Statistics show that the nature of English crime is reverting to its oldest habits. In a country where so many desire status and wealth, petty annoyances can spark disproportionately violent behaviour. We become frustrated because we feel powerless, invisible, unheard. We crave celebrity, but that’s not easy to come by, so we settle for notoriety. Envy and bitterness drive a new breed of lawbreakers, replacing the old motives of poverty and the need for escape. But how do you solve crimes which no longer have traditional motives?
Christopher FowlerMots clés wealth violence statistics poverty crime status british habits motives crime-solving powerless
There are no crimes and no criminals in these days. What is the use of having brains in our profession? I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it.
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés sherlock-holmes crime superiority detectives criminals crime-solving
All my instincts are one way, and all the facts are the other, and I much fear that British juries have not yet attained that pitch of intelligence when they will give the preference to my theories over Lestrade's facts.
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés intelligence theories sherlock-holmes intuition facts insight evidence instinct superiority detectives criminal-justice crime-solving juries
I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with this case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution.
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés sherlock-holmes arrogance put-downs superiority detectives crime-solving
I fear that if the matter is beyond humanity, it is certainly beyond me.
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés humanity sherlock-holmes supernatural humankind detectives limitations crime-solving
The inspector sat down on a stair, fired up a cigarette, and entered an immobility contest with a lizard.
Andrea CamilleriMots clés patience waiting crime-solving
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