and decide that even though there are rules we must live by in order for us to stop tearing each other apart, those rules somehow don’t apply to them. And the consequences of breaking those rules mean bugger all. They’ve convinced themselves that they’re immune from all the little things that make life tolerable for the rest of us.”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“Warlow took note. No hesitation there. Getting into a vehicle with two police officers had its own fear factor. But Finny showed no sign of reticence. That meant either he had nothing to hide, or he enjoyed double bluffing. Some of the worst recidivists he knew could lie through their teeth and swear that day was night”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“Cartref.”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

“for pub meals and never forgot either of their birthdays. The truth was, if he could ask Cadi if she minded, she’d probably stare at him with big brown eyes, curled up on the sofa next to her Golden Lab pal Bouncer, and likely say, ‘And your point is?’ Molly, on the other hand, was a different kettle of herring. ‘Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard it all before,’ she said when he explained that he was unlikely to be home at anything like a reasonable time and so had okayed it with the Dawes for Cadi to stay with them overnight. That way, he was certain she’d get a walk. ‘I could have done that,’ Molly said, piqued. ‘Yes, I realise that, but the weather is, for want of a better word, shite. And you’re still at Gwen’s, right?’ ‘How do you know?’ ‘You told me this morning.’ ‘Did I? For a minute there I thought you had a GPS tracer on my car.’ ‘That can be arranged. I’m well aware you can look after yourself, Molly, but the whole point of you staying at mine is that I’m there.’ ‘As a minder?”
― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water

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― Rhys Dylan, A Body of Water