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We would never call inexplicable little insights 'hunches, ' for fear of drawing the universe's attention. But they happened, and you knew you had been in the proximity of one that had come through if you saw a detective kiss his or her fingers and touch his or her chest where a pendant to Warsha, patron saint of inexplicable inspirations, would, theoretically, hang.Unknown
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We ran both the courier service and a detective agency from the same office, and had phone apps for both. Basically, we're Uber for parcels and mysteries.Jay Stringer
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...You have any suggestions, make them. I'm in charge but humble. No need to salute when you see me." Fraser said, "Mind if we snicker every once in a while behind your back?" "Hell, no, " I said. "Everyone else does.Robert B. Parker
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What is needed is the imagination of the poet and the reasoning power of the mathematician. The thief of "The Purloined Letter" successfully hides the letter from the police because he is both a poet and a mathematician. Dupin is able to find it because he too meets both conditions.Vincent Buranelli
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Jensen looked concerned." I'm reluctant to delay, but would a later appointment be better?" He glanced over at Vanelli and got an answering 'I told you so' look that I personally wanted to scrape off Vanelli's face with a blowtorch.Katherine Bayless
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Her hair was pulled back so severely, it would have won approval from the Spanish Inquisition as a method of torture.Will Thomas
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He was in conflict with himself. There was no enjoyment in the thought that he had escaped a great danger, and in the midst of his uneasy reflections he had a sudden breathless conviction that she made him feel old because he loved her. Then he felt a hatred of himself, gathering into one mighty heap all the fierce and bitter hatred he had cherished for others and pouring it out on himself.Norbert Jacques
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I see myself as an instrument of justice, not a dispenser of it."- Detective Thanet.Dorothy Simpson
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Once outside, the detectives advanced up an escalator and to a floor with two elevators. One was labeled for the staff, and the other for guests. In the corner was a plain grey door which led up a staircase.“ Monsieur Leor…” Jean began. “Are you up for a challenge?”“ You want to run up the staircase.” Leor concluded, plainly. “Like schoolboys?”“ Ouais, monsieur, ” Jean replied, with a silly grin. “You can consider it your preliminary training, if that helps your dignity.Zechariah Barrett