Crime Thrillers Quotes

“So, sometimes it’s necessary to level the board. Sometimes when the bad guy keeps winning, the questions of right and wrong get a little cloudy. When that situation is created then it becomes necessary to do the right thing even if it’s technically the wrong thing or there’s no justice. And there are people that do that. The Baba Yaga’s of the world.”
― Michael Deeze, The Deathbed Confessions

“That wasn’t fair Sally.”
“Why not? Do you think you can stay self-righteous forever. You needed a little dose of reality.”
“Reality usually doesn’t include aggravated assault, breaking and entering—twice, and illegal surveillance Sally. You did that on purpose.”
― Michael Deeze, The Deathbed Confessions

“Writing crime thrillers is all about building scenes within chapters. Each scene, written from a specific character’s point of view, must ratchet up the tension. And the final scene in every chapter? It has to be so gripping that it leaves the reader no choice but to turn the page.”
― Laurie Buchanan