Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id.
John BurdettWhen you notice light seeping into your coffin, it's hard to go on pretending that you're still dead.
John BurdettExpecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think.
John BurdettI think it is immensely difficult to get the U.S. interested in non-U.S. topics. I dont think this is because the average American reader is disinterested, but more because of publishers playing it safe: if a thriller based in L.A. is a sure winner, why spend money plugging one based in Paris - or Bangkok?
John Burdett