I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation.

Now they broke my toothbrush, I don't own anything.

I'm not afraid of death. Death's afraid of me.

What do I miss about the UK? Sadly, almost nothing. Maybe the midnight sun, in June in the north. That's all.

For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader.

The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.

I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.