Suspense Novel Quotes

“Do you know where Jean de Tournet is?” Jason asked.
“He is dead, Uncle,” Charlotte said flatly.
“How do you know?”
“I killed him in 1943. He was doing business with the Nazis. He tried to rape me” – she stopped and shivered – “but I killed him before he could.”
Jason and Sophie both looked at Charlotte with horror. This was the first time Jason had showed any genuine emotion throughout the evening. It was fear.”
― Hugo Woolley, The Wasp Trap: Book 3 in the Charlotte's War Trilogy

“I’m sure everyone’s sorry and said they’re sorry, and you’ve heard it a thousand times. We all mean well, by the way. We just don’t have words.”
I rubbed a hand over my forehead. Maybe that was the end of it. A little different than the standard lines. She meant well. Good talk. “It’s fine. Most people just say ‘sorry.’ I don’t need a speech.”
“I’m not, though.” Her hair swished against my arm as she shook her head. “It’s sad your mother died. It is. Because of all the things she’ll miss. It’s very sad. But, I’m glad she lived.”  ”
― J. Rose Black, Chasing Headlines

“Kowkosvki? You handling this?”
“I am.”
The suit turned and stared at me with his dark eyes. “Detective Hayden. I take it you’re the shooter?”
“I am.”
“And you are?”
“Jack Ludefance. I’m a PI hired by Mr. Kingsley to investigate the murder of Professor Zambear.”
“Oh, yeah, I heard about you. Who’s in the bedroom?”
“Rudy Orkut. My computer tech.”
“Computer tech, huh? Any idea who this dead body is?”
“Not a clue.”
― Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance

“Thank you, Mr. Wein, but I no longer take investigative cases. I’m retired.”
 
“I understand that, Mr. Ludefance. However, I have looked into your background, and I am convinced you are the only person who can help me.”
 
“Mr. Wein, that doesn’t change anything. As I said, I’m no longer working as a private investigator. I don’t mean to be rude, but the answer is no.”
 
“Mr. Ludefance? Have you ever been in a desperate situation?”
― Behcet Kaya, Murder at Tutley Brewery: A Jack Ludefance Novel

“No. I need to finish this. But can you leave the recorder off? Please? And I need your promise that you will never share what I am about to tell you with another soul.”
 
“Yes, of course. I promise, Freida.”
 
She sat quietly, staring at nothing in particular. I didn’t rush her.
 
“I caught them.” It was barely a whisper and I almost missed it.
 ”
― Behcet Kaya, Murder at Tutley Brewery: A Jack Ludefance Novel

“He wasn’t a reader of anything serious, but he had set himself the task of reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Jobs, after which he entertained the idea of committing himself to a stay on the subcontinent in a hermitage to learn about Indian religions. He could find a yogi to give him the spiritual insights he sought. That would get him away from his boring wife and kids for a year at least, and who knew, maybe he could finagle a way never to come back.”
― John M. Vermillion, Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel

“Is Cade a criminal, a sinner, or a biblical purveyor of justice? Your answer is your own. I cannot say whether or not you made the correct choice.”
― John M. Vermillion, Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel

“Then she saw the animal, a German Shepherd, from the looks of him at this remove. He probably belonged on one of the farms out here, where owners don’t feel obligated to pen or chain their animals. Suddenly she saw he was coming without surcease directly toward her. He was still a long way off, but she was now terrified.”
― John M. Vermillion, Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel

“He said to the big fellow with the taffy hair, “Before we finish off this operation, I need to hit you up with some ideas.” At that moment, Cade noticed how physically similar Preston was to Merlin Olsen, the NFL great, actor, and all-round good man. He marveled at Preston, the man who couldn’t be happier, as he twirled his head from monitor to monitor, adjusting joysticks and pressing buttons in this claustrophobic workspace.”
― John M. Vermillion, Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel

“Pack had decided how he could help. But he could not fully explain himself to Cade. No way. There are problems, and there are big problems. This was a big problem. Big because it was risky, and big because Pack now confronted a moral dilemma. Were he not to assist Cade, there was a good chance the young woman might die, or be subjected to antifa brutality.”
― John M. Vermillion, Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel

“Julie was cold and miserable. The wind whipped up, soughing through the grasses, making mournful music. Now the fog had thickened from broth to gruel between her and the little-traveled farm road.”
― John M. Vermillion, Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel

“I don’t know how much more of this I can take,” Ryan said. “I don’t know who or what I am anymore. How can I help and heal people when I am drinking their blood!”
― Marie Montine, Arising Son: Part One

“Radha was now in a trance with mouth agape. She just looked at Akshay, who looked all romantic, and he had taken out a diamond ring by then.”
― Kumar Kinshuk, Ritualistic Murder

“Big results require big ambitions. ~ Heraclitus”
― B.L. Norris, Dark Moon: Don't Be Out... When the Moon Comes UP

“Radha thought he lacked his opinion and, therefore, his personality. However, she liked him for what he was. A good buddy.”
― Kumar Kinshuk, Ritualistic Murder

“If I'd known I was wading in to this giant river of shit, I'd have told Lana to delete my number.”
― Kirsten Shuford, DAMAGE CONTROL

“Sometimes bad things happen to good people, Lucy. But I find myself questioning if sometimes…someone makes sure they do.”
― A. M. Todd

“Truth never runs; it only waits for the right eyes”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The Silent Witness: Act I – Shadows and Suspicions

“Some lies aren’t meant to hide the truth — they’re meant to protect the heart that speaks them.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, Lies We Loved

“Truth doesn’t stay cold forever; it just waits for someone brave enough to listen.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony

“Todos dicen que cayó porque voló demasiado cerca del sol, pero voló, ¿entendés, hjio? Pudo volar. No importa caer, si fuiste un pájaro al menos por unos segundos.”
― Agustina Bazterrica, Tender Is the Flesh

“Hay decisiones que no se anuncian. Se toman en silencio.”
― Carlos E Urzola, El Comerciante de Silencios: Donde el silencio tuvo precio

“Do not forget who you are… Do you remember what you left behind?”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The Whispering House

“She looked at a spot on the wall behind me. “Mom is here,” she whispered, widening her eyes. “She remembers everything.”
― Cynthia Jaax, The Coddling: A Novel

“The Most Dangerous Lies are not the ones we are told. They are the ones we willingly believe.”
― Manish Shandliya

“I have no control over the evil that happens on the earth, but I can trust in the One who gives me peace.

Maddie Ruth Bennett”
― Eve M. Harrell, Revealed Hope: A Journey for Such a Time as This

“Darkness is a lack of God’s Light. It will use anything under its influence, including fear and people-pleasing, to attempt to extinguish the Light.

Pastor Chris”
― Eve M. Harrell, Revealed Hope: A Journey for Such a Time as This

“Intercessors are soldiers, with the authority of Christ, on the front lines of God’s army.

Isaiah”
― Eve M. Harrell, Revealed Hope: A Journey for Such a Time as This

“The PKO is weaponizing its message against the church.

Pastor Chris”
― Eve M. Harrell, Revealed Hope: A Journey for Such a Time as This

“Maddie, I want you to read Matthew ten, Jesus said that he did not come to bring peace, but a sword. People will disagree with us, and it’s okay to disagree, but when they show hatred, persecution, and rejection, we must remember that their hatred is not pointed at us but at Jesus. We must keep our eyes on him and allow him to fight for us.

Pastor Chris”
― Eve M. Harrell, Revealed Hope: A Journey for Such a Time as This