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.

The outline is 95 percent of the book. Then I sit down and write, and that's the easy part.

In general, I think, less is more, and that if a reader stops reading because a book is too icky then I've failed in my obligation to the readers.

It's becoming apparent that I like bad boys. That's one of my problems. They've all been bad boys. You're one too. You're a bad boy. But, I think you're a good bad boy.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.

Throat clutching from the outset! The Never List stands as a sterling example of psychological thriller writing at its best. Cancel appointments and give up on sleep. It's that kind of book.