I wrote my first real murder story as a journalist for the Daytona Beach News Journal in 1980. It was about a body found in the woods. Later, the murder was linked to a serial killer who was later caught and executed for his crimes.

It’s lucky no one else knows what our most secret thoughts are. We’d all be seen for the cunning, self-aggrandizing fools we are.

...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.

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

There is nothing you can do about the past except keep it there.

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

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!