Tamara Berry > Quotes

“It's the oldest trick in the book. Half of the families in this godforsaken county are known for serving deplorable meals and dampening the bedsheets. It's the only way to dissuade houseguests.”
― Tamara Berry, Séances Are for Suckers

“And I'm sure I'll remember where I put that key in the morning. With all the excitement these past few days, it's a wonder I remembered to put on a bra.”
― Tamara Berry, Séances Are for Suckers

“How could she when a bowl of stale caramel candies sat within reach? As they happened to be her favorite thing—the staler, the better—she knew she’d been expected.”
― Tamara Berry, On Spine of Death

“Dead bodies, explosions, and a taste of something to come.
That was Thriller Writing 101.”
― Tamara Berry, Buried in a Good Book

“What does taxidermy smell like?"
"When it's done well, nothing."
"Uh oh. And when it isn't?"
Tess shuddered. "Imagine a half-rotting mummy that's been doused in Agent Orange before being dressed up on your grandmother's favorite nightgown.”
― Tamara Berry, Buried in a Good Book

“These days, she wasn't an easy woman to scare, but nothing in her years of research into the ways and means of murder had prepared her for dead fish and body parts falling from the sky.”
― Tamara Berry, Buried in a Good Book

“There were times when having a brilliant, observant, hard-edged child was a source of inordinate pride for Tess. This was not one of those times.”
― Tamara Berry, Buried in a Good Book

“Do you want me to see what I can find out? Nose around, tap into the grapevine, keep my ear to the ground?" Nikki grinned and added, "I've been reading a lot of noir detective novels lately. Please say I can.”
― Tamara Berry, Buried in a Good Book