First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.

I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.

America is the most violent democracy in the world. It's something that's met with great shock, horror, and mystery when I travel to other countries. They ask, Why are there so many shootings in America? Why does everyone own a gun?

Everyone is doing forensics.

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

Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.

Grief was like a seizure that shook me like a storm.