You can only make decisions with the information you have at the time

First and foremost, I want people to have a good read, because I want everything I write to entertain people. There are always different layers to the story, though, so if you want to think about social justice, or sexism or racism or homophobia, or really drill down into why the world is a better place when the police force looks like the people they are policing, then that's there, too.

I grew up reading crime fiction and, especially in the '80s, women were just there to be saved or screwed.

If you're a smart guy, you should really try to find out what women are thinking. I mean, we are 51 percent of the population.

I don't understand people who say they're bored. Look out your window.

People just make stupid mistakes. And they keep making them and keep making them, and suddenly they can't dig themselves out.

Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.