Peter Bartram > Quotes

“What did Cinderella say when the developers mislaid her photos?” he said. “Some day my prints will come,”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“be sad types who'd got themselves arrested on Saturday night for being drunk and disorderly. There were a couple of street tarts who'd been picked up - probably because”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“The biscuit? A jammie dodger, presumably,” I said. We were in Figgis' office. The date on his wall calendar said Monday”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“hospital looking like the Invisible Man in his bandage gear.” I stood up and moved towards the door. “Don't worry,” I said. “I'll stay lucky.”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“The lad was an inquisitive little shaver. I could see him making a good journalist one day.”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“it's never wise to make idle promises. People have a habit of taking you up on them.”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“made Peter Rachman look like Peter Pan. But Darke was as slippery as an eel in butter. And Figgis was right: Brighton's police had never been able to pin any criminal charges on him.”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“Women often kept their wedding dresses for life.”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“We should earn our livelihoods by hard work rather than chasing easy money through luck.”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“from Australia”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories

“No need to guess what I’m getting for Christmas.” I turned at the door. “Lung cancer?”
― Peter Bartram, Murder from the Newsdesk: Seven Crampton of the Chronicle mystery stories