I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to.

There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren't enough to light the darkness in the hearts of some men.

...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character.

Action and adventure on land and sea-you can't ask for more. But Robert Kurson raises the ante in Pirate Hunters with an array of mystery and a fleet of colorful characters spanning four centuries. This is a great summer read!

There is no client as scary as an innocent man.

Don't go growing a conscience on me," I said. "I've been down that road. It doesn't lead you to anything good.

Money. The ultimate motivation. The ultimate way of keeping score.