There's really no such thing as an 'ex-cop' or a cop who's 'off-duty' or 'retired.' Once trained, once indoctrinated, a cop is always alert, assessing reality in terms of its potential for illegal acts.

My job as the writer is to fool you. Your job as the reader is to see if you can catch me at it.

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.

I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities.

It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

Personally, I don't endorse the notion of mortality. It's fine for other folk, but I disapprove of the concept for me and my loved ones.

There's nothing quite as irksome as someone else's mess.