I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was deal with computers. And then I ended up being a computer programmer in a morgue.

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.

Murder is about power and the more powerful women get the more it will change the good that they do and the bad that they do.

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.

Has all the trappings of a mystery novel, doesn't it?