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've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block

Sometimes you can't be what you ought to be, you can't have what you ought to have.

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

People with children and people with their own business always pick up a ringing phone.

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.

We have years to converse with someone, to blurt and rant, to explain our desires and anger and regrets - and oh how we squander those moments.