My mother, who was quite sharp when I was young, became utterly mild.

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

Mary Queen of Scots was my first love, and that is always something special.

I think crime writing is my link with trying to preserve a sort of order.

The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with her arrival in France!

I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.

I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.