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.

Sherlock Holmes peering through giant magnifying glass.

Sherlock Holmes and the case of the tea.

'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.'

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

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

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

Mutant Mootunes - Incased in Ice Miss Marple

A pinata identifies children in a lineup.

Joan Hickson

The old good-cop, bad-dog routine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The sniffer dog had found cocaine again."

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

'After we showed him the partial print we got at the crime scene he decided to lawyer up.'

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

Bob spent years tracking down his birth parents only to discover the awful truth. They lied. He had never been adopted.

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

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

The Elliot Ness monster.

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

'He left a suicide note.'

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

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

'So you say the cash box was stolen.'