Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession.

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

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

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 read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

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

It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.