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.

I wouldn't want to assume that all men are like you. If I did, I know I would give them up entirely

I won't put myself in a position where I'm vulnerable.

rain slowly slides down the glass as if the night is crying.

On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.

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

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