Quotes About Sleuth

out the pins. "All detectives wear badges. These

I can just about promise you Philip Marlowe was never as dainty as I.

So you're like a ... an amateur sleuth?" "God no. I'm more like the hapless guys in those film-noir flicks we used to watch. I keep getting tangled up in bizarro events." "Oh yes?" His eyes lit with enthusiasm. I was speaking his language now. "Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential or William Hurt in Body Heat ?" "I was thinking more like Woody Allen in Play It Again, Sam .

I've always been a fan of investigation shows.

When wearing a trench coat, you're allowed to act like Humphrey Bogart when he was detective Sam Spade.

detective, in a blazer and oxford

The thriller is the cardinal twentieth-century form. All it, like the twentieth century, wants to know is: Who's Guilty?

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

Carolyn Keene

Carolyn Keene

Carolyn Keene

The young sleuth smiled to herself. "I wish that phantom boat would appear! I'd like to know what it looks like.

famous fashion designer

The young sleuth smiled. Although she was glad it was all over, she could not help but look forward to another mystery to solve.

headquarters now

The young detective went on alone to the antique shop. It was an inconspicuous place on a busy street. A bell jingled as she entered.

Mr. Drew and his wife

If there was one thing which Sloan had learned over the years it was that you should never underestimate the element of luck in detective work.

He's that detective. Galatas.

I used to think, what other job in the world is as good as being a detective?

Kerry Greenwood

I'm the Nancy Drew of drag!

I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective.

When I was little, all I really wanted out of my life was to become Nancy Drew. I've always enjoyed fictional sleuths, especially Nancy.