Mystery And Thriller Books Quotes

“Eventually everyone dies, but death, in various forms and ways, still comes as a shock. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Or they consign you to flames. The flesh sizzles and the bones crackle. be grateful it happens in that order.”
― Mahendra Jakhar

“There was nothing strange about it. Jed and i were on a covert mission. We had dinoculars, jungle, a quarry, a threat, the hidden presence of AK-47s and slanted eyes. The only missing element was a Doors soundtrack.”
― Alex Garland, The Beach

“He’d been kidnapped, betrayed, almost fed to a Diamondscale —yes, a Diamondscale— and now, just to top things off, he was on the run with the man who was responsible for the whole mess.”
― Ruth Ford Elward, The Aftermath (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“A lot has changed, and now we’re going off to fight a war neither of us wanted. So I’m asking you now, again, if you will bind yourself to me as my wife, now and forever.

Carison to Raven”
― Ruth Ford Elward, Forever Together (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“Two days of wedded bliss and dead dragons. Any regrets yet?”

“Not a one.”
― Ruth Ford Elward, Forever Together (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“He was at least twenty pounds overweight, and was pushing for more. As a bachelor, he couldn't cook, and ended up having most of his meals in bars. Sometimes he even ate.”
― Christopher I. Warner, Faces: Death in San Francisco

“If you'd died on me, I would've taken it out on your corpse.”

Raven Heartstone Celenti to Paladin Carison Destine”
― Ruth Ford Elward, Dragonslayer No More? (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“The dragon took his other arm. But he is still a dragonslayer, no matter what.”
― Ruth Ford Elward, Dragonslayer No More? (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“You and I. We’re going back. People are dying because of this beast. It must be stopped. And we will take the dragon this time, and water the ground with its blood.”
― Ruth Ford Elward, Dragonslayer No More? (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“He couldn't move. Running would get him killed. Fighting would get him killed. …Standing where he was, trembling and sweating, would get him killed.”
― Ruth Ford Elward, Dragonslayer No More? (Paranormal Mystery, Suspense and Drama, Epic Adventure)

“Did somebody die?”

“Yes,” I replied.

“Who?” he asked, starting to freak out. I pulled out my notepad and asked him if he knew a Marcie Tucker.

“Marcie? Hm, Marcie, it doesn't ring a bell but… Oh yeah, the temp who's filling in while my regular assistant is out, I think her name is Marcie. In fact, she was supposed to be here today. I was actually starting to worry that… Wait. Is she…”

“Unfortunately yes,” I said, “Marcie was found in her apartment late last night uh… no longer alive.” My bedside manner has never been my strong suit.

Dr. Taggart looked distressed and began to ramble incoherently for a minute. I let him work through it though, I figured it was his way of grieving. I wouldn't have even paid attention to it except for the fact that it was kind of goofily, ineptly… well, poignant:

"Oh, uh, Oh my God. That's terrible. I uh… I hope she didn't have any family. I mean, I don't hope she didn't have any family, what I mean is, if she uh… if she didn't have any family then there would be nobody to get all bummed out about this and uh… you know, when something like this happens, you always think about the poor, heartbroken family, so uh… if she doesn't have any family then uh… the bright side would be that nobody would, you know, have to be all bummed out."

Hm. I guess I never thought of it that way. Awkward wording aside, he's kind of got a point there.”
― Jules Cassard, Dirt Nap Rhapsody

“I am a practitioner of the science of deduction, of using the known facts in a case to unveil the unknown.’ - Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Mark Sohn, Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.

“Parrott, hate to disturb you on your day off. Need you to check out a death at the Campbell farm. Lots of important people at a weekend party. Looks like natural causes, but--"
“Okay, Chief. I’m on it.” Parrott shut down his computer and put on his heavy coat. He glanced back at Tonya’s picture before he stepped out and closed the door.”
― Saralyn Richard, Murder in the One Percent