“He was a dark and stormy knight. A latter-day rake with eyes the color of emeralds worth a queen's ransom. His smile promised voyages to the moon. And heaven alone knew how many females lay littered in his wake. To a rousing burst of Rachmaninoff, he swept into my London flat one January evening and, with the hauteur of his greeting, captured my virgin heart forever and a day. 'Miss Ellie Simons? My car awaits. Shall we splurge on dinner or parking tickets?” Humorous Mysteries Book:Femmes Fatal Source: Femmes Fatal
“Punctuality comes high on my list of unforgivable sins.” SinListsPunctualityUnforgivableUnforgivable Sin Author:Dorothy Cannell
“rain began to beat at the narrow lattice windows in the stop-and-start manner of an untalented child practicing scales at the piano.” ChildrenBeatsRainWindowScalesPianoUntalented Book:God Save the Queen! Source: God Save the Queen!
“To me thin people never had any meaningful problems.” PeopleProblemWeightMeaningful Author:Dorothy Cannell