"Detective work" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... had a biscuit and a glass of sherry," asserted Miss Penkridge. "I'm going round to Bigglesforth the stationer's, to follow up that clue I suggested just now. I dare say I can do a bit of detective work as well as another, and in my opinion, Richard, there's no time to be lost. I have been blessed and endowed," continued Miss Penkridge, as she laid hold of the door-handle, "with exceedingly acute perceptions, and I saw something when I ...
— The Middle of Things • J. S. Fletcher
... wonderful detective work, Professor. Could you give a little advice in the case of a friend ...
— Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes - Detective Stories • Various
... tells how a valuable solid silver service was stolen from the Misses Perkinpine, two very old and simple minded ladies. Fred Sheldon, the hero of this story, undertakes to discover the thieves and have them arrested. After much time spent in detective work, he succeeds in discovering the silver plate and winning the reward. The story is told in Mr. Ellis' most fascinating style. Every boy will be glad to read this ...
— Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation • James Otis
... good day's work all around," said Tom, who was in high spirits. "The next time there is any detective work to be done in this county, Bob and I will volunteer to do it. We can catch more criminals by sitting still and writing letters, than the officers can by bringing ...
— Golden Days for Boys and Girls - Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 • Various
... the outcome of their detective work, that the long journey to Deepdale was almost forgotten. It was Mrs. Irving who brought them to ...
— The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island - Or, A Cave and What It Contained • Laura Lee Hope
... authorities and also do a little detective work ourselves," he said. "We must leave now because the doctor wants you to ...
— Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope • Victor Appleton
... you last night in your carriage,' he said. 'The fact is, I had not had the audacity to go to Berlin with my story. I stopped in Ostend to see whether I could do a little detective work on ...
— The Grand Babylon Hotel • Arnold Bennett
... retraced our steps, to find that our only chance of getting out of town that night was by trolley that landed us, after many changes, in our apartment in New York, thoroughly convinced of the disadvantages of suburban detective work. ...
— The Dream Doctor • Arthur B. Reeve
... to guide him, he was naturally afraid of reaching the end of his rope unawares, and of falling into the black void beneath. But what he observed in the course of his descent excited him so much that he almost forgot the danger he was running. To those at all practised in police detective work, it was clear as daylight that men had passed this way, ...
— Messengers of Evil - Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantomas • Pierre Souvestre |
