A haunting, harrowing punch to the heart, Among the Missing is flat-out brilliant. About the secrets we keep, the lives we are desperate to live, and the chances we miss, it's a psychological dazzler. Truly, one of my favorite books of this year-or any year.

I am an indifferent cook but I can make pie.

Writers are magpies, and we collect details about people and we use them for fictional characters.

Never be with anyone you couldn't imagine yourself being able to live without.

I just love that feeling of being in another world, of creating characters and watching where they go.

I think the Internet has made things a lot easier. Twitter and Facebook let you really connect to your readers effortlessly!

A haunting, harrowing punch to the heart, Among the Missing is flat-out brilliant. About the secrets we keep, the lives we are desperate to live, and the chances we miss, it's a psychological dazzler. Truly, one of my favorite books of this year-or any year.