The Characters I Write About

The Best Crime Novels Are Not About How A Detective Works On A Case; They Are About How A Case Works On A Detective.

How I Work Is That I Write A Story I'd Like To Read. Then You Fly To Paris Or Sydney And The Interviewers Talk About The Greater Significance Of Your Work.

Deep In My Heart It Still Feels Like I'm A Journalist Even Though I Haven't Worked For A Paper And Carried A Press Pass For 14 Years.

The Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche Once Wrote That When You Look Into The Darkness Of The Abyss The Abyss Looks Into You. Probably No Other Line Or Thought More Inspires Or Informs My Work.

She Refused To Accept The Simple Truism That The Better You Were, The Bigger Threat You Were To Those At The Top.