The characters I write about are very internal.
We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.
There is no client as scary as an innocent man.
Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots.
I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true.
If the system turns away from the abuses inflicted on the guilty, then who can be next but the innocents?