Kathy Damp

“When you go to her house, look round you. You'll find it full of knick-knacks, every single one of which has been treasured by someone.' He blinked and, lowering his head, looked at Picot with wide serious eyes. 'Whenever I see them they look to me like petrified morsels hacked out of living pain,' he said gravely.”
― Margery Allingham, The Tiger in the Smoke

“Most oddly he was not frightened. That alone he had learned from experience. With the danger would come the courage.”
― Margery Allingham, The Tiger in the Smoke

“Costain rubbed his chin nervously and shuffled about in his bed. The dog leapt to his feet protestingly at the disturbance, barked, turned round twice, and settled and fell asleep again across his boss's feet.”
― George Bellairs, Corpse at the Carnival

“The problem with deep thinking was it could lead to unpleasant conclusions.”
― Peter Abrahams, Down the Rabbit Hole