I've always been fascinated by the Gold Coast. The homes themselves are spectacular, unlike anything you'll see other than in Newport, Bar Harbor or Palm Beach. It's a very special area that, because of local demographics, is not going to survive much longer.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

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

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 was trained in Army Intelligence, but spent most of my army career in the infantry. But like many people of my generation, I was very much caught up in the Cold War, and books and movies about espionage.

I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest.

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