[On men:] ... you never know what they're like until you get them home and take them out of their packages.
Alafair Burke understands the criminal mind. Long Gone is both an education and an entertainment of the first order. This is a very clever and very smart novel by a very clever and smart writer. The dialogue crackles, the plot is intriguing, and the pacing is perfect.
You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.
A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.
As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters.