Do no harm & leave the world a better place than you found it.

With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.

I hate the term "mystery". That's not what I write. I think the Scarpetta novels are much more character-driven than an average puzzle solver. Writing should be like a pane of glass - there's another world on the other side and your vision carries you there, but you're not aware of having passed through a barrier to get there.

My friends call me Miss Worst Case Scenario.

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

The dead have never bothered me. It's the living that I fear.

I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.