People who know various movie versions don't really know the story.

A thriller must be thrilling. A mystery may or may not be a thriller depending on how much breathless emotion it has, as opposed to cerebral calculation.

His name was Rambo, and he was just some nothing kid for all anybody knew, standing by the pump of a gas station at the outskirts of Madison, Kentucky.

As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.

One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's.

Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the theme, the technique, or the research that makes the time spent on it worthwhile.

A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.