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.

The preparation for building a series of thrillers based on a single character is kind of like the preparation for becoming a parent: The best part is the idea - wink, wink.

Only bad writers think they're good.

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.

Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.

You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can’t see the truth.

Im 48 years old, not a kid anymore by any definition, but here is a universal truth that every adult at some point will realize: We are all always 17 years old, waiting for our lives to begin.