You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.

Kate had never been married, so she had no way of knowing if I was a normal husband. This has been good for our marriage.

Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

Panic---a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.

Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile.