The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

Hard to remember who is more dangerous: the people who are attacking our liberties overseas, or those who are suppressing them at home.

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman.

Rule number something or other -- never tell anybody anything unless you're going to get something better in return.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating