I didn't know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting! Votes: 1
When I first started writing the books in the 1980s, all of the female detectives were flawed in some way because they were based on noir characters. Votes: 1
Expect the unexpected like a chain smoking, hard drinking, monochrome world dwelling Noir Detective Votes: 0
What description of clouds and sunsets was to the old novelist, description of scientific apparatus and methods is to the modern Scientific Detective writer. Votes: 4 Hugo Gernsback
La mejor receta para la novela policiaca: el detective no debe saber nunca más que el lector Votes: 3 Agatha Christie
When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, or maybe a Syrah, depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar. Votes: 6 Jacques Pepin