Sterling Beaumon Quotes

In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.

I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective.

I was a big Nancy Drew reader. Nancy figures it out. Case closed.

I know there's a CSI game. I've never seen it, though, so I'm not really sure. I hope it's interesting. I hope that they've done a good job making it, but because I've never seen it, the jury is still out on whether it's interesting or not. But it is funny to imagine that it's been turned into a game.

When I was a kid, what captivated me about detective fiction were the puzzles more than the detectives or their enemies. And as I've gotten older, I see a lot of merit in setting your investigative sights higher than figuring out how someone stole Encyclopedia Brown's bicycle.

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.

A really good detective never gets married.

The thing I don't like about detective stories is looking for criminals.

Murder mysteries are puzzles that are fun to resolve.

180 episodes of 'CSI: Miami' and never the same lipstick twice!

I love crime procedurals. I always have. I love cop shows.

One day, I was playing 'The Game of Life,' the board game, with a mess of kids, and I wasn't quite sure how, but it seemed different than the game I remembered playing as a kid. So I bought an old game, from 1960, and it was different.

I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew' books.

Forensics I've always found absolutely fascinating. Anything to do with clues. And checking things out and solving.

Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing.

I was the weirdest kid: I wanted to see the police file - in grade school! I was convinced I could crack the case if I just had that file.

Writing a mystery is like drawing a picture and then cutting it into little pieces that you offer to your readers one piece at a time, thus allowing them the chance to put the jigsaw puzzle together by the end of the book.

I've always felt if you followed a real private detective around, it would be boring.

'CSI' is a part of who I am.

The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected.

Typically, I have a fairly good grip on the plot of a suspense novel before I set about writing it. I must know beforehand how the mystery ultimately will be solved.

I liked the idea of a whodunit revolving around a marriage.

I've always been a fan of investigation shows.

'Unforgotten' was a bit of a no-brainer. I'm a big fan of crime dramas, but often the 'investigation' part goes much too smoothly - and you don't get that with this.

I was always a big fan of 'Quincy,' and I loved the idea of puzzle solving.