I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

Quote by Agatha Christie

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his...

There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his...

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of...

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of...

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your...

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly...

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who...

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves...

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and...

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and...

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they...

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they...

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but...

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but...

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

The adult relation to books is one of absorbing rather than being absorbed

The adult relation to books is one of absorbing rather than being absorbed