Matt Brolly > Quotes

“Frank had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.”
― Matt Brolly, The Running Girls

“Yes, it was Easter weekend”
― Matt Brolly, The Gorge

“missing.”
― Matt Brolly, Dead Eyed

“The crossing was the hardest Geoff had faced so far.”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“even Channel Five was a stretch too far for her.”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“and”
― Matt Brolly, The Descent

“Her son had bought her some sort of contraption for her television one Christmas years ago. Supposedly, it had hundreds of extra channels, but she couldn’t understand how it worked and made do with the four terrestrial channels –”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“The gorge that cut through the village of Cheddar”
― Matt Brolly, The Gorge

“Working?”
― Matt Brolly, Dead Eyed

“That was one of the main problems in dealing with an organisation that believed all your crimes could be forgiven if you just prayed hard enough.”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“She could smell Finch’s aftershave the second she entered the living room area.”
― Matt Brolly, The Gorge

“in”
― Matt Brolly, The Solstice

“amalgamation”
― Matt Brolly, Dead Eyed

“Macy Reid was”
― Matt Brolly, Dead End

“house was impressive. He led Lambert across immaculate wooden floorboards, which shone as if freshly polished, to his office. Sinnott held the door open for him and made his move as Lambert stepped through the gap. Sinnott was too old and slow to land the blow which had been aimed at the back of Lambert’s head. Although Lambert hadn’t been expecting it, he’d been on edge ever since Sinnott had answered the door. He moved his head in time, Sinnott’s fist glancing his head but making most impact with the door. Lambert swivelled around and landed a punch square in Sinnott’s throat, ending the dispute. Sinnott dropped as if he’d been shot. Sinnott was breathless. He grasped for air, opening his mouth in panic. Lambert gave him a few seconds, allowing the first rush of air to filter into his lungs, before pulling his arms behind his back and cuffing him. He pulled tight on the cuffs, ignoring Sinnott’s”
― Matt Brolly, Dead Embers

“opportunity”
― Matt Brolly, The Pier

“role”
― Matt Brolly, Dead Embers:

“pristine copy of The Rats by James Herbert. Louise smiled to herself, remembering reading the book as a teenager and being equally repelled and enthralled by the story of a plague of rats taking over London.”
― Matt Brolly, The Gorge

“can”
― Matt Brolly, The Running Girls

“There was an incident with one of the tennis coaches.’ ‘An incident?’ ‘Some of us were not happy with the lack of time he was spending at the club.’ ‘And?’ ‘And Veronica and I made a formal complaint. Some of these coaches think they can come and go, work when they like. We needed someone committed to the club, someone willing to help out.’ ‘What was the name of the coach?’ ‘Matt Lambert.’ ‘He’s still at the club?’ ‘Unfortunately, yes.’ ‘So he’s employed by the club?’ ‘No, self-employed.’ ‘Let me get this straight,’ said Louise slowly. ‘You tried to get the coach sacked because he wasn’t at the club enough, yet no one would be paying him for the extra time?’ ‘You don’t quite understand.’ ‘I think I do. You think this coach would feel so aggrieved as to brutally murder Veronica and leave her body on the beach?’ ‘How the hell would I know?’ The interview was going nowhere fast. Louise didn’t like to pigeonhole people on first impressions, but she could see Estelle was a spoilt, privileged lady used to getting her own way. It saddened her to think that”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“Smedley would fall victim to the same fate. Louise looked away as her mind played tricks on her – the memory of Victoria’s broken body on the rocks, replaced by a vision of Emily in the same situation. She hurried down the stone pathway as if she could outrun the image. She was breathless by the time she reached the bottom. Getting her breath back, she ordered a take-away coffee from the small café. Paul called as she walked across the gravel car park. She let her phone ring until she reached the car, answering it as she leant against the driver’s door. ‘Paul.’ ‘Was it your idea to let Mum and Dad take Emily?’ he said, by way of greeting. Louise considered hanging up. There was no talking to him when he was like this but she was so agitated at the moment that she welcomed the ensuing argument. ‘We could have let her sleep on the streets if that would have made you happier?’ ‘Don’t be ridiculous. They had no right to take her.’ ‘Can you even hear yourself, Paul? You were too drunk to collect your daughter from school. Too drunk. Dad couldn’t even rouse you when he went to see you. Can’t you understand that?’ The line went silent and she was about to hang up when Paul said, ‘I made a mistake.”
― Matt Brolly, The Descent

“With global warming, Galveston would always be at risk,”
― Matt Brolly, The Running Girls

“nationals. With”
― Matt Brolly, The Pier

“counting”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“If ifs and buts were candy and nuts,”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“I sort of understand why you killed Annie,”
― Matt Brolly, The Running Girls

“Sandra.”
― Matt Brolly, The Running Girls

“isolation. The gentle ache he’d”
― Matt Brolly, The Crossing

“attributed”
― Matt Brolly, The Descent

“contact”
― Matt Brolly, The Controller