The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.

Slippery slope. I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I'm carrying spare pants. Then I'd need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I've got a house and a car and a savings plan and I'm filling out all kinds of forms.

I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

Never forget a Favor, Never forgive a Slight!

Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to become a novelist. So I wrote the first book - driven by some very real feelings of desperation - and it worked.