26 Quotes About Women Sleuth

Noticing the little things in life is important because it makes our days so much more fulfilling. But what happens when something unusual happens to us, but we’re not sure who or why? When this happens, we turn to women-sleuths for help. These are the people who love solving mysteries and will jump at the chance to solve yours. So if you’re looking for an outside perspective, look no further than women-sleuths for their wisdom on life and everything else.

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She craved a tall glass of the fresh-squeezed lemonade from the pitcher she’d left chilling in the fridge. Two glasses served with a generous slice of pound cake with orange glaze icing sounded twice as nice. Ed Lynskey
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Nozy Cat lifted one sleepy eyelid, and his marble blue eye glared at her for interrupting his sacred nap. He wore a yellow collar with little red stars printed on it. His second eyelid also opened, and he gave them his irritated blue-eyed glare. Lyn Key
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Quote is taken from Chapter 1:A decade ago when Isabel’s husband Max had died, they’d moved in together and merged their possessions. Neither sister brought any fussy teapots, canaries, sachets, or doilies, but lots of other stuff had to either stay or go. Looking at the lime green gave Alma the willies. Her suggestion to slipcover it in a more subdued color had garnered Isabel’s frosty stare, and Alma had dropped the matter. . Ed Lynskey
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You’re a nosy sleuth like me because you can’t help it, ” Alma said. Ed Lynskey
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Megan stepping back let her glance switch from Alma to Isabel and return to Alma. No doubt about it, thought Megan. Created as much alike as any sisters ever had been, their resemblance started with their matching red-and-white polka dot blouses. Since she was a young girl, she had matched their eye colors to their different personalities. Ed Lynskey
The busy snoops like us can leave no stone unturned,...
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The busy snoops like us can leave no stone unturned, " Alma said. Ed Lynskey
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Petey Samson gave the ladies an over-the-shoulder glance. He realized no doggie treat was forthcoming, even from Isabel who was usually the soft mark to hit up. He scratched his front claws to re-attack the sand. Ed Lynskey
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Even in death, her mother was winning. Noorilhuda
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Aurora, you're a child, live like one, don't act like one. Enjoy the innocence, dump the immaturity. Noorilhuda
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She had to save herself from every last one of them. All of them, the people at the orphanage, the foster care system, the middle school, they were all outsiders and strangers and a possible threat..... The counselor couldn't prove otherwise. Noorilhuda
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He also knew the language of The Klingons, but the army had no use for it. Noorilhuda
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The list of lifesavers left him numb, clueless - the action, indifferent. Noorilhuda
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How do you circumvent a mind bent upon lying to get away from the truth? Noorilhuda
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If you can get to be you, why can't I get to be me? Noorilhuda
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I ask you, what would you do if you could erase one bad memory and retain all that was beautiful in your life? Would you not move heaven and earth - and get loads of therapy - to have that? Noorilhuda
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What I've always taken away from his words is the sense that we all have something that confines us, that seeks to define us, label us, belittling us in the process, shortchanging our potential. Can it be that that is our sanctuary, our refuge, our way to liberty? Noorilhuda
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He wrote to his father every day. His platoon called his dad a girlfriend. Noorilhuda
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Norm was lean, his short, straight black hair parted on the side, his mustache trimmed like he’d never heard of Adolf Hitler. Jane Sunday
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You can run from the past, but it always catches up with you. Debbi Mack
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Quote taken from Chapter 1:"Alma idly wondered if he'd blow his nose, too. He did. Twice. He made it honk, the sound reminding Alma of Harpo Marx squeezing his bulb horn. Isabel darted a look at Alma, giving her the don’t-you-dare-giggle squint. Alma dug her fingernails into her palm, the inappropriate laugh rising from her throat as she looked up at the ceiling. Blue refolded his handkerchief and returned it to inside his seersucker jacket. Thankfully, Alma’s urge to laugh subsided. Ed Lynskey
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When your ship comes in, don't be in the bathroom with your pants around your ankles." quoted by Frank McNichols, father of Rose McNichols in A Nose for Hanky Panky, a Granite Cove Mystery Sharon Love Cook
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Sheriff Fox was running his fingers through his thin hair. In a few short years, he’d look bald as a peeled apple. The Snoop sisters and their sidekick, the town’s bag lady no less, had traipsed into his office without knocking first. His admin (he couldn’t remember their names to save his life) had ushered them in, and they’d just dumped this hot potato into his lap. Ed Lynskey
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February is the cruelest month in western Oregon. Judy Nedry
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Alma didn’t want Isabel to start singing the praises of their pet, a rescue beagle, or she wouldn’t shush until sundown. “I’ve found the missing lady, ” Alma said. “Say welcome home, Betsy Sweet. Ed Lynskey
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Quote taken from Chapter 1:I know what." Isabel reached under the end table, took out the game board, and rattled the Band-Aid box containing the letter tiles. "It's been a week-and-a-half since our last Scrabble game. Ed Lynskey