We can't control what people do or say, even if it's dumb.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.

Let's talk about a decision that women have to make every morning- Big purse or little purse?

Alafair Burke's first standalone is a must read! You'll lose yourself in this riveting story of Alice Humphrey, a woman whose nightmare begins when she goes to work at her new gallery job, only to find everything gone—and a murdered man on the floor. You can't guess the plot twists that follow, as Alice's whole word turns upside down and she has to question everyone and everything she thought was real. And the ending is a shocker you'll never see coming.

Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart.

Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.