To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.

At their best, thrillers not only entertain. Ideally they also reflect the society in which they are set, analyzing our fears and how we perceive the world.

When I teach writing, I have a mantra: Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.

" ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world.

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

To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.

Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. … The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could have written.