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

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

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

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.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

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

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.