Detective Stories Gifts

'The hair-raising twists and turns, the mystery, numbing assault on the mind...THAT'S why I love tax law!'

"Lady Fowler, how long has your husband been missing?"

"Time after time it's the same thing: you hear a knock—you open the door—and nobody's there!"

'I remember when you used to look for answers using your astute powers of deduction.'

Nancy Drew Mysteries - The Later Years

Detective with a magnifying glass.

'Nice try buddy, but we know the score. You were involved, but you only played a small part. What we want to know is who orchestrated this thing.'

Sherlock Holmes peering through giant magnifying glass.

Sherlock Holmes and the case of the tea.

'I'm putting down that he died of natural causes.'

"You've been watching too many of those CSI shows."

"I know it's the right thing to do, but if we call the cops this sandbox will be tied up for weeks."

A pinata identifies children in a lineup.

The old good-cop, bad-dog routine.

"The DNA does not lie Mrs Miggins...or should I call you Don Escobar Bolivian drugs czar?"

Mutant Mootunes - Incased in Ice Miss Marple

Joan Hickson

'This looks like the work of a surreal killer.'

"It looks a lot like him, but he would never have worn a tag on his toe like that."

"The sniffer dog had found cocaine again."

'I have the feeling that someone is watching me!'

'I wish they could make one that would find things in your purse.'

'A free plastic toy, cornflakes scattered around the victim... Yep, it looks like our cereal killer alright!'

'He's working undercover to find out 'what up' with youth gangs.'

"I've already put the evidence in a tidy little bag for you."

"There's so much evidence we should put some aside for a different case."

"Yep, I'm pretty sure curiosity was involved."

The Elliot Ness monster.

'He left a suicide note.'

'Well Sarge, the polygraph results were inconclusive, but judging by his body language, I know he's lying.'

'Time of death: Two forty five pm. Cause of death: Surround Sound System.'

'So you say the cash box was stolen.'

"I'm sorry, Mr. Holmes, but we just can't allow all these deductions."

'We've been robbed!'

"I'm not sure. All I know is that one of them snuck into my house and left fur all over my furniture."