“And you know every study of police effectiveness shows that American detectives either solve the case in the first six hours, or they never solve it at all.”

Michael Crichton, Rising Sun

“Don’t lie to the police. They always find out if you do.”

Harold Robbins, The Piranhas

“They like to make themselves important.”

Harold Robbins, The Piranhas

“It took experience to be able to spot a cop. But a person who could spot a cop could also avoid a lot of trouble.”

John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces