Murder Under Her Skin Quotes

“I wouldn't go so far as to say the Mad Russian was like a father figure to me. More like a perpetually drunk uncle who let me play with sharp things at a tender age.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“That was Ruby. A Technicolor girl in a black-and-white world.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“While Mrs. Miller loved and cherished, she didn’t always obey.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“Amazing Annabelle, who was in a matching blue satin number that kept her upper parts contained but had thigh-high slits up both sides. Her legs cut through the dress like whitecaps on rough water.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“He had the tense, ready-to-run look of a guy waiting for a bar fight to kick off. No chance to tell him that my boss wasn’t the brawling type. That’s what she kept me around for.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“Boy, what did I tell you about parking this eyesore on the street?” he said, drawing out the vowels while being noncommittal about the consonants.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“I try not to judge books by their cover, but sometimes it’s tough. The cover of this particular paperback read: Small-Town Lawman Looking to Throw His Weight Around.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“Barely old enough to drive but given the keys to a two-ton deathtrap. Enthusiasm of a puppy left to run in the backyard.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“I was certainly angry that, of all those messages Mrs. Campbell relayed, not a single one mentioned Ruby.
DOWN SOUTH DRUG RING LINKED TO CHICAGO MOB, the Papers would scream. The death of the Tattooed Woman? A footnote somewhere below the fold. Who cared about her?
I did. My boss did. We cared about Ruby and everyone like her.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“I didn't want to ask the next question. I didn't think I'd like the answer. But all my business cards say "detective" and! didn't want to splurge to get new ones made.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“Translation: What's a red herring and what isn't?
We didn't know. All fish look the same when you're in the dark.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“It took a while for me to answer. It wasn’t that I didn’t know the answer. It just took a an effort to yank it out of my guts and get it past my lips.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin

“Ms. P came and joined us. Someone had found her a cane - a gaudy, gold-painted number with a rubber clown nose for a knob. Each step was accompanied by a tiny honk.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin