I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. marie antoinette

People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.

I have no plans for a future Jemima Shore mystery, but would write one tomorrow if a good idea came to me.

Ninety-seven is my lucky number.

Lives in previous centuries for women are largely a matter of class. It would have been fun to have been a rich, privileged woman in the 18th century, but no fun at all to be her maid.

I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer.

Of course there's no such thing as a totally objective person, except Almighty God, if she exists.