Why She Died Quotes

“As Rachel walked away, she couldn't help thinking that although her sister Ruth was the one who had been incarcerated for years with mental health issues, it was impossible to know what was going on inside anyone's mind.”
― J.G. Roberts, Why She Died

“Things are very rarely what they seem when you start scratching away at the surface.' … 'It's the same in my business. We uncover things that the defendant would rather we didn't know and then try to bury them deep enough in the hope that the prosecution won't dig them up. I sometimes have to question my own integrity.”
― J.G. Roberts, Why She Died

“Maybe if you've always had everything handed to you on a plate, there comes a point where you need to prove your self-worth.”
― J.G. Roberts, Why She Died

“Criminals think they're so clever and have everything covered, but they almost always make one critical mistake, which is a good thing from our point of view.”
― J.G. Roberts, Why She Died

“Her own dad had always said that the police who handled the case when she and Ruth were abducted were kind and compassionate. It was what had given them hope in their darkest hours. I joined the force intending to be that kind of police officer, Rachel recalled. Have I changed? Has the reality of modern policing turned me into someone cruel and uncaring?”
― J.G. Roberts, Why She Died

“She was trying to employ the breathing technique she had been taught as a young child to calm herself in times of severe stress, but it wasn't proving particularly effective.”
― J.G. Roberts, Why She Died