Jeffery Deaver Quotes

Some of the best movies made about crime are those where the crime solver can get inside the head of the serial killer, and those are the techniques we use in C.S.I.

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.

When you're a detective on the midnight shift, you don't have a specialty: you roll on any time they need a detective, whether it's big or small.

We're in no way crime journalists or professionals really.

After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime.

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

I am fascinated by crime scene investigating. I swear, I wish I was a crime scene investigator sometimes!

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime.

When I was growing up, my stepmother's sister was the chief detective in one of the adjoining towns, so she piqued my interest in crime.

I watch a lot of true crime on TV.

I've always been interested in forensics and the way they solve things.

My novels are never directly based on a true crime incident, but I want to get the details right. I want to know how homicide detectives think, what a SWAT team might do to prepare.

Many police departments still use DNA evidence the way they have used fingerprints and tire tracks: to determine whether a suspect committed the crime.

A really good detective never gets married.

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

While there are many wonderful police investigators out there doing some very fine work, the majority of the time it is not brains that catches serial killers.

I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.

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

A working detective has no hope of understanding what even experts who devote their lives to the study of criminal psychology can't figure out.

When 'The Washington Post' ran the first national story about FBI profiling in 1984, no one outside of law enforcement recognized the term.

I've been watching detective shows, like 'Wallander' and the Danish 'The Killing.' I'm like, 'That would be kind of fun to do.'

In all the years I've taught at the FBI Academy, I've only seen crime get easier, faster, and harder to detect.

I'm definitely caught up in the Kool-Aid of true-crime stories.

There's something wonderful about that sort of Poirot, Agatha Christie-style investigation: cross-questioning all the witnesses and checking their stories, looking for means, motive, and opportunity.