Bella Banting

“In other words, if someone had a known history of being stalked or bullied, their so-called self-imposed death could provide a killer with the perfect cover for committing a crime.”
― Louise Burfitt-Dons, The Missing Activist

“If she had asked Karen for advice, which she didn’t, she may well have told her, ‘You don’t help yourself. You are too public.”
― Louise Burfitt-Dons, The Missing Activist

“This was the blissful break when the world seemed a safer place, between the end of the Cold War and about ten minutes later.”
― Mick Herron, Slow Horses

“Those who write the rules rarely suffer their weight.”
― Mick Herron, Spook Street