The Archer novels are about various kinds of brokenness.

Hell lies at the bottom of the human heart.

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need.

The delicate sensitivity of a frightened rattlesnake.

There are certain families whose members should all live in different towns - different states, if possible - and write each other letters once a year.

I like a little danger. Tame danger, controlled by me. It gives me a sense of power, I guess, to take my life in my hands and know damn well I’m not going to lose it.

The Archer novels are about various kinds of brokenness.