“I think I'm part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we'd chosen this very conservative genre.” ThinkingFactsGenerationsCrimeHorrorConservativeChosenGenre Author:Laura Lippman
“The pace of Swedish crime fiction is slower - Stieg Larsson's the exception. And I think we use the environment more.” ThinkingUseFictionEnvironmentCrimeExceptionPaceCrime FictionSwedish Author:Camilla Lackberg
“I know you shouldn't spit in your own soup but I think most crime writing is like TV and doesn't make enormous demands on one's intellect.” ThinkingKnowsWritingCrimeTvsDemandIntellectEnormousSoupSpit Author:Donna Leon
“The centerpiece of 'Law and Order' is the crime, and it starts with the writing. There's a beginning, a middle and an end. It allows the audience to watch any given episode and can drop right in and not feel lost. I think the stark, raw structure has a lot to do with its longevity.” ThinkingFeelsWritingEndsLawOrderLostGivenWatchesAudienceMiddleCrimeStructureEpisodesLongevityStarksLaw And OrderCenterpieces Author:Danny Pino
“A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I'm not like that and I've realised that I don't need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTryingBookBlackDarkDangerousCrimeRealised Author:Ian Rankin
“I would feel horrible to think I had put my name on a pistol permit and allowed someone to carry around a gun and they committed another crime.” ThinkingFeelsNamesCrimeGunCommittedHorriblePermitPistols Author:Mike Rutherford
“I think I had a particular moment when I was 15 years old. I read 'Crime and Punishment,' and that book just, I think, more than any other book made me want to be a writer, 'cause it was the first time that I hadn't just entered a book, but a book had entered me.” ThinkingWantYearsFirstsMadeBookMomentsCausesCrimeParticularFirst TimePunishmentCrime And Punishment Author:Ron Rash