Bruce Hammack > Quotes

“Heather. “I’m not up on all your homespun expressions yet. What exactly does that mean?” “Wrapped around the axle? It means she’s upset nine ways to Sunday, tied up in knots, beside herself with worry, and like a calf seeing a new gate. She’s not quite to the point of squealing like a stuck pig, but she’s sure got her knickers in a”
― Bruce Hammack, Exercise Is Murder

“but we got to talking about how stupid it was to try to shoot out the eye of a blind guy.”
― Bruce Hammack, Exercise Is Murder

“The air fresheners she’d attached to the air conditioner vents gave the car a smell that combined a nursing home, a pine forest, ocean breezes and a flower shop.”
― Bruce Hammack, Exercise Is Murder

“She’s wrapped around the axle.” “Sorry,” said Heather. “I’m not up on all your homespun expressions yet. What exactly does that mean?” “Wrapped around the axle? It means she’s upset nine ways to Sunday, tied up in knots, beside herself with worry, and like a calf seeing a new gate. She’s not quite to the point of squealing like a stuck pig, but she’s sure got her knickers in a knot.”
― Bruce Hammack, Exercise Is Murder

“There’s a rule in polite society that you can do just about anything as long as you keep your name out of the newspapers and your face off television… unless”
― Bruce Hammack, A Smiley And McBlythe Mystery Collection: Volume 3

“Don’t let Mr. Pride sit too long on your shoulder. He’s a mean little fellow who’ll push you into a muddy river. Some folks call him karma”
― Bruce Hammack, Murder On The Neches

“Dead men don’t answer phones.”
― Bruce Hammack, Exercise Is Murder

“How can I help you find Great-Grandpa’s killer?” The question had already occurred to Fen”
― Bruce Hammack, The Fen Maguire Mysteries Volume 2

“That’s because you insist on strictly obeying laws and rules. I have a broader interpretation. I look at felonies the way you do”
― Bruce Hammack, Murder On The Medina

“Sally’s”
― Bruce Hammack, Murder On The Brazos