I try to write about complex issues--young people in an adult world-- full of irony and contradiction in a narrative style that relies heavily on suspense with a texture rich in emotion and imagery. I take a great deal of satisfaction in using popular forms-- the adventure, the mystery, the thriller-- so as to hold my reader with the sheer pleasure of a good story. At the same time I try to resolve my books with an ambiguity that compels engagement. In short, I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read.

I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read.

People are freer in America. But there are more tears.

There is a limit to how much a seer wishes to see.

For heaven's sake, don't write writing. Write reading!

There are those who'd rob a blind man of his eyelashes if they could.

Let's agree then . . . if you're about to come to a conclusion, you'll head off in another direction. You might even find your own voice.