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.

In other words, the people who populate my books are more than caricatures.

I think a lot of young aspiring writers get misdirected; they think 'I ought to write this, even though I enjoy reading that'. What you have to do is write what you enjoy reading.

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

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

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.

When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.