I have no plans to use the Internet as the main subject of a novel.

I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.

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 think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.

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.

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

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know.