Quotes About Sleuths

It's a fine murdering day, (sang Bunch) And as balmy as May And the sleuths from the village are gone." A rattle of crockery being dumped in the sink drowned the next lines, but as the Rev. Julian Harmon left the house, he heard the final triumphant assertion: "And we'll all go a'murdering today!

Secret Service, I suppose," said Mrs. Oliver. "You can't tell me so, I know, but he wouldn't have been asked otherwise this evening. The four murderers and the four sleuths - Scotland Yard. Secret Service. Private. Fiction. A clever idea.

We're the Camp Club Girls, remember!" "Supersleuths forever!" Kate shouted with glee. "Supersleuths forever!" Sydney echoed. She then looked at Kate with a twinkle in her eyes, and together they added one last line, just for fun! "Rumor Free! You and Me!

Women in mystery fiction were largely confined to little old lady snoops - amateur sleuths - who are nurses, teachers, whatever.

The boys took a taxi to the oceanfront. It was a beautiful day and the sea sparkled in the sunshine. The four sleuths ate lunch at a restaurant specializing in seafood, then Frank rented a trim little speedboat. "Oh, boy, I can hardly wait to take her out!" Tony gloated as he warmed up the motor. "We should stick in pairs to be on the safe side," Joe said thoughtfully. Chet would accompany Tony. A few moments later the two boys put-putted out across the water.

I don't take much stock of detectives in novels - chaps that do things and never let you see how they do them. That's just inspiration: not business.

Men were stupid to forget what good sleuths women could be.