My secret vice is Sudoku puzzles. Can't stop playing them. My parents are accountants. I blame them entirely.

Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now.

I still like the relationship part of any story. You don't want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.

You know what the difference between a cardiac surgeon and God is? God doesn't think he's a cardiac surgeon.

When it comes to locations, I'm one of those crazy authors who has to see it, touch it, taste it, before I trust myself to recreate it for my readers. Having said that, visiting a locked-down pediatric psych ward was the most intimidating research I've ever done - and I've visited maximum security prisons, shooting galleries, bone collections, etc.

Expect nothing and life will be velvet.

I'm not the most detailed writer. I have a tendency to be more action-oriented vs. descriptive.