“Noir focuses on the criminal mind, not a whodunit: more why they did i...” — Allan Guthrie Quote

“Noir focuses on the criminal mind, not a whodunit: more why they did it and will they get away with it. The abnormal psychology is what fascinates me rather than the puzzle-solving aspect.”

“Music was something I was encouraged to do, which I appeared to be quite good at, but it was never a passion. Writing was always my first love.”

“I'm teetotal and a vegetarian, which is sometimes a surprise to people who meet me expecting me to resemble one of the characters in my books.”

“Crying for me is not an abnormal thing.”

“They meant abnormal. Divisions of the kind were fashionable at that time, and it was so easy to stifle one's need to help by deciding that help could neither be accepted nor understood.”

“I think falling in love with an older woman is not abnormal. It happens a lot in our society, but it's just that it is not accepted with open arms.”