I feel I'm functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I'm trying to get the world accurate.

The best crime novels are not about how a detective works on a case; they are about how a case works on a detective.

There is no client as scary as an innocent man.

I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book.

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

As a bassist he could never really be a sideman. He was always the anchor. He drove the beat. even if it was behind Miles Davis'a horn.