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.