Quotes About Detective

Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant...The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives.

Skulduggery: The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives Stephanie: It may depend Skulduggery: Valkyrie-- Stephanie: Fine I'll go - Skulduggery: Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monster. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant.

Weren't expecting this, were you, Mr. Detective? Probably thought, once a mountain fell on her, you'd seen the last of our sister, eh?" "To be honest," Skulduggery said, "yes.

Detective, have you ever considered the fact that violence is the recourse of the uncivilised man?" Skulduggery looked back. "I'm sophisticated, charming, suave and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilised.

Serpine: You have caused me so much trouble over the years detective. It's almost a shame to end it Skulduggery: You're surrendering?

The great Skeleton Detective, in the flesh – figuratively speakin', of course.

Detective Harris smiled good-naturedly as he sat down. "Other Inspector?" "The one who just left." "Hmm? Who was that, then?" "Detective Inspector Me." "Detective Inspector You?" "No, Me. That's his... He said that's his name. You just passed him. He was with a girl on work experience and a boy with spiky hair." Harris blinked at him. "I didn't pass anyone, Mr Dunne, and I'm the only Detective Inspector on duty right now." Kenny stared at him. "Then... then who the hell was I just speaking to?

That man," Carol said. "The thin man at Gordon's will reading, with the ridiculous name. He's involved in this, isn't he?" "Skulduggery Pleasant," Valkyrie nodded. "And yes, he is.

You ask in awful lot of questions." "When I grow up, I want to be a detective just like you." He looked over and saw her grinning. He laughed. "I suppose you do share my penchant for raising Cain.

First rule of being a detective,' the Doctor said a he knocked on the door, 'is to observe. Observe the obvious, and observe the not-so-obvious. Observing the not-so-obvious is not as easy as observing the obvious, but if it were easy everyone would be at it.

The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. "I'm Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. I'm lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest, but then I've always managed to exceed expectations.

Skulduggery Pleasant

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.

He eyed me with practiced suspicion. Great, a small town amateur detective – look out, Angela Lansbury.

One Corpse Too Many

The Mystery of the Invisible Thief

Holmes, Moriarty, they both look the same with the flesh scorched off their skulls.

Montalbano sat outside reading a good detective novel by two Swedish authors, husband and wife, in which there wasn't a page without a ferocious and justified attack on social democracy and the government. In his mind, Montalbano dedicated the book to all those who did not deign to read mystery novels because, in their opinion, they were only entertaining puzzles.

So another thing I learn is that Sherlock Holmes always finds the right clue, and I don't.

A detective story is just the premise for conflict, as a Western is.

I never have liked detective dramas. I try to watch all of them to see what's going on, but I don't like them.

I particular enjoy the crime writer, Walter Ellis Mosley. He does a series of Chandler-esque detective stories.

My character started off on 'Chicago P.D.' as the brother to Detective Jake Halstead, and then I also played on 'Chicago Fire.' So, I really worked on both shows before 'Chicago Med' even started.

I'd be an absolutely appalling detective... Appalling.