The Mystery Writer Quotes

“You wouldn’t believe how many people believe that the Clintons, the Bushes, even your Queen Elizabeth are shape-shifting lizards.” He tapped the screen. “The folks who come up with this stuff know how to write a story.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer

“Becoming a writer is one thing; staying one is entirely another beast.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer

“He awoke early on the day he died, lying unmoving for a time under the weight of frustration, the inertia of despair.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer

“The way in which those writers were used in the fabrication of narratives aimed at sowing distrust, inciting action, or merely providing distraction, so that the agency might sell such services to those who might profit from a timely scandal involving their competitors, or require some scandal”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Theo’s confession had simply stopped the prosecution of Gus Benton. There had been no real evidence to corroborate her confession and it had not fully exonerated him.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Don’t be fucking ridiculous!” Wilson exploded. “Look, you jumped-up little lapdog, if you think I’m going let you extort my client with some fabricated claim, you are out of your fucking mind! I’ll have this thrown out before you can open your filthy lying mouth!”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Online friendship was a fickle thing. Loose comments, failed jokes, or simple flares of temper could unleash a contagion of outrage and condemnation. It was no longer enough to write a good book; authors had to be photogenic, witty saints as well.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“But the killings had stopped. Mendes presented that fact alone as proof positive that Theodosia Benton had been the perpetrator, and try as they did, Gus and Mac had found no more likely suspect.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“She had written letters, called for boycotts, and rallied her fellow Christians to demand the book be banned. Mac hadn’t seen her quite this worked up since he’d been released from prison.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“How could you have known, Gus? And, to be fair, he didn’t hurt her in any way…” “He was old.” “I’m sure nothing that happened was because he was old, Gus, and I think Theo did love him—you don’t get to choose for other people.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Not that I blame you, of course,” Athol declared. “Curtis was scum. A dark force, a corrupter. Someone needed to stab the mongrel.” Gus’s face was unreadable.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Of course, she’s scared. There’s a murderer on the loose, and the only thing the police can seem to do about it is to shoot me!”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“I can’t have a life; and it’s destroying yours. We’re in the middle of this because of my relationship with Dan. And people are dying.” “I know, I just don’t want you to be one of them.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Oh, Theo, Gus will work his way through this. Philip Hayes is an asshole. And your brother is an exceptional attorney. He’ll be all right.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Oh no…Theo, no. I was talking about the impact on his firm, his professional reputation. Your brother is fierce in his defense of you—so fierce that his better judgment is occasionally compromised.” “Do you know Gus?” Theo wasn’t sure why she asked this—it was a sudden feeling.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Theo’s words were lost, her thoughts confused. The idea of distancing herself from Dan seemed so callous, so treacherous.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Caleb shook his head. He wasn’t sure when Mac had gone wrong. Their mother spent a lot of time praying he would see the light. But Mac was obstinate—it would probably take more than divine intervention.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“What’s happening, Gus?” Theo dropped her face into her hands. “It feels like everything is going wrong, and there’s nothing I do that helps. I can’t find my way out.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Language, Cormac. I did not raise you to be foul-mouthed and disrespectful, regardless of the company you’re keeping.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“I know people get caught up in their favorite books, but this protest, if that’s what it was, seems a bit extreme. Readers are not generally violent…sports fans, yes, but readers?”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Because nothing sells books like talk of the movie, and since Dan Murdoch won’t be writing any more books, I expect they’ll be keen to make as much money as they can from the books they have.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Judging by their line of questioning, they are considering some ludicrous scenario in which I supplied Theo with a gun and then took it away again. They’re searching my house now.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Mac is by nature entrepreneurial,” Gus informed her. “It’s the American dream.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“She was not so naïve as to believe there was no financial motive in Day Delos’s interest in Dan’s manuscript, but she thought Veronica, at least, was sincere.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Some readers fixate on the writer, imagine a personal relationship of some sort. That person may have felt betrayed by Dan because he moved, or because of his friendship with you, or even because he wore a blue sweater and not a red one. It’s not rational.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Before a client begins a relationship, the person in question must be vetted by the agency.” “What?” Theo did not even try to suppress her shock. “It sounds draconian, I know, but it’s part of the service, in a way.” “The service? I’m not sure I understand.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“We have the very best people, who will maintain social media in your voice and speaking on subjects designed to create and enhance a following of you as a person, which will, of course, feed into your readership.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Of course, it means our authors must be very disciplined. In this day of social media, we do not want any hint of your novel, its plot, its style, or substance getting out before it is time.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Most Yanks can’t tell the difference between an Australian and a British accent…and your accent is pretty weak.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

“Like walking into a strange house alone, with no idea who’s in there. This isn’t Hobart, Theo. People here have guns, and if you wander into their house, a lot of them would be quite happy to shoot you.”
― Sulari Gentill, The Mystery Writer: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD