I was trained in Army Intelligence, but spent most of my army career in the infantry. But like many people of my generation, I was very much caught u….

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great..

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind….

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know..

Absolutely breathtaking, nail-biting, and edge-of-your-seat. Michael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer. THOSE WH….

I enjoy the presence of a woman in the house for brief periods of time. They fall into two categories: the organizers and the slobs. There’s probably….

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless..

Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at ….

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B..

Panic---a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis..

I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest..

Kate had never been married, so she had no way of knowing if I was a normal husband. This has been good for our marriage..

I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the….

I turned to the Times crossword puzzle and asked Kate, “What’s the definition of a moderate Arab?” “I don’t know.” “A guy who ran out of ammunition..

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting..

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies..

I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday..

…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless..

It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity..

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanit….

The meaning of life has not much to do with good and evil, right and wrong, duty, honor, country, or any of that. It has to do with cutting the right….