The Wire in the Blood Quotes

“You take the lead. He'll open up more easily to a copper than a mumbo jumbo man”
― Val McDermid, The Wire in the Blood

“in a group that she was convinced were all better than her,”
― Val McDermid, The Wire In The Blood

“Any sensible person knows that it’s only postponing the evil hour, but when you’re in debt up to your eyeballs, you stop thinking straight. You get into this self-deluding fantasy that if you can just get over this hump, you’ll be heading towards getting straight again. Nobody cons themselves better than a bad debtor.”
― Val McDermid, The Wire In The Blood

“clichés got that way because they reflected reality. Better the devil you know. Don’t take sweets from strangers.”
― Val McDermid, The Wire In The Blood