Caron Allan > Quotes

“Honestly, Monica, this murdering slash revenge lark’s an awful faff. I do wish we could just go and have a chat over a nice G & T.”
― Caron Allan, Check Mate

“Cressida is making a list. If you’re on it, you’re dead. She’s making the world a better place and if someone’s got to die to make that happen, so be it…”
― Caron Allan, Cross Check

“Dottie could almost imagine Cassie saying, as her own mother would, ‘Fine words butter no parsnips’.”
― Caron Allan, Rose Petals and White Lace

“Dottie found a hand beneath her elbow and she was abruptly steered away from the group.
‘I want a word with you, Miss Manderson.’
‘Sergeant—er—whatever-your-name-is. How very pleasant to see you again.’ Dottie forced herself to smile even though her heart had plummeted to her shoes. He looked furious.”
― Caron Allan, Night and Day

“He was quite young, though older than her own nineteen years of age. But no more than perhaps his early thirties. Fairish hair, slightly receding, and dark from the rain. One of those moustaches that were all the rage at the moment. Blue eyes, very blue like a child’s, wide and astonished-looking. From his smart evening dress, he was clearly well-to-do, although she didn’t recognise him. But the blood—oh the blood. So much…”
― Caron Allan, Night and Day

“Do I want to go to Monica’s memorial service? Of course I do, I loved her, she was my best pal. Plus I want to make absolutely sure she really is dead.”
― Caron Allan, Cross Check

“Let him go, Monica, your quarrel is with me.”
She laughed. “Oh very High Noon! Sorry, did you want a duel? I’m afraid I have your gun.”
― Caron Allan, Check Mate

“I’ve booked a few sessions to make it look like a genuine getaway but now I look at my programme, I wonder how to fit in murdering my mother-in-law." Cressida Barker-Powell (Criss Cross)”
― Caron Allan, Criss Cross

“moreish,”
― Caron Allan, The Spy Within