Quotes About Intrigue

From now on, it is our task to suspect each and every one amongst us

Say what you like, it's not natural for five or six people to be on the spot when B is murdered and all to have a motive for killing B – unless, that is, B is absolutely madly unpleasant and in that case nobody will mind whether he's been killed or not, and doesn't care in the least who's done it.

A cheap envelope in an unformed handwriting, postmarked Hertfordshire.

Where was Moses when the light went out? The answer, of course, was "In the Dark.

Her heart certainly failed to beat - but what caused it to fail is the question.

Julius tapped his revolver.

men like your Hercule Poirot don't have to look for crime—it comes to them.

Turn up the lights,' said Mr Rycroft. Major Burnaby rose and did so. The sudden glare revealed a company of pale uneasy faces.

How lightly and easily you put the matter aside! Let me tell you that no matter is finished with until Hercule Poirot ceases to concern himself with it!

It is a question of sudden and mysterious death. If I am to believe that it is a martyred angel who has been killed it does not add to the easiness of my task." "I certainly shouldn't call her an angel," said Miss Johnson and the acid tone was even more in evidence.

followed his instructions, taking up my position by the baize door, and wondering what on earth lay behind the request.

Brott kan föda romantik.

Agatha Christie

Poirot, never in the least scrupulous about reading other people's correspondence, glanced through them.

there was a good deal going on underneath the quietness.

Her nephew had once compared life in St. Mary Mead to scum on a pond, and she had indignantly pointed out that smeared on a slide under the microscope there would be plenty of life to be observed. Yes, indeed, in St. Mary Mead, there was always something going on.

Do you know, M. Poirot, I rather hope that this case isn't going to be one of your successes. I'd quite like the murderer of Louise Leidner to get away with it. In fact, I wouldn't much have objected to putting her out of the way myself.

What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean.

No Woolworth handkerchiefs," reported Race, rapidly replacing the contents of a drawer.

Agatha Christie

Quite unconsciously he backed away a little towards the door. Inspector Neele noted the movement.

And the victim, mademoiselle, is very often the clue to the mystery." Miss Reilly said: "That's rather clever of you, M. Poirot. It's certainly true that if ever a woman deserved to be murdered Mrs. Leidner was that woman!

Her works are not about the blood, but the marrow. They can be charming and harrowing at the same time.

Tak satu pun yang lebih berbahaya daripada memeras seseorang yang telah membunuh.