In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.

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.

I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important.

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

In the shaded portions where the two spheres of different lives meet, certain fundamentals- moods, loves, fears, angers- can't be hidden. That's the contract.

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