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Ellery Adams QUOTES

1 " Sure, stories can be like a fire on a cold night. But they can burn too. There ain't nothin' can cut deeper or sting with more poison than words can. "

― Ellery Adams , Poisoned Prose (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #5)

2 " How to make spiced rum. Place rum, allspice, cloves, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange peel, and one vanilla bean—split lengthwise—in a jar and store in a dark place for 2 days. Strain rum using cheesecloth. Pour and enjoy. "

― Ellery Adams , Writing All Wrongs (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #7)

3 " There could be a trail of dead bodies from here to Arkansas. "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)

4 " Mrs. Dower was gray. Her clothes, her hair, and the cloud above her head were all a shade of dark gray. With every breath she seemed to expel an invisible vapot of gloom. "

― Ellery Adams , Peach Pies and Alibis (A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery, #2)

5 " threw me off guard.” The chief’s eyes crinkled "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)

6 " the top "

― Ellery Adams , Fate of the Fallen (A Hope Street Church Mystery, #5)

7 " Betty had her crocheting out again. The morning light winked off her needles and Olivia recognized that she was making a baby blanket. "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)

8 " As she inched forward through the congestion on Interstate 40, a highway that had been under construction for the past ten years, her mind wandered back to the photographs Detective McDowell had emailed her. "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Dealer (Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries, #3)

9 " She then slapped a Hello Kitty bandage over the cotton "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)

10 " The librarian, Ms. Glenda, has been there for ions. She has an uncanny memory for name and faces. "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)

11 " But when it looked as those the clam-kicker wouldn’t cooperate, "

― Ellery Adams , A Killer Plot (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #1)

12 " Einstein also said that ‘Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.’” He "

― Ellery Adams , Murder in the Paperback Parlor (Book Retreat Mysteries, #2)

13 " A bowling ball crashed into the pins and Jane jumped and realised her task was much bigger…Storyton Hall’s reputation was at stake as well. For decades, people had come to the resort seeking respite from the outside world. Now one guest was dead, and another had assaulted a housekeeper. And if it wasn’t Jane’s responsibility to protect the people who came to Storyton, then whose was it? "

― Ellery Adams , Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mysteries, #1)

14 " Eric Ripert’s 32 Yolks, Joanne Harris’s Chocolat, Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, Richard Morais’s The Hundred-Foot Journey, Muriel Barbery’s Gourmet Rhapsody, and Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen. "

― Ellery Adams , The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

15 " In the end, she pulled a DVD from the cabinet below her television and finally settled onto the sofa to watch the 1940 classic, Rebecca. Olivia knew every word of the film by heart but never grew tired of it. "

― Ellery Adams , A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)

16 " to our congregation,” Savannah whispered leadenly as Bryant "

― Ellery Adams , The Path of the Crooked (A Hope Street Church Mystery, #1)

17 " The list was a mixture of hardship and hope. Pain and renewal. It would serve as a recurring reminder that, though the past colors our present, it doesn’t have to dictate the future. "

― Ellery Adams , The Whispered Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #2)

18 " The greater part of the truth is always hidden . . . —J. R. R. Tolkien "

― Ellery Adams , The Whispered Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #2)

19 " Books are everywhere; and always the same sense of adventure fills us . . . in this random miscellaneous company we may rub against some complete stranger who will, with luck, turn into the best friend we have in the world. "

― Ellery Adams , The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

20 " In the distance, she heard the whistle of the afternoon train. Nora never tired of its long, heartrending note. What other sound could convey both the romance of returning home and the ache of leave-taking? "

― Ellery Adams , The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)