It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.

I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.

Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.

I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist.

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.

I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.

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.