Mo Hayder Quotes

“ In most crime novels the violent act, usually the murder, is the engine. Take that away and there is little left to drive the story along. So I do get a little cross with authors who aren’t precise about the violence they’re using to create tension because I feel they’re being dishonest with their readers. If people don’t like the blood and violence in my books, fine, they can always close the cover and put it aside and maybe read a romance instead. ”

“ The graphic nature of my work is something of a backlash to the way in which I was brought up, I think. My parents were very anti-violence and my mum especially so. Tell any kid not to do something and they’ll automatically go ahead and do it. I was no different. Trying to steer me away from the darker side of life only served to make me more inquisitive. ”

 

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