The Oxford Mystery Quotes

“Somerville College,”
― Joyce Cato, The Oxford Mystery

“Ruskin,”
― Joyce Cato, The Oxford Mystery

“Hospital,”
― Joyce Cato, The Oxford Mystery

“Jenny caught it, but let it go. She could be magnanimous that way.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“I’ve seen it before: a good-looking, middle-aged woman in a dead marriage; they find some young handsome bloke, and it’s love’s young dream all over again. I think they’re trying to recapture their youth, or something. Perhaps they think it’s their last chance at romance, or having a last bite of the big, emotional cherry. All I know is, when they get like this, they fall harder than a ton of bricks.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“Pippa was too unpredictable and wild to play away with.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“Miss Starling’s first priority is always food, apparently.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“Still, he was being canny, and that was a good thing. All in all, she rather liked her policemen to be wily. It made her feel safer.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“Easily led. And obviously used to being handled by the women in his life. Excellent. It meant that he’d already been thoroughly house-trained.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“What was she supposed to do now? Swoon at his feet? Jenny bit back a grin as she wondered what he’d do if she did. If he attempted to catch her, she’d squash him flat.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery