Poison Pill is a great reading. The novel ranges from Russian oligarchs to the American worlds of drug research and the equity markets, all of it in a mode of high suspense.

If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, ther would be no need for fiction.

The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.

The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author.

Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love.

The law, for all its failings, has a noble goal - to make the little bit of life that people can actually control more just. We can't end disease or natural disasters, but we can devise rules for our dealings with one another that fairly weigh the rights and needs of everyone, and which, therefore, reflect our best vision of ourselves.

Poison Pill is a great reading. The novel ranges from Russian oligarchs to the American worlds of drug research and the equity markets, all of it in a mode of high suspense.