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

We create our own worlds. We destroy our own worlds. It is that simple.

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.

In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case.

Life brings with it strangeness and surprises and upsets

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

I am an Armani and a Dolce & Gabbana kind of a person.