Alafair Burke famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Political thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best. Its unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-sa What I said: â€œPolitical thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best. Its unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-savvy bond analyst. Drew Chapman is a debut novelist to watch.
-- Alafair Burke

#Smart #Hero #Political
In our system, we leave questions of fact to a jury. But to render a verdict, a jury must know the law. For this, we rely upon jury instructions. Instructions are supposed to translate the law into lay terms that the jury can apply to the facts as they determine them.
-- Alafair Burke

#Law #Facts #Instruction
According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.
-- Alafair Burke

#Girlfriend #Half #Statistics
The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's a calamity.
-- Alafair Burke

#Lying #Thinking #Keeping Secrets
Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be.
-- Alafair Burke

#Etiquette #Wells
Anyone who's had a shower and hasn't ingested illegal narcotics within a couple of days stands out on a bench in the courthouse.
-- Alafair Burke

#Couple #Benches #Standing Out
Apparently, an undocumented side effect of dope is a gross overestimation of one's own intelligence. Dopers become convinced they've hidden their stash so well a cop won't find it. They're always wrong.
-- Alafair Burke

#Dope #Intelligence #Sides
Apathy is grossly undervalued and never there for me when I need it.
-- Alafair Burke

#Apathy #Needs
Before we condemn the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman, we should remember that they were asked to do something extraordinary. They were asked to listen to the facts and apply the law to the best of their ability in a case the world was watching.
-- Alafair Burke

#Law #World #Zimmerman
No Time For Goodbye is a deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I'm jealous I didn't write it.
-- Alafair Burke

#Goodbye #Smart #Jealous
Nothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.
-- Alafair Burke

#Father #Reading #Scene

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