The evening news made her wonder if God was dead; the morning sun made her believe He wasn't.

Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk back to the man who signed his paycheck.

I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.

I've never before had the same main character appear in consecutive novels, but I liked Yancy and his attitude, and I was curious to see what would happen to him after Bad Monkey. And I liked the idea of him still trying to get his detective job back while he's stuck on roach patrol.

My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.