I still felt like I might hurl, and I thought about how awful that would be in midair.

Boy, you just can't kill people like you used to.

Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that I'd say has served my books well.

"I can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us.

Bizarre! That's the only word I can use to describe life sometimes. Just freaking bizarre.

The receptionist looked us over, then went back to typing something incredibly urgent—like her résumé́ for another job.

Gazzy: "Captain, like the captain of a ship. And then Terror, you know, T-E-R-O-R.