That's the past for you. Not only does it come back at the most unexpected, and inconvenient, times but it's set in stone.

Breathtakingly real and utterly compelling, Immoral dishes up page-turning psychological suspense while treating us lucky readers to some of the most literate and stylish writing you'll find anywhere today.

Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

Robert Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh.

I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.