I am an Armani and a Dolce & Gabbana kind of a person..

I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people..

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head..

I don't do things that are illegal..

I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books..

Life brings with it strangeness and surprises and upsets.

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted..

Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air..

With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification..

I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles..

You have to live where you wake up, even if someone else dreamed you there..

I like to get to bed with a clear head..

The dead have never bothered me. It's the living that I fear..

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life..

And suddenly the world was filled with wooden faces and flat voices - and, you were alone..

America is the most violent democracy in the world. It's something that's met with great shock, horror, and mystery when I travel to other countries.….

He was pushing fifty, with a face life had chewed on, and long wisps of graying hair parted low on one side and combed over his balding pate..

First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty..

Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension..

The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character..

In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case..