I'm thinking of taking up golf, but the idea of spending time with golfers frightens me.

There is a certain fate to the universe and a certain randomness.

I once worked as a tour guide in the Costa del Sol of Spain.

I'm not very happy idle. There's always this voice in my head that says, 'I should be writing.

I love to make even villains people you can relate to. When you find out who did it, I think you almost like the person, which is not easy to do.

No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer.

What I love about the thriller form is that it makes you write a story. You can't get lost in your own genius, which is a dangerous place for writers. You don't want to ever get complacent. If a book starts going too well, I usually know there's a problem. I need to struggle. I need that self-doubt. I need to think it's not the best thing ever.